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.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The AMF’s proposals aim to add more stringent requirements for providers of Article 8 and Article 9 funds under the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), which came into effect in January 2023. The EU SFDR forms part of the EU’s Action Plan on financing sustainable growth.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have issued a Call for Evidence to stakeholders on greenwashing. . The ESAs have also asked for any available data to help them gain a more concrete sense of the scale of greenwashing and areas of particularly high risk. .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its much-anticipated consultation outlining measures to tackle greenwashing, including the introduction of three categories for sustainable investments. Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products,” said Sacha Sadan, FCA’s Director of ESG. .

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary. In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Sustainability trends 2023: Mandatory reporting.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

For more than a decade, responsible investing in Canada experienced steady upward growth. 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. . More to be done on responsible investing.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

Originally published on bloomberg.com Green finance regulatory developments The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) galvanized the energy around the global green finance agenda, setting the stage for a busy 2024 of green-related rulemaking and policy guidance for the financial services sector.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

This week in ESG news: Most investors planning to increase sustainable investments this year, Morgan Stanley finds; ECB pledges to ramp focus on climate risk; Climate data platform Watershed raises $100 million at $1.8 trillion, and more.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

For the report, PwC’s Global Investor Survey 2023, PwC surveyed 345 investors and analysts across 30 countries and territories, with 65% of respondents at organizations with total AUM of more than $1 billion.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

This week in ESG news: EU launches green industrial plan to counter US Inflation Reduction Act; California lawmakers propose rule requiring full value chain emissions disclosure from companies; survey finds large majority of companies boosting spend this year on sustainability initiatives despite headwinds; Amazon sets corporate renewable energy record; (..)

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The new £960 million investment will be provided through a Green Industries Growth Accelerator to support clean energy supply chains across the UK, with investments focused on areas including offshore wind, electricity networks, nuclear, CCUS and hydrogen. The Chancellor didn’t go far enough.”

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 26, 2024

The net outflows in Q4 were largely driven by US investors, who pulled a record US$5 billion from US sustainable funds in the quarter. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a new ‘Names Rule’ last September to improve accuracy and reliability of the naming of investment funds. trillion globally.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Article 8 funds promote “environmental and/or social characteristics”, while Article 9 refers to products that have a sustainable investment objective; all holdings within a fund must be sustainable investments that meet the standard of “do no significant harm”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 3, 2024

The European fund ratings provider’s recent report noted the momentum of Article 8 funds’ growth is “slowing but remains significant”, while Article 9 fund assets registered a slight uptick following a significant number of downgrades in Q1 2023. European sustainable funds attracted just US$3.3 and AUM by 22.1%

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Chris Hall

APRIL 25, 2023

The EC’s responses were to questions raised by the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) on SFDR in September last year, which asked for clarification the definition of “sustainable investments” and what it means to “consider” PAIs.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One such, unheard of a few short years ago, is “greenwashing”, the practice of dressing up products, services or investments as being in full conformity with ESG principles – in contradiction of the underlying reality. It may be a bit strong to say firms are fearful of being accused of greenwashing. topped 90% of the fund.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Plans to introduce minimum investment thresholds could create two-tier Article 8 classification. . Proposed anti-greenwashing rules from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) risk confusing investors holding Article 8 funds under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). . Clouded definitions .

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Industry experts have stressed the need for simplicity and clarity around Europe’s ESG fund labelling, as the European Commission’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) consultation deadline looms. The SDRs were due to be introduced on 30 June, but following various delays are now expected in H2 2024.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 2, 2023

Despite recent attempts by lawmakers to provide more clarity on the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), fund managers are reluctant to reclassify their Article 8 funds back to Article 9 after a series of downgrades. Mercer Passive Sustainable Global Equity has a minimum sustainable investment commitment of 35%.

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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

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Chris Hall

JULY 21, 2023

Article 9 funds are considered the most sustainable, requiring portfolios with 100 per cent sustainable investments. The advantages of Article 9 funds lie in their ability to provide clear signals to investors regarding their commitment to sustainability.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

While a focus on ESG has been prevalent for some time now, this surge in interest has been fueled by Canada’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and an increasing number of stakeholders who expect ESG considerations be integrated into their investment programs.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

Innovation can create opportunities for climate progress and investment returns in 2023, says Sarah Bratton Hughes, Head of Sustainable Investing, American Century Investments. We are steadfastly committed to the principles of a ‘just transition’ and believe support for these principles will increase in 2023.

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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 EU Green Taxonomy represents an ambitious and commendable endeavour to guide financial flows towards sustainable companies and projects and combat greenwashing.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 1, 2023

A European green taxonomy The European Union has produced a green taxonomy that mostly excludes fossil fuel projects from the sustainability label, though it controversially includes some natural gas uses and nuclear as “sustainable” investments.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Although the EU Taxonomy and SFDR were designed to increase transparency and reduce opportunities for greenwashing, it’s still early days, and there is much work to do. In parallel, additional expectations are being introduced, in accordance with the original legislation, from January 2023. What matters is transparency,” said Bioy.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 23, 2023

ESG and sustainability are emerging as key drivers of growing institutional investor allocations to real asset investments, and nearly all investors now consider ESG factors in their real asset investment decisions, according to a new study released by Aviva Investors. trillion, in a survey conducted by CoreData Research.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

PS23/16 and GC23/03: UK sustainability disclosure rules and anti-greenwashing rules guidance issued 28 November, consisted of a framework for UK sustainability disclosure requirements (SDRs) and a labelling regime. specifically makes mention of “…developing a UK Green Taxonomy and consideration of nature-related disclosures”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 13, 2023

Alongside the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Green Taxonomy , SFDR is a key part of the legislative framework being constructed by the European Commission to channel private capital to sustainable investments.

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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.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The next focused more deeply on the rising profile of social factors, driven partly by the development of the sustainable investment regulations and frameworks around the global. RepRisk tracked 1,116 social incidents globally linked to both misleading communication and a social issue over the five-year period to September 2023.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Climate policy response by governments and investment in clean technologies must be accelerated to keep temperature rise near 1.5°C, C, according to industry experts speaking at Morningstar’s ‘ Sustainable Investing Summit 2023 ’.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Phased approach It is important to keep in mind that both the Environmental Delegated Act and the amendments to the existing delegated acts are still in draft form and open to feedback until 3 May 2023. This article was co-authored by Tazegul Taganova, Sustainable Finance Analyst at Briink.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The framework will form part of the UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs), the UK’s equivalent of Europe’s Sustainable Financ e Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). A number of asset managers have revised the categorisation of their funds under SFDR, in light of further regulatory guidance, to avoid claims of greenwashing. .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including Franklin Templeton, RLAM, LifePath UK, DWS, Jenson and BNPP AM. . German asset manager DWS has restated its commitment to ESG, in the aftermath of greenwashing claims and investigations.

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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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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

In the Q&A document, the Commission has attempted to outline the importance of credible and reliable data to underpin asset managers’ disclosures on the environmentally sustainable investments made by their funds under SFDR, but has ultimately raised more questions than answers. .

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