Eurosif: Response to ESAs Call for Evidence on Greenwashing

Eurosif is highly supportive of the ESAs efforts to clearly define the concept of greenwashing and identify its instances. Greenwashing, if not addressed adequately, may undermine confidence in the integrity of sustainable investment markets and counter the objectives of the EU sustainable finance agenda and many of its regulatory actions aimed at mobilising finance for transition towards sustainability, increasing transparency and fighting greenwashing.

Overall, we believe that the ESAs have elaborated a sound understanding of greenwashing and its multiple facets in the Call for Evidence. In our response, we share some practical considerations and suggestions to further improve the ESAs’s proposals: Read more