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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."

Higher ESG means stronger ROI: study

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... globally and $17.1 trillion in the US, according to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance. However, concerns over greenwashing and the anti-ESG backlash in the US, as well as regulatory enforcement actions, litigation, and the emergence of new ESG ...

Responsible investment AUM declines but uptake increases: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... year's report. "I think it's important to dig deeper on that and the fact that consumers are still concerned w/ greenwashing, it's really important that you have those pillars in place where you are differentiating between what is now mainstream ...

How to achieve low carbon intensity in your equity portfolio

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... grain of salt". Forward-looking data, she said, can be all assumptions and may inadvertently lead down the path of greenwashing. "We caution against aggressive targets because then you really have to rely on the data" to meet those targets. Unintended ...

MONEYME becomes a B Corp

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... conscious of making sure we have some sort of robust, verifiable approach, particularly considering how the market views greenwashing." As part of the process, MONEYME amended its constitution to require that directors must consider ESG stakeholders ...

Australian Ethical crowned most sustainable

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... Hortense Bioy commented that some downgrades can be attributed to anti-ESG backlash in the US, as well as accusations of greenwashing. "The ESG backlash in the US and accusations of greenwashing have led some asset managers to backtrack on their ESG ...

Bridging the ESG gap: strategies for institutional investors

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... focus on what investors are doing, how they're doing it, and are they doing it authentically, and concerns around greenwashing. "The new taxonomy gives us a shared and common blueprint for what sustainable activities are... so that when we're ...