Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Humans produce about 2 billion tons of solid waste each year, according to the World Bank, and only about one-fifth of all that waste is recycled or composted. Changing consumer behavior will require a crackdown on greenwashing, Franklin-Wallis said. The waste industry is absolutely replete with greenwashing,” Franklin-Wallis said.

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3BL Media

APRIL 30, 2025

According to an article below from CME Group, to date more than 18.2 According to an article in Urban Land Magazine, an estimated $1.5 The USGC also created the Sustainable Corn Exports electronic database though which exporters can request a Record of Sustainability validating that a shipment meets CSAP standards.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

bank to commit to net-zero emissions generated from its financing activities by 2050. . Because yahoos such as me write critical columns about how they’re greenwashing or failing to do enough. This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter Energy Weekly, running Thursdays. Sponsored Article. Subscribe here.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In March 2022, the Network for Greening the Financial System , a coalition of more than 120 central banks and supervisors, published a new statement , acknowledging that biodiversity loss could lead to significant macroeconomic and financial stability risks. Read the original article. We need action now, as time is not on our side.

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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

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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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

With the World Bank, the World Trade Organization, and environmental groups all in agreement, he added, “getting rid of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies is now a common sense bottom line.” Speaking on background Monday, an official said the odds of any oil or gas project taking advantage of the Article 6 provision were “relatively remote”.

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Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I wanted to write an article stating that we are not doomed just yet. Change your banking as Big Oil loves Big Bank and it’s reciprocal (and disgusting). There are more and more solutions available around the world, but beware, some might be some greenwashing. This can be downright depressing and paralyzing.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

Sustainable finance, until recently still a niche activity, is now a mainstream strategic consideration for banks, asset managers and insurers. Fancy writes: “To fix our system and curb a growing [greenwashing] disaster, we need government to fix the rules.”. One takes a step, signals the other and they take a step.”. Race to zero.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 15, 2024

But as these moves come under greater scrutiny and regulators and investors take action against greenwashing, could we see a knock-on effect of green hushing and bleaching cause a shrinking universe of options for ESG investors? But could the fear of sanction or litigation for greenwashing cause unintended consequences?

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The Glasgow Climate Pact also criticized the traditional channels of public funds that set the conditions for finance to flow, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Finance pledges and cries of ‘greenwashing’. But without more detail, the announcement attracted cries of “ greenwashing.”.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 23, 2023

SFDR, broadly, is a disclosure requirement for funds relating to their sustainable investments, involving three categories Article 6 (do not integrate any sustainability), Article 8 (environmental and/or social characteristics) and Article 9 (environmental and/or social objectives) funds.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2023

The price signal from the biggest market in term of traded value, the European Union, will be muted as lawmakers eye carbon as a piggy bank to fund the bloc’s shift from Russian gas. The World Bank estimates that a carbon price of $50 to $100 per ton of CO2 is required by 2030 to meet the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

MAY 17, 2024

European regulators have ratcheted up efforts to eliminate greenwashing from the investment sector. End of an era I – The fight against greenwashing inched ahead with the release of final guidelines for naming ESG- or sustainability-related funds by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

Dutch firm’s fifth impact-focused investment strategy launches amid continued demand for Article 9 funds. ING Asset Management’s new SDG Impact Strategy will provide clients with exposure to companies that contribute specifically to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responding to strong demand for ‘dark green’ investments.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

What’s more, if stakeholders – such as banks or investors – can prove that they have suffered a financial loss from relying on this information, a potential legal liability can arise. For example, a bank or an insurer may use your transition plan when pricing risk. This is much easier to achieve if you do not “box off” sustainability.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The international financial community formed a broad alliance of firms committed to net zero, attracting accusations of greenwashing. As every country, company, fund and bank shifts to a net-zero pathway, the world will need engineers, data analysts, policy experts and planners to plot the course and lead. Read the original article.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Protected status for ESG investment products could mark the beginning of the end for greenwashing for UK investors. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to clamp down on so-called greenwashing by, in effect, giving protected status to key terms connected with ESG-led investing. “It Look under the bonnet”.

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B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

and Benefit Business and the Planet This article by Dr. Hao Liang is part of “The Basics” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics. A version of this article was published by the Network for Business Sustainability. For everyone?

