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FCA imposes anti-greenwashing rule in ESG crackdown

Fund groups will have to adopt new naming and marketing rules for green funds by December 2024

Watchdog's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements drop after multiple delays
Watchdog's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements drop after multiple delays Photo: Daniel Leal/Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority is imposing a new anti-greenwashing rule as it cracks down on spurious ESG claims in the City.

Products cannot be described as having a positive impact on sustainability when they don’t, according to new requirements outlined by the watchdog on 28 November.

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