Sustainability
In recent years, the focus on sustainable and responsible investing and the need to measure, manage and mitigate environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks has grown significantly within the international and European landscape and is set to play an increasingly important role.
In this context, AIFI has long been committed to spreading a sustainable investment culture among its members and within the financial community, providing continuous updates and extensive support on this issue.
On this topic, the Association has promoted several initiatives, including: the signing of the‘Charter for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Italian Finance’ promoted by FeBAF (Italian Federation of Banks, Insurance and Finance), the issue of Association guidelines, the promotion among its members of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, and the organisation of seminars and dedicated discussion sessions.
More recently, AIFI has been closely following the most relevant regulatory developments, such as EU Regulation 2088/2019 (the ‘Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation’ or SFDR) and the EU Regulation 852/2020 (the ‘Taxonomy Regulation’) and set up an internal working table where members periodically discuss issues concerning the integration of ESG factors into their investment dynamics.