SFDR: Is the push to police ESG investing bringing promised clarity?

But with the rules leaving a lot of room for interpretation on what exactly constitutes a green fund, the industry is calling for clarity amid the confusion. Under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), asset managers started disclosing information on their funds to prevent greenwashing and help investors distinguish between the different ESG strategies available. "It has not yet resulted in a ‘level playing field'," Ashley Hamilton Claxton, head of responsible investing at Royal London Asset Management, told Investment Week.  "This is because the regulation as writt...