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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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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

million pounds of plastic from flights; KKR, ECP to invest $50 billion in datacenter capacity and power generation; law firms ramp up ESG training for lawyers; capital raises for sustainable heating, industrial decarbonization, energy sector emissions solutions, and more.

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ESMA warns investors against vagueness and omissions in anti-greenwashing guidelines

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To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules

Corporate Knights

The pullback threatens to erode years of progress, which has made Europe the leading market for sustainable funds , green bonds and other responsible investments, and jeopardizes the capital needed for the EUs ambitious climate goals. But Maria van der Heide, head of EU policy at ShareAction, a U.K.-based

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Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025

Corporate Knights

And expect the Trump administration to reverse a Biden Department of Labor rule expressly permitting pension trustees to consider ESG issues in investment decisions. But on climate disclosure and fiduciary rights, this will create regulatory confusion more than a firm barrier to sustainable investing.

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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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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Amazon Launches Carbon Credit Investment Service SBTi Releases Initial Draft of New Corporate Net Zero Standard Nordea Signs 68,000 Tonne Carbon Removal Agreement UBS Pushes Back Net Zero Target by 10 Years Following (..)