Blowing the whistle on ESG

Blowing the whistle on ESG

Last week authorities raided the offices of Germany’s top asset manager DWS Group and its majority owner Deutsche Bank. The raid was spurred by allegations of greenwashing. That is, that DWS had made misleading claims about how sustainable or “green” some of its financial products were. DWS says it denies those allegations and has cooperated with regulators and authorities, but this move has prompted a larger reckoning throughout the financial industry.


At the centre of much of this is former DWS sustainability officer Desiree Fixler. In this week’s episode we hear from the whistleblower herself, and explore her allegations about her time at DWS. The FT’s Patrick Temple-West also explains what this moment means for the future of environmental, social and governance or ESG investing.


For further reading:

German police raid DWS and Deutsche Bank over greenwashing allegations

DWS chief resigns after police raid over greenwashing claims

Deutsche banker takes over asset manager in the eye of an ESG storm

Aggregate ESG confusion


On Twitter, follow Patrick Temple-West (@Temple_West)


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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