UK Watchdog Sets New Rules for ESG Ratings Providers

UK watchdog sets new rules for ESG ratings providers

New FCA rules will require ESG ratings providers to meet transparency and governance standards before seeking authorisation

ESG rating providers face FCA authorisation deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial services regulator, has finalised rules that place providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings under its supervision for the first time. Firms in this market will need to seek authorisation from 24 June 2027. The regime targets a segment of the market that shapes how capital gets allocated, yet until now it has operated outside the FCA’s oversight. The regulator’s goal…

FCA pulls ESG rating providers into UK regulatory net

ESG rating providers operating in the UK face a new compliance reality, as the FCA has finalised rules that place these firms under its supervision for the first time and require them to seek authorisation from 24 June 2027. The regime targets firms and organisations that produce ESG ratings and assessments, a segment that carries […]

FCA PS26/22 ‘ESG ratings: final regime’

On 3 November 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 26/22 ‘ESG ratings: final regime’ (PS26/22). Background On 1 December 2025, the FCA published Consultation Paper 25/34 (CP25/34) on its proposed approach to Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) ratings regulation. The deadline for comments on CP25/34 was 31 March 2026. On 18 December 2025, […]

FCA introduces new regime for ESG rating providers

Brings ESG rating providers into UK regulation for the first time

UK Brings ESG Ratings Providers Under Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets, announced the finalized publication of a series of new transparency, governance and conflict of interest management requirements for ESG ratings providers. The new requirements bring ESG ratings providers under UK regulatory supervision for the first time. Under the new […]