RENDRE LE MONDE INTELLIGIBLE POUR AGIR AUJOURD’HUI ET IMAGINER DEMAIN

A survey of 1,026 French citizens reveals that 60% believe sustainable or ISR-labeled investments should not finance oil companies developing new fossil fuel fields, and 64% consider such financing to be a form of greenwashing.

• A majority of the French population opposes the inclusion of oil companies developing new fossil fuel projects in sustainable, green, or responsible investments, such as those with the ISR (Investissement Socialement Responsable) label. Specifically, 60% of respondents believe these investments should not finance such companies, with 29% being completely opposed.
• Two-thirds of the surveyed population view the financing of fossil fuel projects through "green" investments as a form of greenwashing, which the document defines as using misleading ecological arguments to improve a corporate image. 29% of respondents believe this constitutes greenwashing "completely."
• Opposition to financing fossil fuel projects via green funds is higher among older populations and those with higher incomes. 71% of French people aged 50 and over support the exclusion of these companies, compared to 50% of those aged 18-49. Additionally, 69% of households earning at least 3,500€ per month support the exclusion, compared to 53% of those earning less.
• Opposition to fossil fuel financing in green funds spans the political spectrum, though it is most pronounced among supporters of the Greens (73%) and Les Républicains (70%). Other groups showing opposition include the left (62%), the presidential majority (61%), the far-right (61%), and those with no partisan preference (57%).
• While younger generations are less likely to reject current ISR label criteria overall, they are more likely to identify the potential for greenwashing within those regulations. 71% of people under 35 and 68% of those aged 35-49 identify the possibility of greenwashing, compared to 60% of older generations.

APA

Reclaim Finance (n.d.). RENDRE LE MONDE INTELLIGIBLE POUR AGIR AUJOURD’HUI ET IMAGINER DEMAIN. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sondage-Label-ISR.pdf

Chicago

Reclaim Finance. RENDRE LE MONDE INTELLIGIBLE POUR AGIR AUJOURD’HUI ET IMAGINER DEMAIN. n.d. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sondage-Label-ISR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{reclaimfinancendrendre, author = {{Reclaim Finance}}, title = {{RENDRE LE MONDE INTELLIGIBLE POUR AGIR AUJOURD’HUI ET IMAGINER DEMAIN}}, institution = {Reclaim Finance}, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sondage-Label-ISR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }