EU says planned taxonomy will help investors spot green washing

Which investments are really green and which investments just have a green label? This is one of the issues that the proposed legislation on sustainable finance in the EU is aiming to address, argues EU Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis.
Photo: /ritzau/AP Photo/Virginia Mayo
Photo: /ritzau/AP Photo/Virginia Mayo

EU member states must adopt the union's proposed action plan on sustainable finance, whose first proposal is to establish a unified EU classification system ­ or taxonomy ­ of sustainable economic activities, according to Valdis Dombrovskis from Latvia.

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