Article 19b Requirements for UK Climate Transition BenchmarksF1F3
United Kingdom
Administrators of F2UK Climate Transition Benchmarks shall select, weight, or exclude underlying assets issued by companies that follow a decarbonisation trajectory by 31 December 2022, in accordance with the following requirements:
- (i)
the companies disclose measurable carbon emission reduction targets to be achieved within specific timeframes;
- (ii)
the companies disclose a reduction in carbon emissions which is disaggregated down to the level of relevant operating subsidiaries;
- (iii)
the companies disclose annual information on progress made towards those targets;
- (iv)
the activities relating to the underlying assets do not significantly harm other ESG objectives.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
- F2
Word in Art. 19b(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/657), regs. 1(2), 14A(4)(b) (with regs. 51-53, 65) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 20(3)(4); S.I. 2020/628, regs 1(3), 12(4); and with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3
Words in Art. 19b heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/657), regs. 1(2), 14A(4)(a) (with regs. 51-53, 65) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 20(3)(4); S.I. 2020/628, regs 1(3), 12(4); and with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Notes on Chapter 3A
Textual amendments
- F2
Ch. 3a heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Benchmarks (Amendment and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/657), regs. 1(2), 14A(2) (with regs. 51-53, 65) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1212, regs. 1(3), 20(3)(4); S.I. 2020/628, regs 1(3), 12(4); and with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)