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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are starting to play a big part in the decision-making process for investors. However, ESG themes are becoming more and more changing to identify. Companies have rushed to appeal to the market with promising looking ESG plans only to backtrack on promises. So-called greenwashing is also becoming more common. Q2 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company's products are more environmentally sound, and some companies are taking ...
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The raid by prosecutors on the Frankfurt offices of an asset management company on Tuesday into ‘greenwashing‘ underscores the need for global regulators to work together to stamp it out, says the CEO of a leading global financial giant. The observation from Nigel Green of deVere Group follows a probe into claims about a firm exaggerating the green credentials of some of its financial products. Q1 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more He comments: “Investments linked with environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials continue to receive unprecedented capital inflows as investo...
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Environment, Social, Governance. These words have become rather ubiquitous in recent years, with just about every firm or financial institution touting their ESG practices. The United States ESG investment market alone grew 42% from 2018 to 2020, contributing $17.1 trillion of the $35.3 trillion total across five major investment markets. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Unfortunately, these claims of sustainability or social consciousness can be shallow at best, deliberately misleading at worst, and governing bodies are starting to intervene. In the EU, for example, the Sustai...
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The Chancellor is laying out a series of green finance safeguards ahead of the Budget including a block on “greenwashing”.Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The UK has announced plans to launch a £400m package of investment through a partnership with Bill Gates for the development of green technologies.The UK government has also set out its long-awaited strategy to reach its target of net zero emissions, which includes an expansion of electric vehicles.The UK Government's Green CommitmentsEmma Wall, Head of Investment Analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown “Investors have been backing t...
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Marvel Studios has been made aware of an unauthorized use of its Guardians of the Galaxy intellectual property by the Vanguard Group, Inc. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Marvel and Walt Disney denounce IP misuse to greenwash fossil-fuel financing Vanguard Misuses Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy IPMarvel Studios has been made aware of an unauthorized use of its Guardians of the Galaxy intellectual property by the Vanguard Group, Inc. The financial services firm introduced a so-called “Vanguardians of the Galaxy” program to mislead customers into believing they would make thei...
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The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty adopted by parties at COP21.The agreement includes commitments from countries to reduce their climate pollution.The agreement marks the end of the fossil fuel era with a goal to limit global warming and achieve a climate neutral world by mid-century.Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The UN’s Race to Zero campaign has seen just over half of the global GDP and a third of the population covered by commitments to reach zero emissions during the 2040’s according to the World Economic Forum. Regarding the implementation of ...
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63% of global fund buyers think all funds will incorporate ESG in five years60% have increased their focus on ESG in the wake of the pandemic50% say ESG funds tend to outperform their non-ESG counterpartsBut 80% say greenwashing will become more prevalent as demand for ESG increasesAnd 28% think ESG represents a market bubble that will eventually burstQ4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more All Funds Will Soon Incorporate ESG(London, February 2021) Two-thirds of fund buyers think all funds will soon incorporate ESG as sustainable investing gathers further momentum in the aftermath of ...
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ValueWalk’s Raul Panganiban interviews George Mussalli, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Equity Research at PanAgora Asset Management. In this part, George discusses his portfolio management process, the idea of greenwashing, if ESG regulations will benefit investors and companies, and the changes happening with the transition to President Elect Biden’s administration. The following is a computer generated transcript and may contain some errors. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Idea Of GreenwashingRight, while the past can be insightful, the future is ultimately what we...
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Environmental NGOs Call Out Consumer Goods Forum and So-Called ‘Forest Positive’ Companies for Failing to Meet Commitments by 2020Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreNGOs And CGF Companies Announce A Forest Positive CoalitionNew York, NY - Environmental NGOs Rainforest Action Network, SumofUs, Friends of the Earth U.S., and Amazon Watch call out the 400-plus companies in the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) and their just-announced 'Forest Positive Coalition' for failing to cut deforestation from their supply chains in 2020 and continuing to ignore the need to protect and respect the rig...
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