Study: Over a quarter of EU-regulated 'green' investment funds still at risk of greenwashing

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Analysis by MainStreet Partners focuses on Article 8 and 9 investment funds regulated under the EU's Sustainable Finance Regulation (SFDR)

More than a quarter of funds designed to promote environmental investments under the European Union's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) may still be at risk of 'greenwashing', even despite...

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