GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. Stephen Woodford, CEO of the Advertising Association in the United Kingdom, believes it therefore is becoming increasingly untenable for advertising, PR and lobbying firms to engage in blatant greenwashing on behalf of fossil fuel clients. "I

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Chris Hall

AUGUST 8, 2024

In the statement it referred to metallurgical coal as “carbon steel materials”, drawing accusations of greenwashing. Divest or wind down? By 2035, it has committed to halve its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions from a 2019 baseline, with goals to hit net zero by 2050.

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James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? The University of Michigan Endowment Fund: Divesting from Fossil Fuels (Published 9.9.2020) In September 2019, there were climate change strikes at the University of Michigan.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

ESG investing has had to overcome numerous challenges, ranging from investor caution to multiple cases of greenwashing. It contrasted the negative performance against benchmarks resulting from divestment from fossil fuel firms with the positive relative returns achieved by funds not exposed to the sector in Q1 2020.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

If divesting from harmful industries, communicate this publicly. Shareholder advocacy and engagement has certainly not been spared from the broader debate around widespread greenwashing in responsible investing. Vote shares and engage with investees and screen holdings on transparent ESG criteria. Collaboration as an enabler.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 10, 2024

We used to be concerned about greenwashing, but now it seems that many companies are deliberately staying quiet in what some are calling greenhushing – the practice of downplaying or keeping quiet about their sustainability initiatives. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. 2023-06-30 U.S.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

More than 1,500 companies are committed to net-zero emissions, triple the number that had made those pledges by the end of 2019. And the mayors of 12 cities — representing 36 million residents — announced their plans to divest from fossil fuels. The intention is to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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