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''Environmental policy.''
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.


A measure of the amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organisation, activity or product.
Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and the Council.


It is normally measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) equivalent.


MiFID regulation applies to:
#Regulated markets (RMs)
#Multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and
#Systematic internalisers (SIs).


Greenhouse gases include:
*Carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>)
*Methane (CH<sub>4</sub>)
*Nitrous oxide (N<sub>2</sub>O)
*Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
*Perfluorocarbons (PFCs)
*Sulphur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>)


==See also==
* [[Regulated market]]
* [[Multilateral trading facility]]
* [[Systematic internaliser]]
* [[EMIR]]


Often abbreviated to 'carbon', derived from the carbon dioxide measure.
[[Category:Capital_Markets_and_Funding]]
 
[[Category:Managing_Risk]]
 
== See also ==
* [[Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism]]
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Carbon-neutral]]
* [[Carbon tax]]
* [[Carbon Trust]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[Decarbonise]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Footprint]]
* [[Renewables]]
* [[Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting]]
 
[[Category:Ethics_and_corporate_governance]]

Revision as of 13:27, 2 August 2014

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive.

Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and the Council.


MiFID regulation applies to:

  1. Regulated markets (RMs)
  2. Multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and
  3. Systematic internalisers (SIs).


See also