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Regulation a double-edged sword in sustainable investing: FTSE Rusell

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
More than one third of asset owners surveyed by FTSE Rusell believe greenwashing and availability of accurate data pose barriers to greater adoption of sustainable investment. According to the 8th Annual Sustainable Investment Asset Owner Survey 2025 ...

APRA flags governance concerns at HESTA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... The extra conditions follow action against HESTA by ASIC last month, in which the super fund was fined $40,000 for greenwashing. ASIC said between 15 April 2021 to 18 December 2024, HESTA placed paid advertisements on the Google and Bing search platforms ...

False exclusion claims see Prime Super fined

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... $570,000. Prime Super self-reported the misleading statements and has removed them from the annual report. "ASIC's greenwashing interventions are founded on enforcing well-established legal obligations that prohibit misleading and deceptive conduct," ...

HESTA pays $40k fine for greenwashing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... report. ASIC has previously issued infringement notices to other licensees in response to concerns about alleged greenwashing including against Morningstar, Future Super, Diversa Trustees, Northern Trust Asset Management and Melbourne Securities, between ...

UK to bring ESG ratings providers under regulation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... and sound systems and controls, while also advancing transparency. "This will boost investor confidence and reduce greenwashing, addressing concerns highlighted in responses to the consultation, which overwhelmingly favoured regulation," the memorandum ...

Boards face limitations in managing climate risks

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... risks" and when it comes to disclosing these practises, companies are more concerned than ever about getting sued for greenwashing or being discouraged by climate activists. Georgeson head of governance and ESG advisory for APAC Paul Murphy said there ...

Fiducian sued for greenwashing in ESG fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
ASIC has launched proceedings in the Supreme Court of NSW against Fiducian Investment Management, alleging it breached its duties as a responsible entity and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct about its environmental, social and governance ...

Canadian fund manager pinged for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) accused Purpose Investments of greenwashing, saying it overstated how seriously it considered ESG factors for almost four years. Purpose Investments is a Canadian fund manager with about $22 billion in funds under ...

CPA calls for stricter rules on sustainability claims

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... and sustainability values. CPA Australia ESG lead Patrick Viljoen said action is needed to protect investors from greenwashing and to tighten the compliance obligations on the organisations making them. "The market is awash with products that claim to ...

Podcast: Clearing up confusion on product labelling

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... from a more rigorous debate on how investment managers address ESG and sustainability. He also explains why not all greenwashing claims are created equal, why disclosure alone isn't enough and why sustainability reporting must pass the pub test.