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Who are the top PR firms greenwashing Big Oil at COP29?

Corporate Knights

This article was first published on DeSmog. The post Who are the top PR firms greenwashing Big Oil at COP29? It has been edited to conform with Corporate Knights style. Read the original story here. appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Some boards approve, some feel comfortable doing so and are hoping for the best; others are afraid to be called out on greenwashing but approve them anyway, because "everyone else" are setting goals. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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The key to combatting greenwashing? An empowered marketing team

Corporate Knights

Increasingly savvy customers want to know about the green options that exist, and a vast majority also want to know what makes them “green.” This shifting trend, combined with the global anti-greenwashing regulatory crackdown spurred by the U.K., the EU, the U.S.

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Advocates blast RBC's new climate targets as 'greenwashing'

Corporate Knights

There’s a dictionary-official definition for RBC’s climate targets: it’s called greenwashing,” said Richard Brooks, climate finance program director at Stand.earth. This article is republished from The Energy Mix. Read the original article.

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Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?

Corporate Knights

Turning COP into a venue for greenwashing Oil and gas did not show up to the COP party uninvited. Article 4 of its foundational document, the UNFCCC, affirms the need to give full consideration to the impact that mitigation measures will have on countries whose economies are highly dependent on income generated from. As former U.S.

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

Corporate Knights

Greenwashing risk Critics see plastic credit systems as little more than window dressing, giving firms an excuse to continue making and using plastic rather than finding alternatives. ACC’s Dewing counters that “people say this is greenwashing. But] this is not greenwashing at all. This article was first published by Mongabay.

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How a new wave of lawsuits is targeting airline "greenwashing"

Corporate Knights

A wave of anti-“greenwashing” litigation is seeking to hold major players in the aviation industry to account for sensational claims of being sustainable, low-carbon or contributing to net zero. Why greenwashing? The rise in greenwashing litigation can in part be attributed to the relative ease with which cases can be brought.