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Is the burgeoning 'plastic credits' market a new wave of greenwashing?

Corporate Knights

The unaltered stomach contents of a dead albatross chick photographed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific in September 2009 include plastic marine debris fed the chick by its parents. ACC’s Dewing counters that “people say this is greenwashing. But] this is not greenwashing at all.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

In background briefings, officials said the announcement makes Canada the first of the world’s wealthiest countries to publish a detailed implementation plan for a pledge that was first announced at the G20 leaders’ summit in Pittsburgh in 2009.

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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

These are the reported findings of Smoke and Mirrors, a new investigation from the Changing Markets Foundation and UKWIN, which says it has exposed greenwashing from Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK). vi] 2009 UK consumers surveyed by Censuswide on behalf of Changing Markets in November 2019. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.

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Take Five: Twin Peaks

Chris Hall

billion of climate finance for developing countries in 2022, it was revealed this week, exceeding for the first time the US$100 billion annual level set in Copenhagen in 2009. Developed nations mobilised US$115.9

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

during model years 2009-2015, which meant these vehicles’ emissions were far greater than advertised. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? It turned out that the company had installed the device in 11 million cars worldwide , including 500,000 in the U.S.,

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US Insurers Escape Climate Censure at AGMs

Chris Hall

A 2020 report from insurance broker Aon noted that natural disasters caused US$3 trillion in economic damages between 2009-2019, costing insurers US$845 billion, well above the levels seen in the prior decade. And frankly is greenwashing.

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Ethics Research Symposium

Steven Mintz

Moderator: Joan Lee, Fairfield University The Effect of Public Criticism on Corporate Greenwashing Leting Liu, University of Toronto – Rotman, Ontario, Canada (Presenter) Discussant: W. ESG – Room 1 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – Room 2 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5 Audit Quality – Room 1 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5