Sustainability related disclosures
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR 2019/2088)
In March 2018 the European Commission initiated the Sustainable Finance Action Plan as a response to the recommendations of the EU’s High-level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and the Paris Agreement. The Action plan supports the goal of the EU Green Deal to reach climate neutrality in Europe and includes ten key action points that can be split into three categories:
- Reorient capital flows towards a more sustainable economy
- Mainstreaming sustainability into risk management
- Fostering transparency and long-termism.
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) aims to improve transparency, prevent greenwashing, and create a common language amongst financial market participants around sustainable investing. Every investor must disclose to what extent they consider sustainability in their investment decisions, and then report accordingly. Each fund must disclose whether they are aligned with article 6, 8, or 9 where:
The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) aims to improve transparency, prevent greenwashing, and create a common language amongst financial market participants around sustainable investing. Every investor must disclose to what extent they consider sustainability in their investment decisions, and then report accordingly. Each fund must disclose whether they are aligned with article 6, 8 or 9 where:
- Article 6: the fund makes no claim of promoting sustainability in their investment strategy
- Article 8: the fund promotes environmental and/or social characteristics
- Article 9: the fund has sustainable investments as its core investment objective.
A sustainable investment means an investment in an economic activity that can contribute to an environmental and/or social objective, provided that it does not cause any significant harm to any of the objectives, and that the investee company follows good governance practices.
Read more here:
Katapult Ocean SFDR Website disclosure
Katapult Ocean ESG and Impact guidelines
Katapult Ocean Periodic disclosure June 2025
Katapult Ocean SFDR Website disclosure