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The 'green label effect' for green bonds is real

Corporate Knights

This finding raises critical questions about how sustainable finance is marketed and whether green labels alone are enough to drive real environmental change. Green bonds and retail investors Green bonds are a financial tool designed to fund environmentally friendly projects.

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OECD Warns of Climate-alignment “Blind Spot”

Chris Hall

The OECD report said actions to better align finance with climate goals had to be informed by robust assessments of progress, describing available evidence on best practices, finance volumes, and actions as “scattered and incomplete”. trillion of bonds issued by the fossil fuel sector. trillion, compared with US$1.7

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Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025

Corporate Knights

But these dropped precipitously starting in 2022, when central banks ramped up interest rates, the Ukraine war drove up energy prices, and Europe established more stringent anti-greenwash fund-disclosure rules. By the second quarter of 2024, Morningstar estimates that net inflows had dropped to US$6.3 style attack on ESG.

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Trust in Transition

Chris Hall

The answer depends on the fund, the region, the sector, and the company. In a market that expanded before firm regulatory guardrails were put in place, there is very valid concern that some transition-labelled funds may be perpetuating greenwashing by investing in companies misaligned with credible decarbonisation pathways.

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Green Bond Momentum Builds in H1 2023

Chris Hall

Linklaters forecasts record year for green bonds, while SLB issuance suffers Q2 slowdown. Investor demand for green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and transition bonds (GSS+) has surged in H1 2023, with regulatory developments bringing greater transparency and confidence to the market.

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What Greenwashing Risks Mean for the Legal Profession

3BL Media

As companies respond to demands for both mandatory and voluntary ESG disclosures, the risk of greenwashing grows. Investors and customers are also initiating litigation to hold companies accountable for greenwashing. Why evaluate greenwashing risks? Recent studies highlight how prevalent greenwashing has become.

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FCA Flags Greenwashing Concerns in Sustainability-Linked Loan Market

ESG Today

Corporate interest in sustainability-linked loans has grown rapidly over the past several years, as the financing provides flexibility to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, while with instruments such as green bonds, raised funds can only be allocated to specific categories of green projects.