Sustainability Update

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Report on every environmental initiative and face allegations of greenwashing? Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Yet, it is difficult to let go of the fear of being called a dreaded greenwasher.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 14, 2022

Church investors dared to come to annual meetings to ask questions, or even worse, church investors filed shareholder proposals,” she wrote in a 2018 blog about her early work. EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 3, 2022

While some critics are clearly leveraging this issue for political purposes, others are raising valid points about the dangers of greenwashing and how ESG performance vs. impact are ultimately measured. Read more in @VMware’s latest blog: [link] #VMware2030. The second question is more complex. KEYWORDS: NYSE:VMW, VMware, ESG.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2024

How high is the risk of greenwashing? As interest in environmental, social and governance sustainability has grown, so as the risk of greenwashing. As ESMA , the European Securities and Markets Authority, also notes, greenwashing harms investors who want to allocate their resources to sustainable economic activities.

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Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 27, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the first of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What is Greenwashing and How does It Work? Products are greenwashed through the process of renaming, rebranding or repacking. Large scale greenwashing companies have made headlines over the years.

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Sense and Sustainability

MARCH 3, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the second of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What are the Alternatives to Greenwashing? How to Avoid Greenwashing? Groups that validate a company’s sustainability claims can highlight truly effective initiatives while leaving greenwashers behind.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

US regulator urged to prioritise enforcement of new rule to prevent greenwashing. Jessye Waxman, Senior Campaign Strategist at US-based non-profit Sierra Club, also welcomed the adoption of the new rule, which will “help cut down on greenwashing and misleading marketing” to allow investors to invest in line with their values.

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Cisco CSR

JANUARY 30, 2024

You can’t greenwash AI. In 2024, measurable commitments to sustainability have become table s… Read more on Cisco Blogs In 2024, organizations will have greater clarity and insights into achieving sustainability outcomes.

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Edouard Stenger

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This blog is also full of pragmatic solutions and it’s a matter for all of us to adopt them at scale, such as heat pumps, district heating, renewables, electric buses and bikes, bio-based materials and so on… We have all the tools we need to slash greenhouse gases emissions fast. Here are six steps to make your life 1.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

As previously seen on the CSRHub blog, here. Consumers are now rightly attuned to potential greenwashing; in response, brands are becoming too precautionary and restrictive in their approach to sustainability communications. Republished with permission.

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3BL Media

JULY 14, 2022

Recently, several brands including H&M stopped using a tool that tries to measure the sustainability of garments over concerns about greenwashing. Read more insights from Nosto’s research on the company blog article.

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Stacey Higginbotham

AUGUST 22, 2023

You may find a blog post or two from me over at the Consumer Reports Innovation Lab , and it’s possible I’ll freelance for other publications in the near future. I am truly grateful. Kevin and I at our podcasting booth at CES 2020. I can’t remember which one of us took this photo. Like I said, this isn’t necessarily goodbye.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 12, 2023

When it comes to growth strategies and future market positioning, the public is getting better at spotting “greenwashing” – the practice of overinflating or fabricating sustainability achievements for the sake of marketing. How ESG Strategy Creates an Advantage for Startups. Thu, 01/12/2023 - 11:30. Type of Content. Standard Format.

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3BL Media

APRIL 20, 2022

If they can’t communicate their sustainability initiatives along with the data to support it they will run the risk of being seen as greenwashing. Watch for more News & Blog updates here and follow us on LinkedIn. If you want to learn more about how you can work with Inogen Alliance, you can explore our Associates or Contact Us.

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Sustainable Round Table

MARCH 22, 2023

C, the European Commission wanted to ensure that companies currently engaged in greenwashing are discouraged, and those making real positive environmental impact are properly credited (this effort is built upon by another recent EU legislative proposal to prevent greenwashing in regard to physical product sustainability).

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Impakter

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Health and well-being have been on the radar of actress Gwyneth Paltrow since 2008 when she founded Goop, an online wellness company that promotes healthy living through blog posts and a marketplace full of original Goop products with everything from fashion to bath and body.

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Steven Mintz

MARCH 8, 2022

However, companies might try to skip it and take on the aesthetic of a sustainable company without making any changes, a practice known as greenwashing. I want to point out that my "Workplace Ethics Advice" blog was rated #5 in the list of the 20th best blogs dealing with CSR.

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Steven Mintz

JUNE 18, 2024

Measuring Sustainability Performance I have previously blogged about the link between ESG reporting and sustainability. In this blog, I will briefly address the question of whether gathering and reporting ESG data really matters. Criticisms of ESG A common criticism of environmental data is “greenwashing.”