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3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

There is still a lack of trust regarding organisations’ ESG claims and a perception that companies are guilty of greenwashing or only reporting on positive progress. Historically, employees, customers, investors, and other stakeholders have been cynical about corporate reports on sustainability and corporate social responsibility issues.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Nudge to retail investors introduced while concerns remain over rigour of Article 8 funds. That’s the mixed verdict of US investment bank Jefferies in its latest quarterly assessment of the European sustainable investment market, focused on funds classified under Article 8 and 9 of the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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Chris Hall

MARCH 22, 2024

Whilst environment reporting obligations and legislation are still maturing in practice and enforcement, recent legal battles like those involving French and Dutch energy companies TotalEnergies and Royal Dutch Shell, and Dutch banking giant ING, highlight the immediate litigation risks for companies.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2025

“Our fund has picked up a lot of the [EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation]Article 9 green bond fund investments in the Swedishmarket,” Gustaf Linnell, Head of Fixed Income at Storebrand Asset Management, told ESG Investor. “Our largest peers are not a third as large given the investments our fund has attracted.

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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. In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is a big step for foreign investors who are eager to invest in China’s domestic green bond market but have concerns about greenwashing—inadvertently buying ‘green’ bonds that, in fact, support non-green projects. This article was originally published on Regulation Asia. Investor implications.

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Sustainability Update

APRIL 15, 2025

According to an article below from CME Group, to date more than 18.2 According to an article in Urban Land Magazine, an estimated $1.5 For even more curated content, our team provides the latest articles to help keep you and your company informed on the ever-changing field of ESG and sustainability. View our news feed here.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The Africa Development Bank estimates that the continent will require an average of US$1.4 The effects of this impasse are already becoming apparent; the World Bank estimates Africa has less than 1% of global green bond issuances and pays more than twice than similarly rated peers to access markets.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Furthermore, expansion to new sectors, faster cuts of the supply of allowances and other climate policies like EU’s fit-for-55 or COP26 adoption of Article 6 are pushing prices up.

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Jon Hale

JANUARY 7, 2022

As a result, much of the criticism stems from a mismatch between what a critic thinks sustainable investing is or should be about and how it is actually being practiced, often leading to claims of “greenwashing.” A case in point is a recent Bloomberg Businessweek critique of MSCI’s ESG ratings.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Royal Bank of Canada is out with a long-awaited net-zero strategy that sets a far softer target than the emerging international standard for financial institutions, while touting its ability to engage with clients in the fossil fuel sector and beyond to drive emission reductions. Brooks asked in an email.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 1, 2024

Beginning in fiscal year 2024, federally-regulated financial institutions in Canada – including banks and insurance companies – are already mandated to report on climate-related financial risks. This article was co-authored by Ashutosh Gupta, Head of ESG Delivery & Project Management at TMG Group.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 27, 2023

The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Committee voted to require banks to fully cover crypto-asset holdings, via a 1250% credit risk weighting, but declined to impose the same restrictions on new fossil fuel exposures, despite the entreaties of multiple NGOs.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Several other companies around the world are also offering to arrange for collecting plastic from where it winds up and doesn’t belong (landfills, waterways, roadsides), and then verify credits, including Plastic Bank and Plastic Credit Exchange. “As ACC’s Dewing counters that “people say this is greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 20, 2024

The European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) proposal for a revamped Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) may seek to clarify the regime, but lawyers are concerned it could make it diverge from other jurisdictional rules, creating disruption for fund managers.

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Just Capital

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Be well, Martin JUST In the News This week we hosted our latest “ JUST Better Business” conversation with Sheri Bronstein, the Chief Human Resources Officer of Bank of America , our 2023 Most JUST Company and No. Perhaps a win-win is achievable after all. 1 when it comes to Workers. UK, and China. Futurism has the story.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

This article provides a high level overview of the key trends from ESG deals in 2021. The rapid growth in ESG-related issuance has raised the risk of greenwashing and the measurement and reporting of KPI compliance is an area of concern for lenders, who believe greater rigour and oversight is needed.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In this summary article, ESG Investor covers some of the areas with the biggest implications for asset owners. MDBs, led by the World Bank, maintained a high profile at COP28, building on the progress on reforming public lenders’ processes and practices at the recent World Bank-IMF meetings in Morocco.

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