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Guest Post – Greenwashing, Greenhushing and Greenwishing: Don’t Fall Victim to These ESG Reporting Traps

ESG Today

While often unintentional, this discrepancy is nevertheless harmful to investors, customers, employees and others who rely on this information when making decisions. The colloquial term for this phenomenon, particularly as it relates to sustainability, is greenwashing, and it’s far from novel.

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EU Watchdogs Ask for Input on Greenwashing Risks

Chris Hall

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have issued a Call for Evidence to stakeholders on greenwashing. . The ESAs have also asked for any available data to help them gain a more concrete sense of the scale of greenwashing and areas of particularly high risk. . More time needed .

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MiFID II to Boost Green Fund Flows Despite Credibility Doubts

Chris Hall

Finally, firms must ask whether the client would opt for products or instruments that take into account the SFDR’s principal adverse impact indicators on sustainability factors. Ottawa added: “In the next step, advisers would have to ask clients about sustainability preferences and match products accordingly.