1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Towards taxonomy relevant sectors (taxonomy-eligible) cannot be less than environmentally sustainable (taxonomy-aligned) (EBA rule v89312_m)

A warning in the environmental, social and governance risks return (ESG), on template D 07.00.a, mitigating actions: assets for the calculation of GAR (I).

The rule in plain words

Towards taxonomy relevant sectors (taxonomy-eligible) cannot be less than environmentally sustainable (taxonomy-aligned).

All the values are in the total GAR assets row (0320) of D 07.00.a.

How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

TOTAL GAR ASSETS, Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible) >= TOTAL GAR ASSETS, Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-aligned)

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the template below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Compare the values in your file. If the first is smaller than it may be, one of them is wrong: check both before you change either.
  3. 03EBA allows a small rounding difference, worked out from the decimals each value is reported with.
  4. 04It runs only when your filing indicators mark D 07.00 as reported.
  5. 05This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Mitigating actions: assets for the calculation of GAR (I) (D 07.00.a)

Row

  • 0320TOTAL GAR ASSETS

Columns

  • 0120Of which towards taxonomy relevant sectors (Taxonomy-eligible)
  • 0130Of which environmentally sustainable (Taxonomy-aligned)

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
towards taxonomy relevant sectors (taxonomy-eligible)1,200
What the rule then expects

Environmentally sustainable (taxonomy-aligned) can then be at most 1,200.

1,200Passes
1,300Fails

A file that reports 1,200 passes. One that reports 1,300 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative, reported to the unit, so the rounding tolerance does not change the result.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{D_07.00.a,r0320,c0120,} >= {D_07.00.a,r0320,c0130,}

Every ESG rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.