Investment Solutions Forum 2019 HK - Exclusive Insights - Andrew Daniels - 2

Andrew Daniels of Morningstar

Sep 23, 2019

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1. What is Greenwashing?

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1. What is Greenwashing?

Greenwashing is essentially the false advertisement of ESG related mandates, whereby asset managers are falsely advertising their products as being ESG related, when in reality they're not. So, in terms of things that we can do to address the issue: one, promote transparency. And this is where regulation can play a role. We've seen this in places like France. And also, the Hong Kong regulator at the SFC has come out with guidelines to better characterise ESG funds as well.

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