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Proposed EU Financial Services Commissioner to Push for Sustainable Investment Product Labels, Reduced Reporting Burdens

ESG Today

In her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Albuquerque expressed her position that the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could more effectively address greenwashing risk with the introduction of a labelling regime that communicated clearly the sustainability attributes of investment products.

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The 'green label effect' for green bonds is real

Corporate Knights

This imbalance squeezed sustainable investment firms like CoPower, which ultimately led to its green bond model winding down. Those who had moderately invested in stocks, had none to high levels of experience investing in bonds. This article was first published by The Conversation. Read the original article here.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

million pounds of plastic from flights; KKR, ECP to invest $50 billion in datacenter capacity and power generation; law firms ramp up ESG training for lawyers; capital raises for sustainable heating, industrial decarbonization, energy sector emissions solutions, and more.

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ESG funds pouring millions into meat company linked to Brazil deforestation

Corporate Knights

Ashley Thomson, Global Witness’s US Senior Policy Advisor Similar concerns have also been raised by Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former sustainable investment chief, who criticised the firm for “misleading investors” by using the ESG label, calling it a “dangerous placebo”.

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Only 20% of “Sustainable” Investment Funds Meet Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Criteria: Study

ESG Today

Other regulators have also recently announced similar proposals aimed at addressing greenwashing risk in fund names, including the UK’s FCA and the US’ SEC. More than a quarter of Article 8 funds contain ESG or Sustainable terms in their names.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future. Carbon Removal.

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Fidelity International Launches New Sustainable Investing Framework to Meet New ESG Regulations

ESG Today

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced that it has revised its sustainable investing framework, launching a new 3-tiered system categorizing funds by their level of ESG integration, citing an evolving ESG client and regulatory landscape.