2020 Green Investing Greenwashing 
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 14, 2022
One of the key drivers behind the change is a decision by several large asset managers to report lower sustainable assets “in the magnitude of billions and trillions of dollars,” compared with the previous report in 2020. trillion in 2020 from US$6.6 trillion in 2020 from US$22.8 trillion in 2014. trillion in 2016.
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. between 2020 and 2022. went from 33% in 2020 to just 13% in 2022. trillion. “We
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Corporate Knights
MARCH 7, 2023
The SFAC compiled the report after it assumed responsibility for creating a green taxonomy after the Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit industry body, failed to reach consensus among fossil-fuel and investment-industry representatives in 2020.
Chris Hall
JUNE 21, 2024
Chinese asset managers are improving ESG awareness, but weak regulation means green claims often don’t match reality, says Greenpeace. Greenwashing is a growing risk in the Chinese fund management sector, as marketing of ESG products runs ahead of standards and regulatory oversight, a new report by Greenpeace has found.
Corporate Knights
DECEMBER 20, 2022
The summit brought together delegates from over 190 countries to negotiate the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework , the implementation of which will require a transformation in the way we produce, consume and trade goods and services that rely on and impact biodiversity. Bending the curve of biodiversity loss.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
Asset managers decide to re-label existing funds as green investment vehicles for two reasons, according to Paul Lacroix, Head of Structuring at Smart Beta specialist investment firm Ossiam, an affiliate of Natixis. The first is client demand for investment solutions that are ESG-based,” he tells ESG Investor.
Chris Hall
MAY 17, 2024
European regulators have ratcheted up efforts to eliminate greenwashing from the investment sector. End of an era I – The fight against greenwashing inched ahead with the release of final guidelines for naming ESG- or sustainability-related funds by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
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