Don't look for perfection in climate assets, say consultants

Some institutional investors are holding back from getting involved in sustainable investing because of a lack of consistent and comparable standards and a fear of greenwashing, but serious investors should not wait for perfection and instead should conduct their own due diligence, consultants have told AsianInvestor. An Australian sustainability industry consultant believes there is an element of “hypocrisy” amongst investors around climate change, based on their need for “perfec…