2012 Greenwashing Sustainable Investment 
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Sustainable investing assets in the United States have plunged by more than half to US$8.4 trillion at the end of 2019, according to a new report from the US Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment (US SIF). The reports show that assets rose steadily but incrementally between 1995 and 2012 to US$3.7
Corporate Knights
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When I led Canada’s Social Investment Organization (SIO) in the early 2000s, one of our most important debates concerned the question of whether the organization should develop an industry-wide label for socially responsible investment, as sustainable investing was called back then.
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Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 1, 2023
As the COP28 meeting begins and the world looks to the financial sector to step up on the climate crisis, the global sustainable investment industry is finally coming to grips with allegations of greenwashing that have plagued it for years. Sustainable Investment Forum (U.S. Maria Lettini, CEO of the U.S.
3BL Media
MARCH 21, 2022
Recent prominent media articles have warned of a bubble and criticized sustainable portfolios for being ineffective as agents of change. Sustainable investment funds are mushrooming. Assets under management in Morningstar’s global sustainable fund universe surged to $2.75 We think the critics have missed the point.
Corporate Knights
JULY 14, 2022
EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing. Do you feel corporate greenwashing has increased or decreased from the 1970s and ’80s? He now writes on sustainable business and finance.
3BL Media
MAY 4, 2022
In this paper, we describe our process for assessing ESG-labeled bonds and show that, by systematically applying this framework, investors can help set a gold standard for the market, avoid surprises from controversy and greenwashing, and potentially generate more alpha over time. Less Greenwashing Can Mean More Alpha.
Chris Hall
MAY 24, 2024
David Byrns, Portfolio Manager at American Century, explains why transition investing is fundamental to achieving net zero. While global sustainable investments reached US$30.3 The firm’s valuation multiple increased over time, trading anywhere from 10 to 15 times earnings from 1995 to 2012. “As
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