3BL Media

MAY 7, 2024

Not only would assurance provide stakeholders with confidence in the accuracy of data, it would also aid the organization in compliance with regulatory standards, safeguard against allegations of greenwashing and result in an improved future EcoVadis score. Connect with an ESG specialist at Baker Tilly to learn more.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 /3BL/ - On Tuesday, March 12, Mohamed Abaas, environmental sustainability specialist from Sofidel , will present tips for cutting through greenwashing to improve scope 3 emissions and meet sustainability goals at the Clean Buildings Conference (CBC) in Baltimore. HORSHAM, Pa., customers since 2012.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

This week in ESG news: Shell’s board of directors sued over climate strategy; UK regulator to test asset managers for greenwashing claims; Nordea ties top exec compensation to ESG goals; CDP says only 1 in 200 companies have credible climate plans; KPMG & Workiva partner on ESG reporting solutions; Aviva Investors to require climate transition (..)

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainable investment products and minimize greenwashing. The proposed guidance is designed to help firms better understand the FCA’s expectations under the anti-greenwashing rule and other associated requirements.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

You man run the risk of being accused of greenwashing, only acting sustainably when it is cheap or convenient. This messaging must be corrected to avoid potential greenwashing accusations. Any of your past and future claims and commitments may also be brought into question.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Supply chain emissions are on average 11 times higher than those produced by a corporation’s own direct activity, according to CDP. Most large company carbon emissions come from their supply chains and the SMEs in them. This includes setting a clearer decarbonisation trajectory, as well as identifying carbon emission data gaps by industry.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As the focus sharpens on how governments and businesses are turning net zero commitments into action, We Mean Business Coalition, CDP, Ceres and Environmental Defense Fund have this week released a new report to help companies accelerate their climate journey – via credible climate transition action plans (CTAPs).

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3BL Media

JANUARY 24, 2024

Banks will often have dedicated senior resource in the role of Head of Sustainability Reporting or Head of Sustainability disclosures, supported by specialist reporting teams looking at specific frameworks like TCFD, TNFD, CDP and GHG Protocol. There is still a dotted line into the group sustainability team to provide thematic expertise.

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Banking Value Creation CDP Development 147

Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The initiative is the culmination of the SFC’s fact-finding exercise and industry outreach conducted since mid-2022 to understand matters related to the ESG ratings and data products providers, which are not regulated by the SFC. The post Hong Kong, ICMA Partner on Voluntary ESG Code of Conduct appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

JULY 7, 2021

Without a realistic, actionable plan in place, companies are either ignoring climate impacts or simply greenwashing. The good news is that across the globe, more than 9,600 companies disclose their environmental goals and performance measures in line with guidelines from nonprofit CDP.

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Sustainable Round Table

MARCH 22, 2023

New for 2023, all 18,000+ companies responding to the CDP Climate questionnaire, which includes the vast majority of SR Inc Member-Clients, will have to respond to four new questions on their alignment with sustainable finance taxonomy. In order to achieve this goal and align with 1.5°C,

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 14 TNFD recommendations are designed to be consistent with the four critical pillars of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, and are set to accommodate the different approaches to materiality taken by, for example, (..)

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We Mean Business Coalition

MARCH 16, 2023

The 4 A’s of Climate Leadership guides companies to credible climate action, from using the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to set emissions targets, to disclosing through through CDP. It builds credibility As climate change becomes an ever-more prominent subject, accusations of greenwashing are becoming more common.

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We Mean Business Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

We must have zero tolerance for net zero greenwashing.” Yet the implication that all corporate climate action is tantamount to greenwashing is simply wrong. Thanks to the phenomenal work of CDP, more than 20,000 companies are already reporting their emissions on a voluntary basis. C within reach.

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We Mean Business Coalition

JANUARY 27, 2023

Barriers to progress Companies and governments are under increasing scrutiny to deliver on their climate goals, and concerns around corporate greenwashing are rife, as our recent survey produced with Conservation International, Corporate Minds on Climate Action , highlighted.

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Sphera

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sphera also received a perfect score for its offering that facilitates data collection and data checks for Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, as well as the top score for air emissions management. Sphera was one of only a few of the assessed providers to be accredited by the CDP and certified by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

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Chris Hall

APRIL 7, 2022

The Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) 2021 Global Supply Chain program, which represents 200 member organisations with US$5.5 The CDP report shows that just 2.5% The important point is that companies are taking this seriously and appreciate that accusations of greenwashing can quickly destroy a hard-earned reputation.” .

