Environmental Finance

APRIL 28, 2023

A 'maelstrom' of regulatory requirements on both sides of the Atlantic has not brought a clear definition of sustainability - which may spare investors from litigation, a webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Companies need shared definitions of this and related terms.

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Energy Central

JUNE 4, 2022

There is good reason for cynicism about greenwashing. " But it is worth considering how to give credit where it is due and to spot the greenwashing. Companies make a lot of claims. The author asserts that.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Council stated that the proposals form part of efforts to prevent greenwashing, or the mischaracterization or exaggeration of the sustainability characteristics and attributes of financial products and services. Click here to access the greenwashing position paper and the sustainable finance report.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

A lack of engagement with key stakeholders and timing of greenwashing investigation among criticisms levelled at European Supervisory Authorities. Enforcement needed to tackle greenwashing Fixler said on LinkedIn that these actions “did more to tackle greenwashing than the entirety of SFDR [EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation].”

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ESG Today

JUNE 5, 2023

Key sources of greenwashing risk identified by the regulators included claims about sustainability impact and company engagement made by asset managers, litigation risk related to misleading ESG claims made by banks, and misleading product claims by pension and insurance providers.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The greenwashing case was brought by Austria’s Association for Consumer Information (VKI). But promoting flights as CO2-neutral when this is not technically possible and it cannot even be ensured that sustainable aviation fuel is used in the specific flight is definitely going too far. between Vienna and Venice.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 15, 2023

The European supervisory authorities (ESAs) and EU national competent authorities (NCAs) will need to build out their in-house resources and skill sets to effectively identify and handle instances of greenwashing by financial institutions, but greater guidance is recommended by observers rather than new waves of regulation.

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ESG Today

JUNE 21, 2023

The colloquial term for this phenomenon, particularly as it relates to sustainability, is greenwashing, and it’s far from novel. Here’s a quick rundown: Greenwashing is a practice used by businesses to represent themselves as more sustainable than they truly are. Greenhushing refers to a company’s refusal to publicize ESG information.

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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 between 2020 and 2022.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

While supporting efforts to promote transparency and tackle greenwashing risk, in its response commentary, EFAMA said that ESMA’s proposed criteria goes beyond SFDR’s requirements, and argued that “if additional rules and criteria are indeed needed, it should be up to the co-legislators’ discretion and not be part of ESMA Guidelines.”

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 30, 2024

The global investment community is walking a “tightrope” between greenwashing and green blushing as it strives to stay abreast of regulatory developments that continuously ramp up accountability on sustainable investing, industry sources have sad.

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 17, 2023

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has told EU regulators that until there is a satisfactory definition of what constitutes greenwashing, action to curb the practice needs to be "proportionate" to the currently limited understanding.

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Chris Hall

MAY 19, 2023

The report said greenwashing as a key concern for asset owners, with asset managers “overstating or providing unclear messaging” on their level of commitment to sustainability. In France, Italy, and the Netherlands, asset managers were the most concerned about greenwashing allegations, with 67% expressing that they were ‘highly concerned’.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Asset managers should expect and prepare to be challenged on the sustainability credentials of their ESG-labelled funds as financial markets watchdogs clamp down on greenwashing, according to regulatory experts. . Growing concerns over greenwashing and mislabelling were highlighted in a 2021 report published by think tank InfluenceMap. .

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

German prosecutors reportedly said the raid was “triggered by reports in the international and national media that DWS, when marketing so-called ‘green financial products’ had sold these financial products as ‘greener’ or ‘more sustainable’ than they actually were”, a practice known as greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Industry bodies align on key sustainable finance-related definitions to offer end-users greater “consistency and clarity”. The growing use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation without transparency and underlying evidence increases greenwashing risk, ESMA warned.

