Investment Funds, Investors, Greenwashing

ESMA TRV report on fund names: ESG-related changes and their impact on investment flows

A&O Shearman on 4/21/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a trends, risks and vulnerabilities (TRV) risk analysis report on ESG-related changes to fund names and their impact on investment flows. The report examines...more

The EU Green Bond Standard

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives on 12/23/2024

Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024. The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in...more

Investors Pull Money From ESG Funds

Mintz on 1/29/2024

It has been reported--based upon an analysis by Morningstar--that “[i]nvestors pulled $5 billion from U.S. sustainable funds in the fourth quarter [of 2023] for a total of $13 billion last year [2023].” According to the same...more

SEC Approves "Names" Rule to Combat Greenwashing

Mintz on 9/27/2023

On September 20, 2023, the SEC approved amendments to the "Names Rule," which were initially proposed in May 2022. Although the stated "purpose of the Names Rule," according to the accompanying Fact Sheet distributed by the...more

[Webinar] A Call for ESG Certification within the Investment Industry: A Fireside Chat with Andrew Rabinowitz and Joelle...

K2 Integrity on 2/14/2023

With Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and climate change disclosure requirements on the rise, investors are demanding asset managers be transparent in their investment process. To avoid the perception of...more

SEC Enforcement Related to ESG Investing Likely to Increase in 2022

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/7/2022

In March 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created a Climate and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force (ESG Task Force) within the Division of Enforcement, the purpose of which is to...more

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