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Chris Hall

MAY 24, 2024

According to a recent blog by Emine Isciel , Co-chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, a critical factor will be reducing existing harmful financial flows. Investors will be paying close attention to progress on the GBF’s fourth over-arching goal, the alignment of financial flows.

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Sphera

MAY 13, 2022

For example, McDonald’s was accused of greenwashing when it replaced plastic straws with a more “environmentally friendly” alternative. This short-sighted, reactive approach to sustainable packaging often results in important aspects being neglected, which can lead to reputational damage and high costs in the long term.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 6, 2023

Planet Tracker predicts association with plastics producers could turn into a reputational liability for investors as plastic pollution awareness continues to increase, with potential greenwashing risks accompanied by risks arising from transacting with , and investing in, businesses perceived as high plastic polluters.

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Steven Mintz

MAY 28, 2024

Oakley and Graham relate ethics washing to greenwashing in stating that ethics washing can be used to describe the practice when organizations paint themselves in a better light than warranted and have no way to back the claims. It appears a week doesn’t go by without another safety issue faced by Boeing.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2022

In a recent blog post examining the market development for ESG data and infrastructure, we cited a study valuing the ESG data market at less than US$1 billion, which starkly contrasts the US$35 billion spent on financial data. It’s about the journey, not the destination.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) was established in 2021 in response to concerns that companies making carbon neutrality claims based on their use of carbon credits to offset their emissions were greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 16, 2023

As regulatory and policy experts called for better use of existing tools to tackle greenwashing , rather than imposing further new ones, tempers frayed in the European Parliament on related measures, notably around protecting biodiversity , while European scientists underlined that it’s not just the political clock that is ticking.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2022

She is the founder of Brown Girl Green, which makes inclusive media advocating for environmental justice – everything from podcasts to videos, and blog posts. For my first conversation, I’m joined by Kristy Drutman. After that, I’ll be joined by Wawa Gatheru. Here’s my conversation with Kristy. SOPHIA LI: Hi, Kristy. Welcome to climate talks.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

These words, despite having a nice ring to them, do not support those trying to navigate themselves away from ‘greenwashing’ towards tangible activities that will strengthen their operations and work towards genuine progress. We call out greenwash. Watch for more News & Blog updates here and follow us on LinkedIn.

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Just as greenwashing can negatively impact reputation, consumers are also looking for sustainable practices that span all organizational operations. Globally recognized sustainable development goals (SDGs) are presented in the UN Global Compact , and there’s also a practical need for organizations to take action.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 10, 2022

In the two weeks since our last blog, and the three since the Financial Times’ Katie Martin first tweeted about Stuart Kirk’s fêted and ill-fated climate-risk speech, there’s been an avalanche of comment on the failings and misunderstandings of ESG investing. Rampant criticism of green investment will only accelerate its maturity.

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Sense and Sustainability

AUGUST 18, 2020

Editor’s note : This is the first of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. This week’s article examines water as a human right. The second article can be seen here. Groundwater extraction in California remains a hotly contested topic.

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Sense and Sustainability

AUGUST 4, 2020

That is, they give agribusinesses a chance to ‘greenwash’ their activities through technological fixes, while also accessing new climate financing schemes and carbon markets, until now targeted mainly at forestry.

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Just as greenwashing can negatively impact reputation, consumers are also looking for sustainable practices that span all organizational operations. Globally recognized sustainable development goals (SDGs) are presented in the UN Global Compact , and there’s also a practical need for organizations to take action.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 29, 2025

As previously seen on the CSRHub blog. We were particularly interested in an indicator of an entitys greenwashing activity. We have always been concerned that our ratings might be influenced by greenwashing. Our ratings get input from many stakeholders who could be influenced by a greenwashing companys deceptions.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Launched two and a half years ago, into a world where transition was viewed with suspicion – almost a synonym for greenwashing – the TPT’s guidance materials made transition a tangible and measurable process, giving investors a greater degree of confidence their capital was supporting real-world decarbonisation.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Certifications are a good starting point for companies to help shoppers make more informed and sustainable choices," she wrote in a blog about the announcement. Jenny Ahlen, director of EDF+Business, praised Amazon’s new strategy but said it doesn’t go far enough. Were there other announcements this week?

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Chris Hall

APRIL 10, 2025

It aint over til its over One of the many stories to get swept aside by tariff fever in the two weeks since this blog was last published was the 23 million (US$ 25.6 million) greenwashing fine slapped on asset manager DWS by German prosecutors.

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