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Canada’s new anti-greenwashing rules are not as bad as oil and gas industry says

Corporate Knights

Earlier this month, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers publicly criticized the federal government’s new greenwashing rules, saying they “effectively silence” climate discussion, impeding companies from speaking to Canadians about their projects’ green credentials. Iris Fairley-Beam is an independent legal researcher.

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What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

Sphera

That record was matched in 2020. This has fueled confusion and accusations of greenwashing. Corporate net-zero targets must consider all scopes 1 and 2 according to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standard s. In 2016 the earth’s average temperature was the warmest since recordkeeping began in 1880.

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Overcoming the Challenges of Measuring Social Performance

Chris Hall

For example, the recent landmark climate proposal by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) establishes a disclosure framework based on the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.