DWS issues statement amid greenwashing reports
The German asset manager stands by its ESG disclosures in annual report
Greenwashing
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Oil and gas industry offsetting could use land half the size of US
Oxfam flags ‘greenwashing’ net-zero targets and says safeguards are needed on how land is used for carbon removal
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Barclays: Oversimplifying ESG could drag down performance for all
If one of the sub-groups of ESG funds performs badly it could reflect on the whole field
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Japan gets tough on greenwashing
Regulators plan to introduce a new verification framework.
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Asset owners warn TCFD metrics could lead to ‘carbon washing and fiduciary breaches’
TPI shares feedback to TCFD consultation where it says metrics are too onerous on asset owners
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Advisers say brown bond market will go green
Aviva Investors survey finds client demand means more than half of advisers think market will be completely green
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FCA plans to extend TCFD disclosures and target greenwashing
UK regulator’s Business Plan 2021/22 sets out ESG and D&I aims
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Demand for sustainable thematic funds grows
76% of investors’ main reason for using thematic investing strategies is sustainability and ESG
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Too much regulatory oversight seen threatening ESG growth
Concerns about greenwashing could lead regulators to be too rigid, investors warn.
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Fund houses under ESG spotlight
Asset managers need to practice what they preach in implementing and integrating sustainable investment policies, according to Aviva Investors.
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Podcast: MSCI’s head of ESG on piling on net-zero pressure
The full interview from episode five of ESG Out Loud
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US Global ESG Summit: Greenwashing, regulation and client demand
Round up of the US-based portion of the recent Global ESG Summit