An article published in Spanish by merca2 reports how "Santander Asset Management sets the objective that its analysts and managers have the international certification CESGA from EFFAS, which accredits them in sustainability". Santander Asset Management has announced the incorporation of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) criteria into the management of all its individual, associate and employment pension plans, a process that will be completed by the end of 2021.

Read the full article in Spanish here.

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The European Federation of Financial Analyst Societies (EFFAS) is leading the Certifications on ESG worldwide. EFFAS has been granting its ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) analyst certification since 2014 and certified over 800 professionals around the world until now.

EFFAS is a non-profit organization that brings together 15 European national associations with more than 20,000 members, all professionals in investment, asset management and financial analysis. The purposes of EFFAS, chaired by Jesús López Zaballos since 2012, are to offer proposals for improvements to regulations to public administrations, regulators and international organizations, to raise the level of training of professionals in the field of financial analysis, to develop international standards, ethical codes and professional conduct and become a world benchmark in the training and certification of investment professionals.

Klaus Beinke joins the EFFAS EMC

In September, the EFFAS EMC welcomed Klaus Beinke as the new DVFA representative member. Stefan Bielmeier, who previously held this role, stepped down after proposing Klaus as the ideal person to take over from him. The EMC thanked Stefan for his contributions during his time as an executive committee member and wished him every success for the future.

September 2020

Carsten Zielke will be part of the Project Task Force (PTF) made up from a broad range of stakeholders with a legitimate interest in non-financial information, spanning the public sector, private sector, SMEs and civil society from across the EU.