Greenwashing and Negative Reputational Outcomes
摘要
To the extent positive reputational benefits are part of the rationale for executing a sustainable finance transaction, the company (and each financial service provider) risks an opposite outcome. The most prominent negative outcome from sustainable finance is allegations of “greenwashing,” a term without definite meaning but a strongly negative implication. Greenwashing can be understood in multiple different ways, each implying different tactics to manage this risk.