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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€17.9mTotal of monetary amounts
€17.9mLargest single case: DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.
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1 case

25 Sep 2023 DWS Investment Management Americas Inc.DWS Investment Management Americas: 19 million USD for misleading ESG statements USAMisleading environmental and sustainability claims €17.9m

From 2018 until the end of 2021, the Deutsche Bank subsidiary presented ESG as part of its ‘DNA’ but did not implement the ESG integration policies it had promised. It is paying 19 million USD for the ESG misstatements; in separate proceedings over deficiencies in its anti-money laundering programme, a further 6 million USD was added.

What organisations can take from it

ESG marketing statements must be backed by processes that are actually practised and documented; otherwise they become a regulatory risk.

Relevance to training and awareness

Truthful sustainability communication in sales and marketing

Authority / court
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Misleading environmental and sustainability claims
Legal basis
Sections 206(2), 206(4) Investment Advisers Act; Rules 206(4)-7 und 206(4)-8
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Financial services and insurance
Published
25 Sep 2023

Original amount 19,000,000 USD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 25 Sep 2023.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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