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Recent investigations by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) highlight how regulators are taking action against ‘greenwashing’ – the making of false or misleading claims about the green or sustainable credentials of a product. Regulators across jurisdictions are increasingly focused on tackling this practice.
The data driven nature of ESG investing offers more than just green credentials. Research from the European Securities and Markets Authority in April this year suggests that funds with an ESG strategy can provide better value, as they outperformed their non-ESG peers and were, on average, cheaper.