Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2024

The EU watchdog plans to ramp up scrutiny of sustainable financial products, warning providers not to make “unsubstantiated” claims. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has developed a new tool that will enable it to better identify cases of greenwashing in the investment management industry.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

FCA-hosted TechSprint aims to harness technology innovation to outpace adverse impacts of greenwashing in financial services. At yesterday’s culmination of the Global Financial Innovation Network’s (GFIN) first Greenwashing TechSprint , awards were presented based on different criteria.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Transition of Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation to a labelling regime will be ongoing and multi-faceted. Garrault highlighted discrepancies between SFDR and the EU Taxonomy, such as the former defining sustainable investments and the latter more specifically identifying environmentally sustainable investments.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The SFAC compiled the report after it assumed responsibility for creating a green taxonomy after the Canadian Standards Association, a non-profit industry body, failed to reach consensus among fossil-fuel and investment-industry representatives in 2020. On this point, the report is weak, and more work needs to be done.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2022

Asset managers should expect and prepare to be challenged on the sustainability credentials of their ESG-labelled funds as financial markets watchdogs clamp down on greenwashing, according to regulatory experts. . The SEC has also recently fined BNY Mellon Investment Adviser US$1.5

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The growing use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation without transparency and underlying evidence increases greenwashing risk, ESMA warned.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The European Supervisory Authority (ESA) proposed creating two fund categories, one for sustainable funds and another for transition funds, while the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) suggested introducing three categories. ESMA is expected to publish further SFDR guidance and a Q&A document next year.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Anti-greenwashing rules and guidance may become “diamond standard”. Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

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ESG Today

JULY 25, 2024

In the publication, ESMA acknowledged that “considerable progress has been achieved in building the EU Sustainable Finance regulatory framework” already, but noted that their remains further room for the evolution and maturation of the framework, with its recommendations setting out long-term improvements to that end.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Further, a lack of transparency around why a fund has been re-labelled as sustainable and the impact the new label has on the fund’s environmental-related characteristics or performance can ignite greenwashing concerns. Asset owners have told ESG Investor they will continue to closely scrutinise funds with new sustainable labels.

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Chris Hall

MAY 28, 2024

Between January 2020 and December 2021, the EU watchdog identified 191 European companies involved in 933 misleading communication incidents – 70% of which involved greenwashing. However, ESMA’s guidelines also require a more general alignment with environmental or social characteristics, or a sustainable investment objective.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One such, unheard of a few short years ago, is “greenwashing”, the practice of dressing up products, services or investments as being in full conformity with ESG principles – in contradiction of the underlying reality. It may be a bit strong to say firms are fearful of being accused of greenwashing. topped 90% of the fund.

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3BL Media

MAY 4, 2022

In this paper, we describe our process for assessing ESG-labeled bonds and show that, by systematically applying this framework, investors can help set a gold standard for the market, avoid surprises from controversy and greenwashing, and potentially generate more alpha over time. Less Greenwashing Can Mean More Alpha.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 27, 2023

Advisory group outlines its recommendations on addressing SFDR Article 9 downgrades and greenwashing regulatory uncertainty.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Protected status for ESG investment products could mark the beginning of the end for greenwashing for UK investors. Before long, any asset manager thinking of slapping a ‘sustainable’ or ‘ESG’ label on its investment products for UK clients should think twice – at least. It thinks there is a problem about greenwashing.”.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite growing investor appetite, it is increasingly recognised by investors, intermediaries and regulators that the impact investing market is being held back by a lack of consensus on its definition, beyond the broadest of terms.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 1, 2022

The European Commission’s latest clarifications on taxonomy-alignment disclosure rules under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) are “painful” and require further explanation, according to legal and industry experts speaking to ESG Investor. . The content of this briefing is not exhaustive and does not constitute new policy.

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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. When it comes to sustainable investment exposure, asset managers should explain how they calculate it. What matters is transparency,” said Bioy.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 20, 2022

The Commission has finally given us clarity on the general orientation of the RTSs,” says Victor van Hoorn , Executive Director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif). . The finalised DR document outlines all 13 RTSs and provides an explanatory memorandum.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. 2022 Sustainability Summary. In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps.

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We Mean Business Coalition

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Comparability across jurisdictions will: Offer the most cost-efficient solution for companies committed to transparent and robust reporting and minimize the opportunities for greenwashing. Provide the clearest possible picture to investors seeking the world’s most sustainable companies across markets and geographies.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

“A number of asset owners have set their decarbonisation targets and are now realising they have to also support the transition and need to incorporate this into their sustainable investment strategies,” Nazmeera Moola, Ninety One’s Chief Sustainability Officer, tells ESG Investor. .

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 13, 2024

While most of the funds’ documentation analysed explicitly cite exclusions relating to fossil fuels and controversial weapons, none outright exclude companies linked to deforestation in their screening process.

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James Militzer

JUNE 21, 2024

This interest is driven by new climate science findings and the strong performance of sustainable investments: In 2023, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds , delivering an overall return of 12.6%, which is almost 50% higher than that of traditional funds. trillion in 2022, a 15% decrease from 2020.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In addition, the lack of standards in this area increases the risk of ‘greenwashing’ or misallocation of assets and could lead to a lack of trust in ESG ratings or in the data products’ robustness or relevance. sustainability-related disclosures for asset managers, including ‘greenwashing’, and. IOSCO regulatory recommendations.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2023

This surrender was part of a wider pullback, as banks, investment funds and asset owners axed billions of dollars from sustainable investment funds and reined in marketing excesses. More than US$8 trillion removed from sustainable investment tally. sustainable investment, to US$8.4 In the U.S.,

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 16, 2025

ESMAs guidelines on fund names came into effect in November and are expected to serve as an interim anti- greenwashing measure ahead of a more expansive and far-reaching update to the SFDR that will be put forward later this year. Meanwhile, ESMA is expected to publish further SFDR guidance and a Q&A document later this year.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

The regulatory fatigue is palpable among asset managers,” Hortense Bioy, Head of Sustainable Investing at Morningstar Sustainalytics, told ESG Investor. In addition, in June, ESMA introduced a tool enabling to better identify cases of greenwashing in the investment management industry.

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

The regulatory fatigue is palpable among asset managers,” Hortense Bioy, Head of Sustainable Investing at Morningstar Sustainalytics, told ESG Investor. In addition, in June, ESMA introduced a tool enabling to better identify cases of greenwashing in the investment management industry.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2025

A decision by the CFA Institute to rebrand its Certificate in ESG Investing as the Sustainable Investing Certificate provoked head-shaking, shoulder-shrugging and hand-wringing this week (sometimes all three, simultaneously). But names and labels can matter, especially when applied to investment products.

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