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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 value of global sustainable investment assets jumped from US$23 trillion in 2016 to US$35 trillion in 2020.

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Synergies and Trade-offs at the Climate-nature Nexus

Chris Hall

As Siga suggests, factoring climate change into investment decisions is more of a known quantity, if far from an exact science. The experience of climate-conscious investing can benefit efforts to align with the GBF, including a familiarity with double materiality, which Roslyn Stein, Senior ESG Strategist, AXA IM Prime, regards as crucial.