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FCA Releases Anti-Greenwashing and Sustainable Investment Product Rules

ESG Today

According to the FCA, the new rules come as investors increasingly seek investments with positive environmental and social impact, with global AUM in ESG-oriented funds anticipated to grow to $36 trillion by 2026, while around 70% of investors report lacking trust in the sustainability claims of investment products.

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Moody’s Forecasts Resilient Sustainable Bond Market, with Cleantech Investment Offset by Soft Macro Environment

ESG Today

For 2024, Moody’s forecasts the GSSS market to hold steady at around $950 billion, as increased investment in and adoption of green technologies help the market maintain resilience in the face of an environment of higher-for-longer interest rates and moderating economic growth. election on federal climate policy clouding the issuance outlook.

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Take Five: No More Hot Air

Chris Hall

While exceptions and compromises have been inevitably granted along the way , this effectively clears the way for the first-ever EU law to restore natural ecosystems – designed to implement measures to restore at least 20% of the EU’s nature on land, rivers, and seas by 2030 – subject to a final plenary vote in early 2024.

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ESG’s Backlash Demands Better Data

Chris Hall

Richard Hardyment, Head of Engagement at the Institute of Business Ethics, calls for a revolution in the mechanics of measurement to realise sustainable finance’s potential. There are accusations of greenwashing from one side, ‘wokeism’ from another, and a lingering question on everyone’s lips: is it making a difference?