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EU Regulators Find Growing Greenwashing Risk for Banks, Asset Managers

ESG Today

Key sources of greenwashing risk identified by the regulators included claims about sustainability impact and company engagement made by asset managers, litigation risk related to misleading ESG claims made by banks, and misleading product claims by pension and insurance providers.

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Responsible-investing trailblazer awarded Order of Canada

Corporate Knights

EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing. Do you feel corporate greenwashing has increased or decreased from the 1970s and ’80s? And what can investors do about it? It must be addressed by changing the economy.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

Solar PV Manufacturing Capacity Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7

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UK to Invest Over $1.2 Billion to Boost Green Industries

ESG Today

The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2 billion) in green industries aimed at accelerating manufacturing in key net zero sectors, in addition to a new series of significant reforms designed to rapidly boost the capacity of its electricity grid to address energy transition needs over the coming decades.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements American Airlines Signs Carbon Removal Agreement with Cleantech Startup Graphyte Dow to Build $6.5

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ESG Explainer: SFDR One Year on

Chris Hall

European efforts to bring transparency to ESG funds haven’t addressed fears of greenwashing. Almost a year since the European Commission introduced the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the European investment community remains divided over how to classify the ESG risks and impacts of their investments.

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The Difference Between ESG and SRI, and How They Impact Investing

3BL Media

Responsible investing has been around in one form or another for quite some time. Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Environmentalists may choose to invest in companies that produce durable products from natural materials. In fact, ESG investing grew 143% between 2016 and 2020.