5.3.5. Investment

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The regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment aims to inform investors on whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable by setting common EU-wide criteria.1 The regulation sets out the following criteria to be applied to decide whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable: (i) contributes substantially to one or more of the environmental objectives; (ii) does not significantly harm any of these environmental objectives (climate change mitigation or adaptation, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems); (iii) is carried out in compliance with the minimum safeguards set out in the regulation; and (iv) complies with technical screening criteria set up by the European Commission in accordance with the regulation. In 2022, Austria initiated a case (T-625/22) against the Commission classifying nuclear and fossil gas activities as ‘sustainable’ for purposes of Regulation (EU) 2020/852.2 Austria argued that classifying nuclear and fossil gas as sustainable was a violation of the “Do No Significant Harm” principle, the precautionary principle, and exceeded the delegated powers of the Commission under Article 290 TFEU. The outcome, still pending, may have a decisive future impact on the meaning of sustainable investment, and thus a part of the debate beyond merely nuclear and fossil gas.

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In the Regulation (EU) 2019/2088,3 sustainable investment means an investment in an economic activity that contributes to an environmental objective, as measured, for example, by key resource efficiency indicators on the use of energy, renewable energy, raw materials, water and land, on the production of waste, and greenhouse gas emissions, or on its impact on biodiversity and the circular economy, or an investment in an economic activity that contributes to a social objective, in particular an investment that contributes to tackling inequality or that fosters social cohesion, social integration and labour relations, or an investment in human capital or economically or socially disadvantaged communities, provided that such investments do not significantly harm any of those objectives and that the investee companies follow good governance practices, in particular with respect to sound management structures, employee relations, remuneration of staff and tax compliance.Participants of the financial market are obliged to publish on their websites information about their policies on the integration of sustainability risks in their investment decision‐making process. A sustainability risk is an environmental, social or governance event or condition that, upon occurrence, could cause an actual or a potential material negative impact on the value of the investment; and sustainability factors mean environmental, social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti‐corruption and anti‐bribery matters.

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In 2019, the Commission published a communication detailing the investment pillar of the strategy: the European Green Deal Investment Plan (also known as Sustainable Europe Investment Plan). It aims to contribute to financing a sustainable transition, while supporting the regions and communities most exposed to its impact, with three aspects: (i) funding, (ii) enabling framework, and (iii) support for implementation. Over the 2021-2030 period, the Commission wants to mobilise at least €1 trillion of sustainable investment by increasing the resources devoted to climate action under the EU budget and leveraging additional public and private financing. The proposed establishment of a Just Transition Mechanism should generate targeted investment worth €100 billion over the next seven years. The Commission plans to use a combination of regulation and incentives to ensure that sustainability is duly taken into account in investment decisions, by putting sustainable finance at the heart of the financial system (e.g. through the implementation of the EU taxonomy and the establishment of an EU Green Bond Standard), by providing the public sector with guidance and appropriate tools (e.g. in the field of green public procurement), and by promoting a supportive state aid framework.4
 
1 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj/eng
2 Case T-625/22 Republic of Austria v European Commission. Action brought on 7 October 2022, the case is under procedure
3 Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on sustainability‐related disclosures in the financial services sector https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32019R2088
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European Green Deal Investment Plan (Sustainable Europe Investment Plan) https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-european-green-deal-investment-plan

D’Amato, A., Pronti, A., & Paleari, S. (2024). ETC CE Report 2024/8 Investment needs and gaps for the sustainability transition in Europe: Rethinking the European Green Deal as an EU industrial strategy. In: Tagliapietra, S. (ed.). Investment needs and gaps for the sustainability transition in Europe: Rethinking the European Green Deal as an EU industrial strategy. (Copenhagen European Environment Agency – European Topic Centre). 118. . URL: https://www.bruegel.org/report/investment-needs-and-gaps-sustainability-transition-europe-rethinking-european-green-deal-eu (accessed: 29 October 2024).

Filipović, S., Lior, N., & Radovanović, M. (2022). The green deal–just transition and sustainable development goals Nexus. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168, 112759.

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