HPE Growth notes that pursuant to the Regulation, the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA (the “ESAs”) are mandated to develop regulatory technical standards (the “RTS”) with respect to climate and other environment-related adverse impacts, and with respect to social and employee matters, respect for human rights, anti‐corruption and anti‐bribery matters.
HPE Growth notes further that as of the date of this Statement, the European Commission has adopted the RTS, which has not yet been ratified. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, where adverse impacts are considered in respect of one of the firm’s products, the firm will apply the standards as set out in the adopted RTS as of the date of this Statement and will take into account ongoing advice to monitor and update its related policies and procedures where necessary due to any change in the RTS in order to ensure alignment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
HPE Growth will also monitor the development and adoption of any further regulation and RTS and consider, where appropriate on a product-by-product basis, the adoption of those standards to be set out in such regulation or RTS.
More information related to the firm’s responsibilities under the SFDR, and the firm’s approach to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors and responsible investment in general, can be found on the firm’s website
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