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Seven Ways to Spot Greenwashing

Chris Hall

The European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) was introduced in 2019 to impose tougher disclosure requirements, with the aim of giving investors greater insight into the sustainability-related impact of their investments. Has your asset manager published a UK Stewardship Code statement?

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ESG Overload 

Chris Hall

UK asset owners are feeling the squeeze from sustainability reporting, but they are working on ways to ease the pinch. The first time asset owners were expected to report on responsible investment was back in 2007 as part of the UN-convened Principles for Responsible Investment’s (PRI) reporting assessment framework, Russell explains.

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Why Policy Matters

Chris Hall

For sustainable investment professionals, reporting against the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) or the Task Force on Climate-related Financia Disclosures, stewardship code disclosures, and standardised, comparable corporate reporting are now part of the day job.

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Take Five: A Gift from God

Chris Hall

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell insisted agreement on Article 6 would “help countries implement their climate plans faster and cheaper”, while acknowledging the difficulties facing the process. Following an early breakthrough in carbon markets negotiations, some feared American turbulence could thwart further progress.

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Take Five: Think Big

Chris Hall

Hailing the bills as “an important step forward around transparency for investors”, the US Sustainable Investment Forum also noted the “ legislation will have significant global implications”. With Brexit disappearing in the rearview mirror, the new regime could be an example of UK-EU convergence.