The FCA has launched a package of measures to improve the 'trust and transparency' of sustainable investment products and tackle 'greenwashing.'

Investment and wealth manager Quilter Cheviot is to offer training to financial advisers on how to spot and deal with ‘greenwashing’ - unrealistic and incorrect claims about the green credentials of investments.

The Financial Conduct Authority will host an international forum designed to develop tools to tackle the rising tide of greenwashing in financial services.

Half (46%) of UK Financial Planners are worried about greenwashing, according to a new report.