Definition Green Investing Sustainable Investment 
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
Corporate Knights
MARCH 22, 2023
The amount of these pension funds’ actual investments labelled as “sustainable” rose to $276 billion in 2021, up from just $163 billion a year earlier. The dashboard shows that sustainable investments composed nearly 13% of the pension funds’ total assets of $2.2 trillion, versus just 7% of $2.1
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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. InfluenceMap also reported that Article 8 funds had cumulatively invested 43.8 billion (US$46 billion) in fossil fuel companies compared to 39.4
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
In its report , published last week, the PSF proposed changes to ease the compliance burden of the EUs taxonomy reporting rules and enhance their coherency with other pieces of sustainability regulation. The taxonomy, which came into effect in 2022, outlines economic activities that can be considered as sustainable across EU member states.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In its semi-annual Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report, ESMA notes the need for “significant public and private sector financing” to achieve the EU Green Deal objectives and support the green transformation of the economy. leading to increasing caution towards ESG investing and shareholder engagement.
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Market participants flag importance of double materiality to enhance Article 8/9 definition alignment, stress need to recognise transition strategies. Risk of uncertainty French asset manager Mirova’s response said the current definition of Article 8 products is “too broad”, while the definition of Article 9 is “too narrow”.
Chris Hall
MAY 17, 2024
It had previously been possible to launch an EU environmental opportunities fund, claiming Article 8 classification under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) , while allocating as little as 10% of assets to demonstrably green investments.
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