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ESMA sends Commission its findings on the market structure of ESG rating providers in the EU

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Published on: 27 June 2022

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LNB News 27/06/2022

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Issue Date: 27 June 2022

Published Date: 27 June 2022

Jurisdiction(s): United Kingdom

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission providing its findings from the call for evidence on the market structure for environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating providers in the EU. ESMA says the feedback received is indicative of an immature but growing market which, following several years of consolidation, has seen the emergence of a small number of large non-EU headquartered providers.

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