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Proposed EU Financial Services Commissioner to Push for Sustainable Investment Product Labels, Reduced Reporting Burdens

ESG Today

In her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Albuquerque expressed her position that the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could more effectively address greenwashing risk with the introduction of a labelling regime that communicated clearly the sustainability attributes of investment products.

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Moody’s Predicts $1 Trillion Sustainable Bond Market in 2025 Despite Political Headwinds

ESG Today

Global focus on sustainable development and investment will support the market. But various deterrents, including heightened scrutiny of greenwashing, evolution in market standards and regulations, and a more complex environment, including political headwinds in some countries, will likely stifle growth.

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EC Leaning Toward New SFDR Categories

Chris Hall

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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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

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To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules

Corporate Knights

European Commission announces clean industrial deal The EC also announced a clean industrial deal, a plan to encourage high-emitting industries like steel and cement to move toward a net-zero future and incentives for cleantech firms to expand green investments. But Maria van der Heide, head of EU policy at ShareAction, a U.K.-based

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BlackRock goes green? Investment giant joins Climate Action 100+ amid controversy

GreenBiz

The move comes just a month after the firm was accused of being 'full of greenwash' by former US Vice President Al Gore.

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EU ‘green’ label for gas and nuclear sparks sustainable investing crisis

Corporate Knights

I’m reminded of this debate amid the current turmoil over a green investment label in Europe, a situation caused largely by the unwillingness of the sustainable investment sector to create its own industry standard.