Letters: Avoiding the walk of shame October 27, 2022 [Re: FCA poised to clampdown on greenwashing with ‘ESG’ curbs, yesterday] The FCA has spoken. UK firms must walk the walk, and not just talk the talk on ESG. Firms now require a variety of different data points, multiple ESG data sources for those data points where available, and their own analytical capability to digest [...]
EU faces Franco-Dutch call for rules to stop ‘greenwashing’ December 15, 2020 By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – French and Dutch securities regulators called on Tuesday for European Union rules to prevent “greenwashing” or inaccurate claims that investments are sustainable and climate-friendly. Several firms provide ratings on a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks that asset managers use to make “green” investment decisions. The European Commission [...]
Blackrock must face up to its failures on ESG July 13, 2024 With multi-billion dollar greenwashing scandals unfolding across America, the ESG industry is facing a severe reckoning, says Blackrock’s former chief sustainable investment officer Tariq Fancy On April 18, this newspaper published an interview I gave entitled “ESG is dying – but that might be a good thing.” It traced market events since I began arguing [...]
A new ESG Platform Wealth Managers Need April 8, 2024 Industrial Thought Ltd., a group of companies specialised in investment taxation, financial data, and related consultancy services – has announced an investment in Integrum ESG alongside a partnership agreement to serve the wealth management industry with ESG data. Integrum ESG’s unique SaaS platform offers a ‘glass-box’ approach to ESG analysis and risk assessment, giving wealth [...]
Is ESG dead? And if so, who killed it? September 19, 2024 ESG has become increasingly politicised. Has it reached the end of the line? Asks Neil MacLeod
Julia Streets Looks Back for Insights: AI for Good?, Queen Rania’s Call for Sustainability, and a Glimpse at the 1st Annual Impact AM ESG Awards October 26, 2023 In a world driven by technology and innovation, where AI is hailed as both a saviour and a potential threat, distinguished host Julia Streets took centre stage at the prestigious CogX 2023 conference. Live from the event, she shared invaluable insights and key takeaways that are reshaping the future. Join us as we delve into [...]
The City is a green machine but ESG claims must be scrutinised properly November 2, 2022 Greenwashing, virtue-signalling and corporate guff are setting back the City’s environmental agenda Is it pro-bird? Is it anti-plane? Or is it just a bubble? That’s the question that many in the City have been asking themselves over the past few months about those three little words: environmental, social, and governance. The rise of ESG was [...]
Havas London stripped of B Corp status after Shell investigation July 18, 2024 Top advertising agency Havas London has been stripped of its B Corp status after an official investigation found the work its sister agency does with Shell was a "breach of the B Corp community's values".
Climate Comms: How Activists Have Framed Liquid Natural Gas July 8, 2024 Activist groups are, at their core, communications outfits. No matter how strong the moral conviction, if the message isn’t communicated effectively, it won’t lead to change. For some campaigning issues, the comms are less complex than others. Take PETA’s long-running campaign against Canada Goose, for example. The firm is accused of “cruelly” using coyote fur in its [...]
Ad watchdog conducts record level of rulings on green issues in 2023 December 12, 2023 Since the start of the year, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has conducted 29 formal rulings on green issues this year.