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Potential evidence of greenwashing. These differences could be evidence of greenwashing.”. In some cases, they have stayed invested and asked companies for more information. For example, they may request assurance that the company won’t end up with stranded assets.”. How balance sheets could change.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 21, 2022

Certainly, investor efforts to secure meaningful data on key environmental performance indicators from large corporates remains an uphill struggle , according to disclosure platform CDP. Greenwashing practices are gradually being closed out, even in the ‘ wild west ’ of the voluntary carbon markets.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 25, 2024

In January, analysis of 26 international frameworks published by French non-profit Reclaim Finance noted a continued lack of a standardised approach to companies’ transition targets, which creates significant greenwashing risk.

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ESG Today

JULY 19, 2023

In this respect, they echoed other sustainability reporting frameworks, such as those provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board. The TCFD recommendations began as voluntary disclosure guidelines and are starting to be adopted more widely.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

These concrete, quantifiable metrics are essential to guard against greenwashing and prevent ‘nature positive’ from becoming another empty buzzword. These nine indicators, distilled from an original list of 600, were chosen for their credibility, science-based characteristic, and alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Moreover, companies will use voluntary frameworks and surveys such as GRI, SASB, CDP, UNGC, and Ecovadis to answer requests from customers, investors and other stakeholders. 2022 Sustainability Summary. Sustainability trends 2023: Net-Zero roadmaps.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

government – the world’s largest purchaser – proposed that all federal contractors must set science-based targets and disclose their environmental impact through CDP, following in Norway’s recent footsteps. In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S.

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Sphera

APRIL 21, 2022

The SBTi is part of the World Resources Institute (WRI) Center for Sustainable Business and a collaboration of WRI, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the UN Global Compact. This has fueled confusion and accusations of greenwashing. The post What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

A new guide from the We Mean Business Coalition, “ The 4 As of Climate Leadership ” defines, in terms of ambition, action, advocacy and accountability, what companies must do to deliver on net-zero commitments and avoid accusations of greenwashing. CalPERS has been using CDP data to analyze the carbon risk of its own portfolio.

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Chris Hall

MAY 1, 2024

SBTi, a UK-registered charity, is a collaboration between the UN Global Compact and NGOs CDP, World Resources Institute and the WWF. Major corporate buyers stepped back from purchasing carbon credits as accusations of greenwashing grew. “I don’t think the organisations have grown up in line with the decisions they are making.”

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

make greenwashing easier to detect and allow companies that are really delivering on climate action to stand out from the crowd. The UN’s High Level Expert Group (HLEG) on net-zero announced their recommendations at COP27. Cemex, Holcim and Titan became the first cement companies to set 1.5°C-aligned C-aligned science-based targets.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2022

SBTi, a partnership between the CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), notably tightened its emissions reduction frameworks last year, having previously accredited strategies aligned to a 2°C rise in global temperatures. Addressing greenwashing.

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Just Capital

DECEMBER 15, 2023

An analysis from CDP found an increase in companies using an internal carbon price or planning to do so in the next two years, though some experts worry this trend lends itself to greenwashing. In the absence of a global price on carbon, Reuters looks into the rise in companies setting their own. workforce seek to unionize.

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Climate Change Net Zero CDP Greenwashing 52

Chris Hall

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Funding from the GCAA is helping train companies in disclosing their impacts and dependencies on nature, in conjunction with CDP. The GCAA looks to map the accountability landscape to understand and then close the gaps and potential loopholes that would allow companies to say one thing and do another on nature-positive action.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

Sanctions for ESG ratings agencies’ conflicts of interest could trigger fines of up to 10% of annual turnover, as the Commission attempts to increase transparency as part of its greenwashing crackdown.

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Carlos Sanchez

APRIL 28, 2021

Examples of ESG ratings and rankings are Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), MSCI , CDP , Sustainalytics or Ecovadis. Finally, SASB GRI, CDP, CDSB, and the IIRC published The Statement of Intent to Work Together Towards Comprehensive Corporate Reporting.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 12, 2023

In its recent report on environmental disclosures by firms in Southeast Asia, covering climate, water and deforestation, disclosure platform CDP found a 25% increase in forest-related disclosures, with growth rates in the region outstripping global trends.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 12, 2021

So, there’s also increased attention — by activists and regulators, as well as investors — to corporate greenwash, in which a company’s actions doesn’t match its proclamations. SASB, GRI, CDP, TCFD, et al. — The revolution in social finance. The “S” in ESG is also rising.

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ESG Today

MAY 7, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Arkema to Cut Emissions Across Value Chain by More than Half by 2030 New York Bans Fossil Fuels in New Buildings Starting 2026 TotalEnergies Sues Greenpeace Over Claims that Energy Giant Significantly Understates (..)

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ESG Today

JULY 23, 2023

Cities Government & Regulators Australia to Launch Decarbonization Plans for Key Sectors Biden Launches $20 Billion Climate and Clean Tech Project Financing Programs Australia Releases Rules for Sustainability Claims to Fight Greenwashing by Companies ESG Reporting & Disclosure Norway’s $1.3

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