Alaistair Marsh

JUNE 10, 2024

Investors in carbon credits have withstood greenwashing scandals and sagging prices. Now there are finally signs of a turnaround

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Companies are facing increased investigations into their strategies, plans, and commitments to reduce their GHG emissions – not just get to net-zero, which can be overly reliant on carbon offsets. Tweet me: Companies Who Communicate Breakthrough When Facing Greenwashing Scrutiny [link] via @porternovelli.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

That means avoiding “greenwashing,” or false communications about environmental action. Greenwashing is a big problem. You’ve probably heard of greenwashing. We define greenwashing and explain why it hurts your company. What Is Greenwashing? Greenwashing can be either intentional or unintentional.

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ESG Today

JUNE 8, 2023

A legal action filed by Dutch campaigners with greenwashing claims against airline KLM has been given permission to proceed to a full hearing by the District Court of Amsterdam. Hiske Arts, campaigner at Fossielvrij, said: “Today’s ruling rightly confirms that climate organisations have a place in combating greenwashing.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply.

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ESG Today

MAY 31, 2023

The lawsuit comes as companies globally face increasing scrutiny of their environmental sustainability claims, with consumers and regulators increasingly on the lookout for greenwashing, or claims that exaggerate or misrepresent the impact or sustainability profile of products and business operations.

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ESG Today

JUNE 17, 2024

The European Council today announced today that it has reached an agreement on a series of proposals aimed at protecting consumers from greenwashing, setting requirements for companies to substantiate and verify claims and labels regarding the environmental attributes of products and services.

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ESG Today

JUNE 21, 2023

The colloquial term for this phenomenon, particularly as it relates to sustainability, is greenwashing, and it’s far from novel. Here’s a quick rundown: Greenwashing is a practice used by businesses to represent themselves as more sustainable than they truly are. Greenhushing refers to a company’s refusal to publicize ESG information.

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Financial Times: Moral Money

JULY 18, 2022

Plus, carbon offsets and lobbying pose greenwashing risks

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3BL Media

JULY 17, 2024

VCM offerings primarily include: Offsets Renewable energy certificates (RECs) Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects The VCM expanded in the late 2000s and through the 2010s to meet escalating demand for carbon offset solutions. But one thing is for certain: action is imperative, both for businesses and for the planet.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 25, 2022

Lack of visibility and perceptions of “greenwashing”. Another risk associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy is that your efforts will be seen as insufficient, or overblown. “One of the lessons of economic history,” the authors assert, “is that successful incumbents can be swept away as a new era emerges.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 18, 2024

In 2023, we purchased carbon offset credits from 16 projects that neutralized approximately 7% of our Scope 3 emissions,” Maple Leaf spokespeople tell Corporate Knights – specifically for products that carry the “carbon zero” marketing label. That includes emissions from animals and meat purchased from suppliers. “In

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Carbon Offsets Markets size. Introduction.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

While almost a third of those questioned (33%) believed carbon offsetting is a viable strategy for achieving net-zero emissions, just 37% have employed it as a strategy to reduce their businesses’ environmental impact. The full report and survey findings can be downloaded here.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition.

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ESG Today

MAY 21, 2023

This week in ESG news: Microsoft signs one of the largest ever carbon removal deals; Deloitte survey finds over 40% of Gen Z & Millennials would switch jobs over climate concerns; EU Parliament proposes ban on green claims based only on carbon offsetting; Morgan Stanley raises $500 million for climate solutions fund; most companies planning to (..)

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ESG Today

JUNE 9, 2024

This week in ESG news: Deloitte study finds over 70% of companies have abandoned M&A deals over ESG concerns; CDP launches new sustainability reporting platform; EU regulators call for action on greenwashing in financial sector; H&M warns against use of carbon credits in corporate net zero plans; Climeworks unveils carbon removal tech breakthrough; (..)

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In line with last year’s survey findings, strategies that focus on carbon removal credits are favored by respondents from larger companies, whereas smaller companies are more likely to have strategies that focus on carbon reduction or avoidance credits.

