ABS investors to combat greenwashing through data, standardization

The Biden administration has vowed to focus efforts on clean energy and sustainability, and the impetus has trickled down to the securitization market. One of the growing pains of the shift to ESG in the market is greenwashing, which often happens due to a lack of standardization. However, market sources say it’s too early to ask for standardization — the first step may be for ABS-issuing companies to get started on their own frameworks and aggregate data.