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Stanford Social Innovation

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Martin & Brandon Leppke The next step in impact investing is the Delaware statutory public benefit limited partnership, which provides clarity of definition, assuages fears of greenwashing, and harmonizes manager incentives with public good. By Frank J.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 27, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the first of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What is Greenwashing and How does It Work? Products are greenwashed through the process of renaming, rebranding or repacking. Large scale greenwashing companies have made headlines over the years.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) announced today that it will proceed with plans to propose regulations to address greenwashing in the financial sector, including investment and disclosure rules for financial products using labels such as ‘sustainable,’ green,’ or ‘ESG.’

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 6, 2023

ESG has gone mainstream and generated a backlash because our collective definition of value creation is evolving. The recent tide of stories about greenwashing and divergent ESG ratings by financial actors have called into question the whole enterprise. A new, expanded definition. ESG sceptics, it’s time to trust the process!

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Sense and Sustainability

MARCH 3, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the second of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What are the Alternatives to Greenwashing? How to Avoid Greenwashing? Groups that validate a company’s sustainability claims can highlight truly effective initiatives while leaving greenwashers behind.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Research by the European regulator shows that ESG-related named fund s attract more inflows , raising concerns about potential greenwashing.

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3BL Media

MARCH 11, 2022

‘Greenwashing’ concerns can’t be addressed without effective reporting standards. As we address in this publication, frameworks without a definite reporting obligation cannot fully address concerns of greenwashing, nor can ESG ratings and rankings. SOURCE: GRI.

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Chris Hall

MAY 26, 2022

The proposals are in response to increasing concerns raised by investors that current rules are potentially facilitating greenwashing, misleading customers over products’ underlying holdings. . The post US SEC Funds Proposals Aim to Tackle Greenwashing appeared first on ESG Investor. Justifying the label .

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2023

Advisory group outlines its recommendations on addressing SFDR Article 9 downgrades and greenwashing regulatory uncertainty.

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 26, 2023

Industry experts have welcomed the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) proposed Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and sustainable investment labels - but voiced concern at the potential impact of some of its definitions.

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Capaccio Environmental

MAY 3, 2022

Greenwashing” is the act of misleading or falsely claiming that a company’s products or processes are more “environmentally friendly” or “sustainable” than they really are. The post SEC, Greenwashing, and Keeping Honest and Optimized in the Pursuit of Sustainability Goals appeared first on Capaccio Environmental Engineering.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 16, 2022

But their approaches could be other forms of ESG investing in disguise—some just greenwashing or social washing—or they don’t have the roadmap, experience and resources to meet your impact goals. What’s your definition of impact investing? Such answers don’t pinpoint meaningful impact, and any definition should be more specific.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A new report says that trend has reversed itself in the last two years, as the industry struggles to respond to allegations of greenwashing and a tougher regulatory environment. . welcomed this reclassification, saying it will help bring an end to industry greenwashing. . More to be done on responsible investing.

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 3, 2022

But perception and reality of a company’s credentials can vary widely, and after years of media reports and widespread concern around ‘greenwashing’, the ASX recently announced a crackdown on ethical funds , joining ASIC to fight against those using the market disclosure system to fake green credentials. That’s exactly what greenwashing is.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 448-65 to set up a certification system for the quantification, monitoring and verification of carbon removals, aimed at increasing their use, while building trust with high quality carbon removals, and countering greenwashing.

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

Definition. Bill MacDonald , Energy Transition Leader for Antea Group USA, offers a concise definition of energy transition: “A period of energy transition is defined by the adoption of a new primary energy system. Definition. Definition. Definition. Energy Transition. Low-Carbon. Decarbonization.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The initial proposal, however, was criticized by environmental sustainability-focused groups, who argued that the new rules were too vague and susceptible to greenwashing.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

There is no industry standard or definition . However, there is no formal or standardized definition for plastics crediting, and such claims are inconsistently defined and applied differently from organization to organization. The potential for greenwashing is high. Pull Quote. Circular Economy. Plastic Waste.

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Environmental Finance

JULY 15, 2022

Berenberg Bank says it does not define itself as an impact investor despite running three 'impact-focussed' funds - a distinction it says helps avoid perceptions of greenwashing while definitions of impact are in flux, according to a senior employee.

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