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How Big Oil's spin doctors are influencing influencers

Corporate Knights

Today the PR industry propping up the sector is considered one of the biggest obstructions to climate change mitigation. As the medium goes digital and the message becomes more subtle and diffuse, pro-oil marketing is being baked into our social media feeds and infiltrating climate conferences.

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Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal

GreenBiz

I started doing this in 2007 and, with a few exceptions, continued it annually through last year. This year, I’m changing it up, for several reasons. Consider a recent global survey conducted by the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law, focused on climate change risks and their related costs.

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Going Green Without Greenwashing

Sustainability Update

Report on every environmental initiative and face allegations of greenwashing? Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Yet, it is difficult to let go of the fear of being called a dreaded greenwasher.

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

At 28, Kurtis Layden, senior policy advisor in the Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has been a key advisor on the federal ban on some single-use plastics, taking effect in 2025. Ultimately, I hope to inspire others [so] that we can change the status quo.”. Kurtis Layden. 28, Ottawa. Pratap Sandhu.

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AllianceBernstein: Making Sense of ESG-Labeled Bonds

3BL Media

Many investors are already familiar with green bonds, which have been on the market since 2007. Importantly, investors should be sure that the issuer’s projects are genuinely environmentally beneficial and not misrepresented, or “greenwashed.” One development that helps frame certain types of impactful projects comes from Europe.

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ESG alphabet soup: making sense of the regulations

Sustainability Matters

Growing concern about climate change added pressure to reduce a company’s carbon footprint. But it took the financial crisis of 2007 to turn the spotlight on excessive risk and expose whole industries to accusations of corruption and greed. The following list includes key ESG standard-setting frameworks to track.

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How cracks emerged in Africa's plan to plant a wall of trees across the continent

Corporate Knights

More than you’d expect for someone who spends his time working on the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change in his native Kenya. And certainly more than you’d expect for someone who had to leave his home in Trans-Nzoia County, on Kenya’s western border, because of flooding caused by the climate emergency.