Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA) released an analysis that noted the “absence of harmonised and standardised reporting requirements” for private sector actors against SDG targets, and concluded that most funds claiming to contribute to SDGs neither explained clearly how they aligned, nor invested any differently to non-SDG funds.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to Morningstar’s SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 Funds Q3 2023 Review , Article 8 and 9 fund assets are worth more than €5 trillion (US$5.8 In Q3 2023, newly incepted Article 8 and Article 9 funds accounted for half of total funds launched in the EU. trillion) with Article 8 accounting for 53% of the market.

Sustainable Investment

We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations. The CSRD has already been adopted and will kick in from reporting year 2024.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Several countries in Asia have set a timeline to adopt mandatory TCFD reporting, such as Singapore in 2023 and Hong Kong in 2025. Barriers to investment. In 2020, one third of correspondents identified the lack of clear definitions for low carbon or green investment as a top barrier; in 2021 this had fallen to 20%.

Net Zero

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will closely monitor funds’ use of incoming green investment labels, potentially stopping asset managers from using them in the event of misuse. . Smaller FCA-regulated firms are expected to have to do the same from early 2023. .

Divestment

Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

trillion, prompting industry insiders to express doubt about how such a huge run-up could happen without greenwashing. This was triggered in part by stiff anti-greenwashing proposals from the U.S. European asset managers struck US$140 billion from ‘dark green’ investment category. So what’s ahead for 2023?

Net Zero

Chris Hall

MARCH 29, 2023

Currently, there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “green” investment, which has led to a proliferation of green bonds that are not truly environmentally friendly.” It is going to establish an office in Beijing in mid 2023,” says Peiyuan. trillion (US$3.57 trillion) growing from RMB 18.4 trillion in 2021.

Banking

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The fine print, including who is going to pay into the fund and how much, will be published at COP28 in Dubai, with a transitional committee planning to meet before the end of March 2023. . Announced by Guterres in Glasgow, the UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities?

Net Zero

Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2023

This week, green and blue debt were in focus around the world, while the US courted further climate controversy. New peaks – Green bonds and other sustainability-related instruments demonstrated their resilience this week. An assessment of H1 2023 activity by the Climate Bonds Initiative reported that GSS+ bonds reached US$4.2

Green Bonds

CleanTechnica

JANUARY 9, 2023

The green investments about which BP brags represent only a minor portion of its current energy production and investment behavior. The rest continues to be targeted for its big profit oil and gas holdings.

Greenwashing

Chris Hall

JANUARY 29, 2025

For example, recent research from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFFA) found that in 2023 alone, EU companies invested 249 billion (US$259 billion) in EU taxonomy-aligned activities. Most of the time, theyve already funded the same or similar projects that way in the past.

Green Bonds