Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

It is anticipated that the ESMA fund rules will exclude a number of existing Article 8 and 9 funds due to the more stringent thresholds. In the shorter term, there is also concern that ESMA’s incoming rules will create similar inconsistencies with other sustainable finance regulations, such as the EU Green Bond Standard.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This market boom and increasing focus on labelled bonds represent a significant challenge for investors, where issues around information and behaviours have led to controversy, adverse headlines and even sanctions, along with widespread concerns around greenwashing. Identifying and avoiding greenwashing. Access Report.

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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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

“Although the EU Taxonomy and SFDR were designed to increase transparency and reduce opportunities for greenwashing, it’s still early days, and there is much work to do. Thirty six percent of Article 8 funds reported a 0% minimum exposure to sustainable investments, with just 6.1% What matters is transparency,” said Bioy.

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Jon Hale

JANUARY 7, 2022

As a result, much of the criticism stems from a mismatch between what a critic thinks sustainable investing is or should be about and how it is actually being practiced, often leading to claims of “greenwashing.” A case in point is a recent Bloomberg Businessweek critique of MSCI’s ESG ratings.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Frankly, for climate financiers, failing to ‘manage and price’ informality heightens risk and exposure to greenwashing , undermines commitments to demonstrated climate action, and can lead to very real consequences from increasingly hawkish financial regulators. At the same time, informality in Africa is not disappearing any time soon.

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Chris Hall

MAY 25, 2022

The goal should be to ensure that asset managers have all the data needed to fulfil regulatory requirements by aligning with the taxonomy and to ensure that investors are investing in sustainable funds validated by regulators and avoiding greenwashing,” she said. Equity fund outperformance.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 12, 2021

So, there’s also increased attention — by activists and regulators, as well as investors — to corporate greenwash, in which a company’s actions doesn’t match its proclamations. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. The revolution in social finance. Leadership.

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Sustainability Update

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Among these trends are sustainability disclosure requirements becoming more stringent and standardized globally, with companies facing increased scrutiny and potential penalties for greenwashing. Sustainable finance such as ESG-linked financial products and green bonds are projected to expand rapidly. View our news feed here.

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