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Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the shareholder, the market and societal interests at large, O'Brien said. ACCR is currently in the midst of a greenwashing lawsuit against Santos. FS Sustainability understands this suit would not have been able to be filed if the proposed phase-in ...

PRI to shake up reporting framework for signatories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... That's quite an important question." As regulators are setting standards for disclosure on sustainability and policing greenwashing, PRI and its reporting systems have to evolve was well, Fabian said. "We broadly accept that as regulators set in, the ...

Preparing to take advantage of the critical mineral story

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... let's think about the externalities in taking a silent approach," Yoon said. Although regulation and challenges like greenwashing are a high area of focus for clients, there is still space for active ownership and being stewards of capital, Yoon said. ...

France "Say on Climate" law scrapped

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... amendment to be withdrawn. Antoine Laurent, advocacy lead at Reclaim Finance, said the move was ostensibly to combat greenwashing. The research NGO said that a lack of framework could lead to greenwashing by issuers - who seek to have their climate strategy ...

Investing in net zero "makes business sense": Energetics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... pressure to set aspirational goals backed by realistic short, medium and long-term targets that do not fall afoul of greenwashing accusations. The challenge is huge - according to Acadian Asset Management, the ASX300 has about a 20% probability of achieving ...

Climate fund assets reach half a trillion dollars

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... None are aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5-degree Celsius. We're not saying climate funds are greenwashing. The fact is that they're investing in a tiny pool of companies and countries on track or close to being on track to achieve ...

Nature credits a potential bonanza for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the right level of advice and what they end up disclosing could be misleading and that's where the potential for greenwashing risk comes into play." Clayton Utz also points out that biodiversity credit markets are in their infancy, but "a tipping point ...

US regulator slaps US$25m penalty on DWS for greenwashing, AML

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... American operations will pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission US$25 million to settle charges stemming from greenwashing claims and failures to develop an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program for mutual funds it advised. The SEC an order for ...

US regulator adopts tighter rules for ESG fund names

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... the so-called Names Rule cover a wide range of investments from ESG to AI, but are particularly aimed at addressing greenwashing in ESG/sustainable investments. "The amendments to the Names Rule will enhance the rule's protections by requiring more ...

Australian businesses failing to achieve on sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... sustainability agenda, they're going to devalue their company. There is a financial incentive and this isn't about greenwashing, this is about doing the right thing."