EC Leaning Toward New SFDR Categories
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Investors have been in limbo for six months about the future of the regulation, which provides guidelines on the disclosures required of green investment vehicles.
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Global ESG assets drop 14% as industry tightens grip on sustainability claims
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 1, 2023
As the COP28 meeting begins and the world looks to the financial sector to step up on the climate crisis, the global sustainable investment industry is finally coming to grips with allegations of greenwashing that have plagued it for years. Under the new definitions in 2022, those assets are 14% lower at US$30.3
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Greenwashing Risk Grows in China ESG Funds
Chris Hall
JUNE 21, 2024
Chinese asset managers are improving ESG awareness, but weak regulation means green claims often don’t match reality, says Greenpeace. Greenwashing is a growing risk in the Chinese fund management sector, as marketing of ESG products runs ahead of standards and regulatory oversight, a new report by Greenpeace has found.
Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance
James Militzer
MAY 19, 2022
Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways. Even if they’re not actively greenwashing, most companies don’t publish information about their emissions or other environmental impacts. And more importantly, what can we do to bridge it?
US SEC Urged to Step up Greenwashing Crackdown
Chris Hall
AUGUST 18, 2022
At issue is the practice of greenwashing, in which dubious or over-stated claims are made for the environmental or social impact of green-labelled funds and other financial products. The lack of any agreed definitions has made life difficult for both institutional and retail investors seeking genuine ESG products.
Take Five: Green Means Green
Chris Hall
MAY 17, 2024
European regulators have ratcheted up efforts to eliminate greenwashing from the investment sector. End of an era I – The fight against greenwashing inched ahead with the release of final guidelines for naming ESG- or sustainability-related funds by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
SFDR: Market Divided on Future of Article 8, 9 Funds
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Market participants flag importance of double materiality to enhance Article 8/9 definition alignment, stress need to recognise transition strategies. Risk of uncertainty French asset manager Mirova’s response said the current definition of Article 8 products is “too broad”, while the definition of Article 9 is “too narrow”.
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