Ifølge en analyse udarbejdet af Triodos Bank, der investerer i bæredygtige organisationer, indgår storbanker, der finansierer fossile selskaber, i mange grønne investeringsprodukter, uden at investorkunderne er klar over det.
Undersøgelsen viser desuden, at særligt unge investorer er bekymrede over for greenwashing fra finansielle institutioner – for investorer generelt er 59% bekymrede overfor greenwashing.
Roger Hattam, direktør i forbrugerbanken Triodos Bank UK, sagde, at analysen påpeger “the worrying truth about how well-intentioned consumers are being misled about how their money is being invested”. Og at “there are millions of consumers wanting their money to align with their values, but this is not yet matched with real industry commitment to clearly signpost what causes their money is actually supporting.”
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