Right disclosures boost confidence in green investments

The growth of green investments, including the increasing array of financial products, has attracted the attention of investors, policymakers, and various stakeholders due to their potential to deliver financial returns, alignment with societal values, sustainability and climate-related objectives.

Growing investor demand has yielded to a growing need to build investor confidence as to the “greenness” of the investments. However, not everything that is labelled as ‘green’ actually fulfills the green promise.