Claims assessment · Product claim

ESG-screened portfolio

Typical treatment across 5 reviewed regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.

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How this claim is typically treated

5 reviewed markets · one comparison

MarketTypical treatmentLegal basisWhat is required
European UnionEUConditional
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SFDR Art. 8 minimums; ESMA fund-names if in name

Disclose screening criteria, exclusions, % coverage; if 'ESG' in name: 80% threshold + CTB exclusions.

United KingdomUKConditional
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FCA SDR naming rules

Screen criteria disclosed; name gated to label conditions.

United StatesUSConditional

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SEC Names Rule (80% policy if ESG in name); marketing rule

80% basket Dictionary termAlignmentThe deliberate process of making strategies, requirements, incentives, data or actions consistent enough to support a shared objective without necessarily making them identical.Read the full definition ; prospectus consistency.

CanadaCAConditional
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Competition Act s.74.01(1)(b.2); CSA fund-names guidance (Jan 2025)

Screen methodology documented.

AustraliaAUConditional

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ACL s.18; ASIC INFO 271

Screen criteria + application evidence (Mercer lesson).

Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026This is an informational comparison, not legal advice.

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Last verified 2026-08-22.

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