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EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks

Chris Hall

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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MiFID II to Boost Green Fund Flows Despite Credibility Doubts

Chris Hall

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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The Future of ESG Regulation for Private Funds

Chris Hall

It is perhaps not surprising – given the speed at which the European Commission and the regulators have developed their rulebooks, and the political compromises that are needed to get legislation through the Parliament and the Council – that the rules are not yet working as intended. UK developments.