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Time to Face our Challenges Head-on

Chris Hall

The answers to these questions will be shaped by the regulatory requirements faced by investors, including their fiduciary duties, their disclosure requirements, and the need to avoid greenwashing. This has led to a serious shake out in the sustainability space. subsidies, minimum tariffs).

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AllianceBernstein: Four Counterpoints to ESG Investing Critics

3BL Media

Greenwashing,” or misrepresenting investment processes and objectives to clients, is a real risk. He joined the firm in 2011 as global technology sector head on the Global/International Research Growth team and was named team lead in early 2012. To be sure, the sustainable investing boom is not without risks.

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New Climate Policy Bills in California Herald Sweeping Changes for Businesses

3BL Media

In 2011, enforcement began of the state's low-carbon fuel standard , the world's first. This transparent and robust claim mitigates the risk of greenwashing or greenhushing, in conjunction with the “Funding Climate Action" label. The state's environmental leadership also extends to climate change mitigation policy.

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A Level Playing Field for Green Claims

Chris Hall

Dr Torsten Schwarze, Partner at Morgan Lewis, explains how two EU directives will shape Europe’s legal framework to restrict greenwashing. In this article, we summarise the content of both and explain how they are intended to interact in the EU’s fight against greenwashing.

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Ethics Research Symposium

Steven Mintz

Moderator: Joan Lee, Fairfield University The Effect of Public Criticism on Corporate Greenwashing Leting Liu, University of Toronto – Rotman, Ontario, Canada (Presenter) Discussant: W. Doty was appointed by the SEC as the Chairman of the PCAOB in January 2011 and served until January 2018. ESG – Room 1 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5

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Return to Treasure Island

Chris Hall

Between 2011 and 2020, the EU invested an average of 764 billion per year to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although an additional 477 billion is needed annually to meet the 55% reduction target by 2030. As financial products can become increasingly sophisticated, regulators need the tools to identify and manage emerging risks.

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Can the World Bank Show the Way Forward for Impact?

Chris Hall

The CAGR since 2011 has been 7%, but the Climate Policy Initiative has calculated it must be at least 21% by 2030 if the worst impacts of climate change are to be avoided. * – This represents the lower end of a projected figure of up to $940 billion for 2021. Meanwhile, the search for definitive metrics goes on.

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