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ESG Evolution Calls for Terminology Alignment

Chris Hall

The growing use of ESG-related language in fund names and documentation without transparency and underlying evidence increases greenwashing risk, ESMA warned. In October , the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published research which showed funds with an ESG-related label attract higher inflows.

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UK SDRs Will “Empower” Institutional Investors

Chris Hall

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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Impact Without Boundaries

Chris Hall

Investors are increasingly considering sustainability beyond the risk management lens, with the global impact investing market reaching an estimated US$1.64 These would require EU-domiciled funds with impact-related labels to meet an 80% sustainable investment threshold.

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Can Sustainability Standards Minimise Friction and Divergence?

Chris Hall

In comparison, the ESRSs support multiple pieces of EU sustainable investment legislation. . The ESRSs are designed to specify the information corporates will need to be disclosed under CSRD, providing an essential input to fuel Europe’s sustainable investment framework. . “

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In this context, the case to demonstrate impact has gained in popularity. Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network.

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A New System for Stewardship

Chris Hall

The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new bumper discussion paper on sustainable finance places a spotlight on systemic risks, which include climate breakdown, biodiversity loss, inequality and anti-microbial resistance (AMR). It notes that investors can’t diversify away from them, so they have an important impact on returns.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: London Stock Exchange Consults on VCM

Chris Hall

ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news on technology and tools in the sustainable investing sector, including LSEG, ISS ESG, Mercer, ICE, Euroclear, Scoot Science, Tumelo, GoldenSource and more.