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Beretta_2026_MDPI_sustainability_su18115587
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An ESG memorandum for Europe : sustainable investment governance between information manipulation governance and EU regulatory framework

  • Beretta, Edoardo ORCID Istituto di economia politica (IdEP), Facoltà di scienze economiche, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
  • Jugeli, Salome Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy
  • Tsipas Mancinotti, Elena ORCID Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Impresa, Universitas Mercatorum, Roma, Italy
  • 2026
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  • Sustainability. - 2026, vol. 18, no. 11, p. 5587
Data governance
Data transparency
Digital transformation
Environmental social and governance (ESG)
European Union regulatory framework
Sustainable finance
English The present Brief Report examines the role of data governance and regulatory complexity in shaping the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in asset management and corporate reporting within the European Union. As sustainable finance expands, ensuring the transparency, comparability, and reliability of ESG information remains a key challenge. The study adopts a qualitative and analytical approach, drawing on academic literature, institutional reports, and EU regulatory frameworks, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU Taxonomy, and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Through a documentary and comparative analysis, it assesses the consistency and interoperability of European and international sustainability frameworks. The findings highlight persistent challenges such as data fragmentation, lack of standardization, and regulatory complexity, while emphasizing the role of ESRS and robust data governance in enhancing data quality and transparency. The present Brief Report therefore provides potentially useful insights for stakeholders such as policymakers and regulators, managers and institutional investors, corporate issuers and academicians. Strengthening governance structures and regulatory alignment is hence essential not only to foster investor trust and improve access to sustainable finance, but also to support evidence-based policy reform and long-term creation across European capital markets.
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