EC adopts RTS on information to be included in ESG rating provider authorisation and recognition applications

The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 (ESG Rating Regulation) with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the information to be included in the application for authorisation as an ESG rating provider and in the application for recognition of an ESG rating provider. Before supervision of ESG rating providers can take place, ESMA must first authorise an applicant in accordance with the processes set out in Articles 6 to 8 of the ESG Rating Regulation or recognise an applicant in accordance with Article 12 of the ESG Rating Regulation. In October 2025, ESMA published a final report on the technical standards on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities which included final draft RTS on authorisation and recognition.

This Delegated Regulation sets out in Annex II the information that needs to be included in an application for authorisation or recognition to operate as an ESG rating provider in the EU, including information on:

• General and contact person details.
• Ownership structure, activities and senior management.
• Procedures and methodologies of ESG ratings.
• Policies and procedures to identify conflicts of interest.
• Outsourcing arrangements.
• Previous ESG ratings.

Annex III of the Delegated Regulation also sets out specific, additional information which must be provided in an application for recognition of ESG rating providers established outside the EU. The Delegated Regulation is due to apply from 2 July.

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