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Major investor alliance working to clean up greenwash lurking in ESG

Corporate Knights

In response to accusations of greenwashing and growing regulatory scrutiny, a group of high-powered financial networks is working to standardize the often-opaque jargon of the responsible investing industry. The conference was held at an important time for the responsible investment industry in Canada and around the world.

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Assets in European Impact Funds Double in One Year

Chris Hall

Assets in European impact funds increased by 50% in 2021 compared to 2020, as demand for the classification increases in the wake of greenwashing claims against funds elsewhere in the sustainable investment universe. of total European funds’ net assets currently follow an impact investing approach.

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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance

James Militzer

But as the negative impacts of global challenges like climate change grow, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that business as usual won’t even work for businesses themselves. Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways.

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Can the World Bank Show the Way Forward for Impact?

Chris Hall

Figure 1: Climate finance – a snapshot of incrementalism The scale of investment in climate mitigation and adaptation is far short of what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s preferred target of limiting global warming this century to 1.5ºC above pre-industrial levels. Meanwhile, the search for definitive metrics goes on.

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Show Your Working

Chris Hall

Difficulties in definition continue to thwart efforts to demonstrate the financial benefits of sustainable investments. Sustainable fund flows attracted US$37 billion of net new money in Q4 2022, with global sustainable fund assets reaching a total of US$2.5 ESG integration alone is not sufficient for inclusion.

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No Time to Rest in Passive ESG Market

Chris Hall

Not to be left out, S&P Global launched “a new family of climate-focused market benchmarks”. Then SGX Group, Singapore’s multi-asset exchange, announced a futures product related to the Nikkei 225 Climate Change 1.5°C Kuh said that the issue of greenwashing is being addressed. EU benchmarks “have shortcomings”.

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Take Five: A Design for Life

Chris Hall

Following on, James d’Ath , the TNFD’s Head of Nature Data, warned that regulators were already beginning to “move away from self-regulation to more government-led requirements, due to concerns over greenwashing”. C of climate change. The post Take Five: A Design for Life appeared first on ESG Investor.