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Guest Post – Greenwashing, Greenhushing and Greenwishing: Don’t Fall Victim to These ESG Reporting Traps

ESG Today

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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EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks

Chris Hall

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. . More time needed .

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The Future of ESG Regulation for Private Funds

Chris Hall

Some investors are looking for an Article 9 categorisation for impact-style funds, even though the EU’s definition of those funds could restrict GP investment discretion in ways that LPs don’t yet fully understand and may not want. Article 8 is increasingly becoming the default for many buyout and private debt funds.