Regulators and investors see transparency as key to uncovering greenwashing

As the climate crisis reaches the top of corporate and political agendas, market participants are increasingly singling out greenwashing as a threat to net-zero carbon emission goals.   The lack of accepted global frameworks to measure the ESG ratings of companies and governments complicates the assessment of compliance levels, creating an environment where greenwashing can go undetected, said panellists at the Economist’s ‘Sustainability Week: Countdown to COP26’. Investor fear…