Green Investing Greenwashing Net Zero 
Corporate Knights
MARCH 7, 2023
The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. The EU’s taxonomy has been particularly controversial because of its inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as “green investments.”
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
Portfolio-wide commitments to net zero emissions have surged among Asian investors, according to a new study from The Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC). A total of 40% of survey respondents had committed to net zero emissions, compared with none the previous year.
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ESG Today
JULY 10, 2022
Pfizer Announces 2040 Net Zero Commitment. SLC Management Commits $139 Billion Portfolio to Net Zero by 2050. European Lawmakers Defeat Move to Keep Nuclear and Gas out of Green Investment Taxonomy. K2 Launches ESG Certification for Fund Managers to Tackle Greenwashing Risk. ESG Services and Tools.
Chris Hall
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Nine out of ten – Using home-field advantage in New York Climate Week , US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen unveiled nine “voluntary” ‘Principles for Net-Zero Financing and Investment’, aimed at promoting “consistency and credibility” in the actions of financial institutions that have made net zero commitments.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The European Markets and Securities Authority (ESMA) released an analysis that noted the “absence of harmonised and standardised reporting requirements” for private sector actors against SDG targets, and concluded that most funds claiming to contribute to SDGs neither explained clearly how they aligned, nor invested any differently to non-SDG funds.
Chris Hall
DECEMBER 19, 2023
A proposal made by the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets last month suggested the current SFDR framework could be improved by discarding the current Article 8/Article 9 distinction and replacing them with three categories.
Chris Hall
APRIL 21, 2023
The government is putting together a comprehensive investment plan (CIP) to fund its net-zero aim. For the power sector alone, state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara has repeatedly stated a need for at least US$500 billion to reach its net-zero goal by 2060, far surpassing the state budget’s funding capacity.
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