ICE Launches Data Solution for EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

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Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) has launched a new data solution to assist clients in complying with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). This regulation aims to enhance transparency and standardization among asset managers for sustainable investments. ICE's SFDR PAI Solution provides event-triggered updates for mandatory adverse sustainability indicators, including greenhouse gas emissions and board diversity. This solution is tailored for global asset managers and financial advisors to facilitate compliance with the EU's reporting requirements.

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• Launch of SFDR PAI Solution to aid clients with EU SFDR compliance.
• The solution provides timely updates on mandatory adverse sustainability indicators.
• Addresses significant demands from asset managers and advisors for transparency.

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ATLANTA & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of a data solution for the European Union Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU SFDR).

By requiring more transparency and standardization in the products offered by asset managers, the EU SFDR is designed to help investors compare among the growing number of investments with sustainable objectives. To achieve this goal, the EU SFDR requires financial market participants and financial advisors, at the firm-level and product-level, to identify and disclose sustainable impacts and whether and how each financial product considers enumerated Principal Adverse Impacts (PAIs), as defined in the Technical Standards recently adopted by the European Commission.

To aid our clients’ efforts to meet their obligations under the EU SFDR, ICE’s SFDR PAI Solution offers users event-triggered updates for all of the mandatory adverse sustainability indicators applicable to investments in companies, sovereigns and supranationals. The EU’s PAI regime requires specifically formatted disclosure on ESG-related indicators, including greenhouse gas emissions, board gender diversity, and energy consumption ratios, which are available in a conveniently formatted file or web viewing tool to clients as part of ICE’s SFDR PAI Solution. The service allows customers to link equity and fixed income securities to the closest disclosing corporate entity, offering users a way to quickly match a security to the nearest parent entity with disclosed data.

“The transparency ambitions of the EU SFDR places new demands on asset managers and investment advisers,” said Elizabeth King, President of ESG and Chief Regulatory Officer at ICE. “ICE’s SFDR PAI Solution offers updated, granular values for the SFDR’s adverse sustainability indicators needed by market participants to meet SFDR requirements.”

PAI disclosure is expected to affect a meaningful portion of global asset managers, asset owners, portfolio managers and financial advisors with customers in the EU. ICE’s solution collects, calculates and normalizes data into formats closely aligned with the regulatory technical standards for ease of use by clients.

ICE solutions help customers meet various sustainable finance regulatory requirements across geographies and asset classes. To learn more, please visit: https://www.ice.com/market-data/regulation/esg-support.

About Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds and operates digital networks to connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes that offer our customers access to mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and operational efficiencies. We operate exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, and clearing houses that help people invest, raise capital and manage risk across multiple asset classes. Our comprehensive fixed income data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers capitalize on opportunities and operate more efficiently. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming and digitizing the U.S. residential mortgage process, from consumer engagement through loan registration. Together, we transform, streamline and automate industries to connect our customers to opportunity.

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SOURCE: Intercontinental Exchange

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ICE Media Contact:

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ICE Investor Contact:

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FAQ

What is the SFDR PAI Solution from ICE?

ICE's SFDR PAI Solution offers updates on mandatory adverse sustainability indicators to help clients comply with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation.

When was ICE's SFDR PAI Solution launched?

ICE announced the launch of its SFDR PAI Solution on April 14, 2022.

How does ICE's SFDR PAI Solution assist asset managers?

The solution provides standardized data and event-triggered updates on ESG-related indicators required by the EU SFDR.

What are the key sustainability indicators covered by ICE's solution?

The solution includes indicators such as greenhouse gas emissions, board gender diversity, and energy consumption ratios.

Who can benefit from ICE's SFDR PAI Solution?

Global asset managers, financial advisors, and investment firms operating within the EU can benefit from this solution.