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Bankers want protection from greenwashing claims in $1.5T markets
Wall Street stalwarts are among the largest providers of sustainability linked loans.
SEC to investment funds: Quit playing name games
For years, investors in mutual funds and ETFs have been investing in products whose actual portfolio holdings can stray dramatically from what's implied by the name of the fund.
ESG investments move a step closer to strict definitions and certification
Fintech firms are joining forces to help investors avoid the pitfalls of greenwashing.
Wall Street’s lawyers attack SEC effort to crush greenwashing
Lawyers are concerned about what they consider vague demands for more disclosure.
SEC presses on with anti-greenwashing proposals
The agency proposed a set of rule changes related to fund names and ESG disclosures made by advisers and investment providers.
Experts downplay need for universal ESG standards
The key is for funds to be transparent about their investment strategies and live up to them, panelists at the InvestmentNews ESG Summit said.
ESG space should welcome the regulatory spotlight
Support from corporate executives and slick marketing is no match for rules and regulation when it comes to managing sustainable portfolios.
ESG investors expect outperformance, still worry about greenwashing
Schroders report shows that American investors in particular now view performance as the best attribute of ESG strategies.
Helping ESG investors avoid greenwashing
Parametric ESG expert Gwen Le Berre explains how advisers can protect clients from companies that exaggerate — or even lie about — their environmental, social and governance efforts.
Fund managers feel heat as SEC cracks down on inaccurate ESG labels
For several months, SEC examiners have been demanding that money managers explain the standards they use for classifying funds as environmental, social and governance-focused.
Regulators scrutinize ESG more closely as greenwashing explodes
Researchers have raised questions about the credentials of money managers who claim they are marketing funds designed to address the climate crisis and social injustice.
European ESG benchmarks make greenwashing harder
While only about $1.2 billion is now tied to gauges that meet the European Commission requirements, inflows have more than doubled since January, according to the European Securities and Markets Authority.
Bond vigilante calls out credit investors on climate
Ulf Erlandsson spends his time pushing fixed-income investors and bankers to face up to the risks posed by climate change and their role in underwriting a warmer planet.
ESG investing is just investing
With the Biden administration ramping up the focus on climate change, ESG investing is expected to see another wave of growth.
Chevron greenwashing complaint filed with FTC
Complaint is first time environmental groups have brought such claims to the Federal Trade Commission against an oil giant.
