With sustainable finance and #responsibleinvestment taking off, concerns around greenwashing and the lack of science-based impact measurement and data verification have been growing.
There are now an increasing number of observations regarding inflationary tendencies in managers and practitioners starting to label themselves as experts in sustainablefinance, climatefinance, or ESG. However, looking at numerous profiles and levels of expertise, only a minority have genuine scientific backgrounds, which is worrisome as we need better impact measurement, reporting, and verification #MRV of green financial products.
People do not become subject-matter experts by completing a short ESG-related online course or attending a week-long sustainability leadership program. These programs are important in raising ESG awareness, but awareness does not equal expertise.
The new concept of competence greenwashing issues is framed in detail and the risks it poses in dealing with complex ESG data. Looking up ESG ratings on a terminal is not the same as critically evaluating ESG data. We need more scientific expertise in the ESG sector by promoting more diverse ESG teams. For climatechange, we trust and listen to scientists; for ESG, we should do the same.
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