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Cooking the books: The magical math of ‘climate-friendly’ meat

Corporate Knights

As Tyson’s VP of fresh meats marketing told Progressive Grocer magazine, “We are trying to be upbeat and different, with something that speaks definitively to [millennial and Gen Z consumers].” And Tyson isn’t the only one banking on planet-friendly meat to keep consumers coming back to the butcher. Walmart Canada stocks 2.5

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The music industry changes its tune on climate change

Corporate Knights

Earlier this year Coldplay announced that its air travel would be powered by green jet fuel but was then accused of greenwashing for partnering with Neste, whose controversial “sustainable aviation fuel” might not be entirely green. If the music industry thinks it’s immune to the impacts of climate, it’s so naive,” she says. “We

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The Globalization of ESG Data

3BL Media

Either way, a lot of multinational banks will have to add new elements to their ESG reporting systems. We did a study a couple years ago in conjunction with Site Selection Magazine , on this topic. Professor Yilin Shi (a CSRHub subscriber) reported evidence that many companies may be “greenwashing” their supply chains.

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Evolving ESG Demands

Chris Hall

The absence of standardised rules and consistent approaches, combined with a fast-evolving regulatory environment, requires asset managers and banks to be fleet-footed in order to keep up, let alone stay ahead. . China’s central bank undertakes quarterly assessments of 24 major banks on their green finance performance.

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

Corporate Knights

By 2004, Smithsonian magazine reported that Niger’s Zinder region had 50 times more trees than it did in 1975. Wall of greenwash? In Ethiopia, a report from the World Bank–affiliated Independent Evaluation Group found that Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative, its offshoot of the Wall, had regenerated 45 watersheds.