Switzerland has implemented stricter regulations on sustainable investments, impacting both private and institutional investors. These new rules, effective from early September, require financial providers to clearly demonstrate how invested funds are used, aiming to enhance transparency in what constitutes a sustainable investment. This move addresses previous concerns over greenwashing and the loose application of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards, which often allowed companies with poor environmental records to be classified as sustainable. Transition rules will be in place until 2027, causing some products to lose their sustainable status.

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