Scientific Beta

The Iowa Source: "One study from the Paris-based EDHEC Business School, for example, found that many investment funds claiming to meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria use these standards for only 12 percent or less of their overall methods. It’s an unusually small percentage, given that sustainability is their primary selling point."

The Iowa Source 07/10/2021

"(...) Greenwashing, the practice in which companies misreport or deceptively convey environmental or social responsibility to the public, has been on the rise in recent decades as consumers, investors, and policy makers grow increasingly concerned about corporate sustainability. One study from the Paris-based EDHEC Business School, for example, found that many investment funds claiming to meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria use these standards for only 12 percent or less of their overall methods. It’s an unusually small percentage, given that sustainability is their primary selling point. (...)"