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DWS buys Swedish onshore wind farm from ORIT

Law officials continue probe into DWS, as documents seized in Frankfurt

2024 outlook: Sand in the gears of sustainable finance policy

Looming elections and burgeoning disclosure regimes point to a slowdown in sustainable finance policymaking, but the spectre of fines for greenwashing is on the rise, Michael Hurley writes

DWS fined $19m by SEC for 'misleading' ESG statements

Sustainable bond fund assets dip to $34bn in 2022

Despite a bumper crop of fund launches and many established funds reporting robust net inflows, global sustainable bond fund assets fell more than 6% as tough markets dragged on performance. Ahren Lester reports

Sustainability-themed investors 'structurally disadvantaged', says DWS

Sustainability-focused investors are "structurally disadvantaged" compared to mainstream counterparts, by insufficient sustainability-related disclosure standards and high costs for data, according to research by DWS.

DWS launches three Paris-aligned ETFs

ESG litigation risk rising - part two

The second part of this feature on ESG litigation focuses on the risks facing companies. Thomas Cox reports

ESG litigation risk rising

A flood of ESG litigation involving companies and investors is predicted, writes Thomas Cox

Australian regulator launches anti-greenwashing fund guidance

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched guidance for sustainability-related products to combat what it called the "growing risk of greenwashing".