Corporate Knights

JANUARY 10, 2024

Despite appearances, sustainable investments have quietly had a great year. Given the poor performance of green energy stocks and the chorus of opposition against anything viewed as “woke,” it’s easy to get lost in the narrative that the shine has worn off sustainable investing. But that’s not what I’m seeing.

Sustainable Investment

ESG Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has informed asset managers that it will be testing the ESG and sustainable investing claims made in their communications with investors, as part of its efforts to reduce greenwashing risk.

Greenwashing

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Tue, 02/09/2021 - 02:00. Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. If successfully on stream by summer 2021 as its designers hope, the service should drive not only increased transparency but also increased accountability.

Greenwashing

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

. - Ashley Thomson, Global Witness’s US Senior Policy Advisor Similar concerns have also been raised by Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former sustainable investment chief, who criticised the firm for “misleading investors” by using the ESG label, calling it a “dangerous placebo”. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.

Divestment

ESG Today

AUGUST 2, 2024

million) penalty for making false claims about some of its sustainable investment options. The ASIC suit formed part of a series of a series of greenwashing-focused actions by the regulator, including cases against superannuation fund Active Super and Vanguard Investments. million ($USD7.4

Sustainable Investment

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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 at the end of 2021. .

Greenwashing

ESG Today

MARCH 28, 2024

The cases follow a warning by ASIC Chair Joseph Longo to providers of investment funds and financial products that the regulator was watching out for misleading sustainability claims, and that it was providing guidance for fund managers and issuers to keep clear of greenwashing.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

A lack of engagement with key stakeholders and timing of greenwashing investigation among criticisms levelled at European Supervisory Authorities. Enforcement needed to tackle greenwashing Fixler said on LinkedIn that these actions “did more to tackle greenwashing than the entirety of SFDR [EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation].”

Greenwashing

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The suit by ASIC forms part of a series of greenwashing-focused actions by the regulator, including cases against Marsh McLennan company Mercer Superannuation and superannuation fund Active Super. Greenwashing is a serious threat to the integrity of the Australian financial system, and remains an enforcement priority for ASIC.”

Sustainable Investment

3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Sustainable investment funds are mushrooming. Assets under management in Morningstar’s global sustainable fund universe surged to $2.75 trillion at December 31, 2021, nearly three times the pre-pandemic level, according to Morningstar. To be sure, the sustainable investing boom is not without risks.

Sustainable Investment

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

According to the organizations, the new resource follows significant growth in recent years in investor interest in ESG issues, driving a proliferation of investment products and practices, but also leading to new terminology that can be unclear or inconsistent.

Sustainable Investment

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 8, 2025

He thought the carbon-neutral ETFs tracking the S&P 500 and S&P/TSX 60 launched in 2021 might have a better chance, but the market also told us that they werent interested in that either. Toronto-based Evolve is far from alone in its struggle to launch responsible investment (RI) funds that stick and for different reasons.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Research by the European regulator shows that ESG-related named fund s attract more inflows , raising concerns about potential greenwashing. The number of actively managed funds domiciled in the EU that have changed their name to include at least one ESG word peaked at over 350 during the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

The European supervisory authorities (ESAs) and EU national competent authorities (NCAs) will need to build out their in-house resources and skill sets to effectively identify and handle instances of greenwashing by financial institutions, but greater guidance is recommended by observers rather than new waves of regulation.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The survey found a broad consensus among investors on the importance of ESG and sustainability issues, with 70% agreeing that should embed ESG directly into their corporate strategy, and 75% saying that companies’ management of sustainability-related risks and opportunities is an important factor in decision-making.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament and the European Council announced today an agreement on the creation of standards for proposed European Green Bonds (EuGB), as well as voluntary disclosure guidelines for green bond issuers aimed at preventing greenwashing in the sustainable bond market.

