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DWS trawls more than two million documents as internal greenwashing probe nears end

DWS has planned several changes to its ESG approach since greenwashing allegations emerged last year

DWS boss Stefan Hoops said the asset manager is 'fully committed to ESG'
DWS boss Stefan Hoops said the asset manager is 'fully committed to ESG' Photo: Andrey Rudakov/Getty Images

German asset manager DWS has trawled through more than two million documents over the duration of an internal ESG probe that is nearly complete.

The internal investigation, which began in October 2021, set out to determine whether DWS overstated its ESG credentials.

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