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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

Many European investors are now demanding that private funds categorise themselves as Article 8 or even Article 9 products. Article 8 is increasingly becoming the default for many buyout and private debt funds. Negative externalities (PAIs) and the Taxonomy. US developments. How firms should respond.