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ESG Today

MARCH 12, 2024

Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 467-65 to approve a series of rules aimed at protecting consumers from greenwashing, or misleading environmental claims by companies, including requiring companies to submit product marketing claims such as “biodegradable” or “less polluting” for verification before being allowed to use them.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Clean cookstove projects, one of the most popular types of carbon-offset schemes, are probably overstating their beneficial impact on the climate by an average of 1,000%, according to a new study. Read the full story in The Guardian.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

Matthew Shankland, Head of Sidley Austin’s London-based Disputes Resolution Practice, outlines how i nvestor s can mitigate against the increased risk of greenwashing-related issues in company advertising. Under English law, there is no specific cause of action for, or law governing, greenwashing.

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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? Along with producing coffee, the Roar Gill team is committed not only to carbon neutrality, but to continuous improvement. How to Avoid Greenwashing?

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This is generally a voluntarily self-imposed deadline, usually decades away, by which the institution’s emissions will not necessarily actually reduce to zero, but rather by which they will at least be ostensibly canceled out by carbon offsets.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The European Council announced that it has adopted a directive aimed at protecting consumers from misleading green claims and other greenwashing practices, including banning unverified generic environmental claims such as “environmentally friendly,” or “biodegradable” and those based on emissions offsetting schemes.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This transparent and robust claim mitigates the risk of greenwashing or greenhushing, in conjunction with the “Funding Climate Action" label. We recommend that companies take immediate action above and beyond their science-based targets to contribute to reaching global net-zero through climate action beyond their value chain.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

The voluntary carbon-offset market is rapidly evolving and is expected to grow to around $250 billion by 2050 from only $2 billion in 2020. With transparency and accountability as the foundations of ESG investing, it is paramount that sponsors demonstrate that their investments are in fact green and not greenwashed.

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ESG Today

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Following the announcement, however, several environmental sustainability-focused groups criticized the Commission’s proposals, claiming that the new rules are too vague and susceptible to greenwashing. The post EU Commission Proposes Carbon Removal Certification Rules appeared first on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

United Airlines has committed to fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 without relying on carbon offsets. It’s not about offsets or things that are just greenwashing. SAF producers estimate the fuels can result in lifecycle GHG emissions reductions of as much as 85% relative to conventional fuels.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

Additionally, more than half of respondents reported that they would only invest in traditional energy companies if they have robust plans to reduce emissions, and 60% said that they would be likely to purchase carbon offsets for their investment portfolios, if available. Click here to access the report.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Today, we understand what “greenwashing” looks like: A company makes a deceptive claim to appear more environmentally friendly and mislead consumers. All … Continue reading Most companies buying carbon credits are not greenwashing Read the full story in Time Magazine. This has been going on for decades.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

Canadian LNG producers have long had their eye on Article 6, a deeply contentious, nine-paragraph section of the Paris deal meant to support international carbon trading as a way to drive down emissions. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 31, 2022

Linking our factual data to tech-enabled tools is a powerful antidote to ESG ratings confusion and concerns about greenwashing.” Carbon credits rating provider Sylvera has added carbon credit pricing from Xpansiv Market CBL , the spot exchange for carbon offsets, to its carbon intelligence platform.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 13, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Thanks to everything from historic climate policies to being a topic of interest on late night television, the recent focus on carbon offsets — and the Voluntary Carbon Market as a whole — has never been stronger. Cool Effect vets project financials to ensure that it’s clear how all funds are being used.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

There are no risk-free options, especially in such a maturing sector where our understanding of carbon offsetting and reduction is constantly evolving. You need consultants or brokers to help you buy ‘the right’ offsets. Buying carbon offsets is a challenging and alienating experience.

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ESG Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Fossielvrij campaigner Hiske Arts said: “Today’s judgment is a landmark victory in the fight against greenwashing. KLM’s “green” marketing creates a misplaced trust that even if you are worried about the climate crisis, you can board a plane reassured you are not harming the planet. KLM stopped using the advertising prior to the trial.

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ESG Today

APRIL 16, 2024

Additionally, carbon offsetting markets faces a series of challenges, however, with participants often unable to differentiate between high and low quality projects with insufficient or inconsistent data to assess the effectiveness of projects.

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Eco-Business

JANUARY 21, 2025

But thefindings barely scratch the surface of the greenwashing problem in the region, said RimbaWatch, the Malaysianon-profit behind the database. Southeast Asia needs provisions for penalties and better policing of green claims, it said.

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