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Regulation, industry to curb greenwashing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... funds management industry, along with policymakers, must improve classifications of sustainable funds to prevent greenwashing, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report said that $20 trillion is required ...

Fear of greenwashing worse than reality: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
With much hysteria around greenwashing as ESG becomes increasingly important to investors, S&P has issued a new report theorising concern about greenwashing is often misplaced. In the report, S&P noted that greenwashing or sustainability-washing concerns ...

80% of instos find sustainability difficult

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... Australian institutions 75% said they found sustainability challenging. Australian investors are also concerned about greenwashing, with 62% citing it as a major challenge to sustainable investing. The kind of funds Aussie instos want to invest in appear ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
... agenda for both funds for some time, Casey said, "well before it was fashionable". "We're not into the sort of greenwashing stuff that you see reported presently. We actually want to do something serious and have a clear roadmap to achieving it," ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
ASIC's research project into the extent of greenwashing in the investment management industry should be commended, according to Evergreen Consultants. "ESG or responsible investing is arguably the single largest trend in the investment universe today," ...

Zenith introduces ESG classification

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... incorporating E, S, and G issues, particularly around sustainability." The corporate regulator is cracking down on greenwashing practices. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour flagged that the review looks to unearth any type of ESG mislabelling slapped across ...

ASIC review of ESG products underway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... Writing on the aims of the review, ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour said there is growing anxiety as to the risks of greenwashing - "partly driven by a lack of clarity about labelling or a single generally accepted taxonomy in this area". The review aims ...

Vanguard, Fidelity, BetaShares rank low on ESG: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
New research from Morningstar has attempted to wade through the greenwashing in funds management based on managers' overall commitment - with some surprising results. The research looked at more than 100 strategies and 40 asset managers to provide ...

Climate change reporting is cheap talk: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
New research suggests that many companies engage in "cheap talk" and are ultimately greenwashing as a result of reporting poor quality emissions data. The University of Augsberg research paper, co-authored by Research Affiliates' Vitali Kalesnik ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... of the potential that a fund doesn't live up to its promises, even when they're not familiar with the term greenwashing itself," Rae said. "Given the reputation of the financial services industry over recent years and some loss of trust, clients ...