AI tool launched to flag greenwashing risk in companies and funds
GaiaLens’ tool uses data to score ESG performance, climate impact and emerging controversies
Greenwashing
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IEEFA calls on GFANZ to amend recommendations for transition indices
GFANZ is currently undergoing a significant restructure as firms exit its sub-alliances
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Nearly a quarter of all Article 8 funds remain at risk of greenwashing
The number of Article 9 funds that have a greenwashing risk is reduced to just 3%, according to MainStreet Partners research
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The art of saying nothing in corporate reports
Corporate reports present green promises but without proof of action or delivery. Francois Zagame writes for PA Future
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IA: Jargon remains a barrier to SDR adoption despite high adviser appetite
Advisers are ‘always’ speaking to clients about sustainability but jargon and lack of detail in fund documentation a concern
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Over 50% of investors are engaged with the impact private debt sector
Over 100 private debt strategies now target key environmental and social themes
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‘Sustainability has certainly not passed its peak’
CEOs at Edelman Smithfield Investment Summit discuss greenhushing and regulation for real-world outcomes
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From red scares to green flares: Using CIA Cold War tactics to unmask impact laundering
Francois Zagame says tools designed to counter Cold War propaganda have proven unexpectedly relevant in unearthing the ‘impact washers’
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The due diligence crisis threatening sustainable investing’s credibility
Asset managers present ‘sustainable’ strategies in pitch meetings, but their processes can be alarmingly superficial, writes Francois Zagame
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Largest meat and dairy firms accused of greenwashing
Changing Markets Foundation found little evidence of methane reduction targets
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Investors’ understanding of SDR still weak
Research in Finance finds the majority of private investors fail to understand SDR metrics
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SFDR reform: A call for enhanced comparability and third-party assurance
PwC Luxembourg’s Marcassoli says third-party sustainability assurance embedded within SFDR would set a benchmark for ESG integrity