EC Leaning Toward New SFDR Categories
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 16, 2024
Investors have been in limbo for six months about the future of the regulation, which provides guidelines on the disclosures required of green investment vehicles.
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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance
James Militzer
MAY 19, 2022
Meanwhile, most people – 79% overall and 90% of investors under age 45 – say they want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways. Even if they’re not actively greenwashing, most companies don’t publish information about their emissions or other environmental impacts. And more importantly, what can we do to bridge it?
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Study of EU 100 largest companies shows streamlining and precision needed for optimal EU Green Taxonomy
We Mean Business Coalition
AUGUST 23, 2023
The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations.
Can Taxonomies Mobilise Capital for Indonesia’s Coal Phase-out?
Chris Hall
APRIL 21, 2023
The question is how stringent Indonesia should set the transition criteria, taking into account a pressing need to not only avoid charges of greenwashing or ‘transition washing’, but also build confidence in the country’s decarbonisation pathway. What is missing is a lack of clarity over what Indonesia considers transition activities.
UK Must “Harness the Power” of its Green Taxonomy – GTAG
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Levick also noted that the taxonomy could be employed via initiatives such as a net zero test, which the UK might apply to all its public investment decisions, utilising the taxonomy to evaluate whether investments align with the its definition of ‘green’.
Global ESG assets drop 14% as industry tightens grip on sustainability claims
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. Under the new definitions in 2022, those assets are 14% lower at US$30.3
Greenwashing Risk Grows in China ESG Funds
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.
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