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New report shows $200-billion drop in responsible investing market share in Canada

Corporate Knights

A new report says that trend has reversed itself in the last two years, as the industry struggles to respond to allegations of greenwashing and a tougher regulatory environment. . The value of portfolios classified as responsible investments (RI) dropped from $3.2 trillion in total assets in 2019 to 47% of $6.4

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BNP Paribas AM to Expand Range of Sustainable, Impact Investment Solutions

ESG Today

The new sustainability strategy follows the launch in 2019 of BNPP AM’s first GSS, focused on the integration of ESG factors into its investment processes and boosting its engagement and stewardship approach on ESG issues. Regulations including the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation have shaped sustainability-related investing.

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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

We used to be concerned about greenwashing, but now it seems that many companies are deliberately staying quiet in what some are calling greenhushing – the practice of downplaying or keeping quiet about their sustainability initiatives. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. 2023-06-30 U.S.

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Australian Investors Demand Greater Adaptation Action

Chris Hall

The report also found that greenwashing had overtaken performance concerns as the pre-eminent barrier to responsible investing. Regulators’ focus on greenwashing has also contributed to heightened transparency, as investors seek to back up their sustainability claims.”

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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance

James Militzer

Instead, as critics have pointed out , in MSCI’s case they measure how much a company’s efforts to improve its social or environmental impact are likely to affect its profits. For instance, McDonald’s is one of the world’s largest beef purchasers, and it generated more greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 than entire countries.

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Assets in European Impact Funds Double in One Year

Chris Hall

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation

But if you are not willing to concede any returns from your “impactinvestments, your options are limited. We interviewed more than two dozen professionals with expertise in asset management, impact investment, asset allocation, and measurement. As a bonus, you may be able to see the results for yourself.