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JUNE 16, 2025

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Waste Manufacturing Carbon Offsets Banking 52

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The new rules form part of the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), introduced by the regulator in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk, to portfolio managers.

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Greenwashing Social Sustainability Impact Investing 119

ESG Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.

Greenwashing 122

Greenwashing Sustainable Investment Social Sustainability Impact Investing 122

Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

Regulatory uncertainty led to many managers downgrading their Article 9 funds to Article 8 in the second half of last year to avoid accusations of greenwashing, but there are some expectations of a resurgence in ‘dark green’ funds. Article 9 rebound?

Impact Investing 52

Impact Investing Sustainable Investment Greenwashing Green Investing 52

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At 28, Kurtis Layden, senior policy advisor in the Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has been a key advisor on the federal ban on some single-use plastics, taking effect in 2025. Once the ban takes effect in 2025, it could eliminate an estimated 1.3 million tonnes of plastic waste over the following decade.

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Climate Change Net Zero Development Waste 306

Chris Hall

MAY 9, 2023

CEO Sam Duncan said new tech capabilities, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are needed to address the proliferation of sustainability data which is creating confusion for users of ESG ratings giving rise to accusations of greenwashing.

Impact Investing 52

Impact Investing Data Analytics Greenwashing Analytics 52

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Since the IA began tracking these funds in 2000, responsible fund inflows have “tended to be more consistent than non-responsible investment funds” across both retail and institutional markets, she says. ESG integration alone is not sufficient for inclusion.

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Sustainable Investment Greenwashing Net Zero Academics 130

ESG Today

MARCH 5, 2025

The FCAs SDR regulations were introduced by in November 2023 , aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes of investment products, and to avoid greenwashing risk.

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Net Zero Paris Agreement Social Sustainability Sustainable Investment 105