Climate & Greenwashing Litigation
FCA SDR examples make sustainability labels a legal drafting discipline
The FCA’s good and poor practice guidance focuses on clear disclosures, correct label selection, product-specific evidence and consistency between a fund’s investments and its sustainability objective.
BY ESG DESK · MAY 8, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
The FCA’s good and poor practice guidance focuses on clear disclosures, correct label selection, product-specific evidence and consistency between a fund’s investments and its sustainability objective. For legal and compliance teams, the SDR regime is not just asset-management disclosure work. It is a live anti-greenwashing control system for naming, marketing, pre-contractual disclosures, distribution and consumer-facing documents.