K2 launches certification against investment greenwashing

financial-crime advisory firm K2 Integrity Holdings is rolling out an anti-greenwashing certification for investment firms as regulators crack down on false claims about investment products by money managers.

Certification is to verify that firms deliver Environmental, Social and Governance Goals They advertise to individuals, pensioners and other investors. According to a product presentation reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, K2 will use disclosures from the companies they analyze and research from its own investigators.