1. The Commission shall establish a Platform on Sustainable Finance (the 'Platform'). It shall be composed in a balanced manner of the following groups:

(a) representatives of:

(i) the European Environment Agency;

(ii) the ESAs;

(iii) the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund; and

(iv) the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;

(b) experts representing relevant private stakeholders, including financial and non-financial market participants and business sectors, representing relevant industries, and persons with accounting and reporting expertise;

(c) experts representing civil society, including persons with expertise in the field of environmental, social, labour and governance issues;

(d) experts appointed in a personal capacity, who have proven knowledge and experience in the areas covered by this Regulation;

(e) experts representing academia, including universities, research institutes and other scientific organisations, including persons with global expertise.

2. The Platform shall: