Giorgio Michalopoulos is a freelance journalist and PhD student in economics at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He works with several Italian newspapers, including Valori.it, and is coordinator of the Kritica Economica project, an online magazine of pluralist economic debate.

Basic information

Name
Giorgio Michalopoulos
Title
Journalist
Expertise
environmental investigations
Country
Brazil

Supported projects

How 'green' investments are financing big carbon

  • Energy
  • Environment

MILAN - Asset management companies in Europe are using semantic tricks and regulatory loopholes to sell 'green' investments that actually fund the hydrocarbon industry. Italy's Eurizon, a subsidiary of Intesa SanPaolo, is a case in point.