Finance Watch welcomes the Commissions proposal for a revision of the SFDR. Minimum criteria for the SFDR product categories, the distinction between transition and sustainable investments, and improvements in the clarity of sustainability disclosures will support the transparency and the understandability of the framework for retail investors.
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positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
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legislative files
of 326 tracked
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attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #105 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Finance Watch filed 6 positions between 27 May 2025 and 6 May 2026, across 5 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.
2025 · 2 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
Finance Watch welcomes the opportunity to respond to the call for evidence on the revision of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The SFDR has played an important role in raising awareness and paving the way for the sustainable finance framework. However, the design of the SFDR as a pure disclosure framework has quickly proven to have limits.
Finance Watch welcomes the European Commissions initiative to address barriers hindering climate action, urging the alignment of both private and public EU finance with climate objectives. We emphasise the need for financial reforms to support climate resilience and risk management, highlighting the dual role of financial institutions as both enablers of economic activity and amplifiers of climate risk.
Finance Watch welcomes the holistic integration of the Do not Significant Harm (DNSH) principle into the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). This approach builds on the continued integration of the DNSH principle into EU public finance architecture, as was the case under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and more recently in the 2024 Financial Regulation.
Finance Watch welcomes the European Commission's initiative to revise the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) to reduce fragmentation across capital markets and remove barriers that currently hinder cross-border investment within the Single Market. Finance Watch sees the SRD as instrumental to: 1.
Finance Watch welcomes the Commissions initiative to expand the scale and improve operational conditions for EU venture and growth capital funds. Targeted policy initiatives such as the revision of the European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF) Regulation and the European Venture Capital (EUVeCa) Regulation have the potential to channel private capital into innovation, in particular for the transition to a more…
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Insurance Europe · 4 files in common
- Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. (GDV) · 4 files in common
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 3 files in common
- Eurelectric · 3 files in common
- Finance Denmark · 3 files in common
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