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October 30, 2023

In Charts: Article 9 downgrades continue in Q3

Power plant emissions in Germany
Morningstar’s report reveals that 10 former Article 9 funds were reclassified to Article 8 in Q3 2023 as investors continue to be cautious of accusations of greenwashing (Photo: Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Investors say that reclassifying funds from Article 9 to Article 8 allows them more choice to invest where they see fit

The reclassification of funds has picked up again in recent months, after the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation came into force in March 2021, according to a recent Morningstar review of the SFDR’s Article 9 and Article 8 funds. Nearly 280 funds were identified by the report as having been reclassified, the majority of which moved from Article 8 to Article 6 status.

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