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Following stakeholder consultation, the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has published ‘Guidance for (Re)Insurance Undertakings on Climate Change Risk’. The following are the key areas outlined for re(insurers) to integrate climate change risk: Appropriate Governance, Materiality Assessment, Scenario Analysis, Strategy & Business Model, Risk Appetite & Risk Management and Reporting.

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”) introduces detailed reporting requirements on companies’ impact on the environment, human rights and social standards.

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has agreed a fast-track filing deadline of 1 December 2022 for Irish authorised UCITS and AIFs filing pre-contractual disclosure templates under A8 and A9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR) which must be published by 1 January 2023.