The French Treasury is currently designing the implementation decree for the Article. This note constitutes a first analysis of the law’s implications for institutional investors and a perspective on related options for the implementation decree.
Given both the innovative nature of the Article and the evolving landscape of climate accounting methods, several key disclosure elements face significant implementation questions. We identify four key elements of the law’s disclosure requirements facing technical and interpretation challenges: investment policies, the exposure to climate-related risks, the GHG emissions associated with financial assets, and the alignment of portfolios with the energy and ecological transition. With the exception of disclosure on investment policies, each of the key elements could be interpreted to require qualitative or quantitative disclosures with varying levels of technical rigor. For each element, the note provides a technical background and describes challenges and options for implementation.
