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EU taxonomy

The EU taxonomy is the classification of environmentally sustainable economic activities under Regulation (EU) 2020/852. An activity is aligned if it substantially contributes to one of six objectives, does no significant harm to the others and meets minimum safeguards, per technical screening criteria.

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Updated 31 Oct 2026.