COP26 Greenwashing Sustainable Investment 
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its much-anticipated consultation outlining measures to tackle greenwashing, including the introduction of three categories for sustainable investments. Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products,” said Sacha Sadan, FCA’s Director of ESG. .
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ESG Today
OCTOBER 19, 2022
The ruling referred to ads displayed in bus stops in London and Bristol in October 2021, in the run-up to the COP26 climate conference, promoting HSBC’s initiatives to provide up to $1 trillion in finance and investment to help clients transition to net zero, and to help plant 2 million trees.
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 1, 2022
These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Risk of greenwashing. Accurate, comparable data is critical to prevent misallocation of capital away from transitional activities and any exposure of sustainable finance to the risk of greenwashing.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The UK initially committed to introduce mandatory disclosure of transition plans from financial institutions and listed companies during the COP26, resulting in the formation of the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) in 2021.
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
In the circumstances, others noted , preventing backsliding from COP26 was no mean achievement, nor were the efforts of Indonesia and India to maintain the G20 leaders ’ commitment to climate action last week in Bali.
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