Green Bonds

ESG Today

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The ruling referred to ads displayed in bus stops in London and Bristol in October 2021, in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference, promoting HSBC’s initiatives to provide up to $1 trillion in finance and investment to help clients transition to net zero, and to help plant 2 million trees.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Asset managers should expect and prepare to be challenged on the sustainability credentials of their ESG-labelled funds as financial markets watchdogs clamp down on greenwashing, according to regulatory experts. . The SEC has also recently fined BNY Mellon Investment Adviser US$1.5

Greenwashing

Impakter

MARCH 11, 2023

In what’s being labelled a “landmark’’ moment for sustainable finance, EU negotiators last week finally announced the agreement of a provisional deal establishing a gold standard for European green bonds (EuGB). appeared first on Impakter. Stephen Hare

Green Bonds

Chris Hall

MARCH 2, 2022

European efforts to bring transparency to ESG funds haven’t addressed fears of greenwashing. Almost a year since the European Commission introduced the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the European investment community remains divided over how to classify the ESG risks and impacts of their investments.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

JUNE 6, 2024

The ASIC suit formed part of a series of a series of greenwashing-focused actions by the regulator, including cases against Marsh McLennan company Mercer Superannuation and Vanguard Investments.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

“Guidance on labelling sustainable and ESG funds would be the natural next step for the SEC to take,” Gregory Hershman , Head of US Policy at the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) told ESG Investor. Studies have highlighted that greenwashing is a problem in the US. Self-help available.

Greenwashing

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

These new rules, intended to counteract greenwashing, spell out the criteria for a green investment and require market participants to disclose how they are aligned with them. The outcome is a seamless approach to customized sustainable investing. For more information, visit www.impact-cubed.com/regulatory solutions.

Green Investing

ESG Today

JUNE 13, 2023

The framework’s key building blocks include the EU Taxonomy, rules on disclosures and reporting for companies and investors, and tools such as standards and labels enabling the development of sustainable investment solutions and avoid greenwashing.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In November 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said there is need for the global investment industry to “develop common sustainable finance-related terms and definitions” to ensure consistency.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

By Sustainable Fitch. Investor thirst for sustainable investments across all asset classes has seen fixed income issuance creation and supply skyrocket year-over-year to meet the demand. The labelled bond space has exploded, with labelled issuance growing 69% between 2020 and 2021. Identifying and avoiding greenwashing.

Greenwashing

Jon Hale

DECEMBER 22, 2021

End of Week Notes And 4 ways that it’s having a positive impact on the world Sustainable investing had another successful year of growth, performance, and influence in 2021. Our Sustainable-Investing Framework describes six distinct approaches to investing with sustainability in mind. investors.

Sustainable Investment

3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. Next steps: The anti-greenwashing rule will come into effect from May 31, 2024.

Green Bonds

Chris Hall

MAY 3, 2024

Launched in 2021, the Canadian Sustainable Finance Action Council delivered a roadmap report detailing the taxonomy’s approach and governance structure the following year – setting the path for further progress. Crushing credibility The environmental impacts of natural gas, particularly LNG, are high. “If

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In 2021, 536 funds across Europe were repurposed as sustainable, double the number re-labelled the previous year, according to Morningstar. This includes Aberdeen Standard’s European Sustainable and Responsible Equity fund and the Vanguard SustainableLife 60-70% Equity fund. Avoiding greenwashing.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including Impact Cubed, NatureAlpha, Sylvera, Carbon Trust, Themis, Manifest Climate and AirCarbon Exchange. Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.”

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 trillion in 2021. trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4

Sustainable Investment

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Anti-greenwashing rules and guidance may become “diamond standard”. Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

Greenwashing

3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

In this paper, we describe our process for assessing ESG-labeled bonds and show that, by systematically applying this framework, investors can help set a gold standard for the market, avoid surprises from controversy and greenwashing, and potentially generate more alpha over time. Nearly US$800 billion ESG-labeled bond issuance in 2021.

Green Bonds

Chris Hall

MAY 28, 2024

Between January 2020 and December 2021, the EU watchdog identified 191 European companies involved in 933 misleading communication incidents – 70% of which involved greenwashing. However, ESMA’s guidelines also require a more general alignment with environmental or social characteristics, or a sustainable investment objective.

Greenwashing

Corporate Knights

APRIL 21, 2022

If 2020 was the year sustainable investing went mainstream, then 2021 was the year it was tested. There’s no doubt that sustainable investors are affecting boardroom conversations, and these discussions dug deeper in the last year. Proxy voting is usually a dreadfully boring topic, but things got spicy in 2021.

Sustainable Investment

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 1, 2022

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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