James Militzer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, it’s difficult to gather reliable data on these emissions, and without solid evidence, this reporting can be an exercise in greenwashing. Such a regulatory and reporting environment will ensure that organisations cannot simply greenwash their way to a better public image. Blockchain-supported platforms allow them to do that.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In the new consultation paper released Monday, SEBI notes the “growing recognition of the significant economic and financial impact of climate change and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks,” which has led to the launch of ESG funds and calls by investors and regulators for ESG-related disclosures.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Anti-greenwashing rules and guidance may become “diamond standard”. Anti-greenwashing guidance proposed by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), as well as the promise of extending the finalised Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDRs) to pension products, has been welcomed by the investment industry.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DESCRIPTION: In recent years, climate change has been making its way into news, media, and even pop culture more and more often. In its latest report , the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the increasingly urgent risks confronting the globe as impacts from climate change mount.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 25, 2023

The policy won’t affect money that has already gone out the door or commitments that have already been signed, there is no published calculation of the future subsidies that will now be foregone, and the documents provide no cost figures for 129 non-tax measures that could be shifted as a result of this week's announcement.

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James Militzer

JUNE 21, 2024

The report attributed this decline to methodology changes made by Alliance member US Sustainable Investment Forum, which tightened its standards regarding what qualifies as a sustainable investment in an attempt to address rising concerns about greenwashing.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 6, 2023

The recent tide of stories about greenwashing and divergent ESG ratings by financial actors have called into question the whole enterprise. The old paradigm sees things in terms of a zero-sum, competitive business landscape where ‘distractions’ like climate change must be ignored for the sake of profit. A tale of two paradigms.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The average human feels a little freaked out about climate change and the impacts on not only their lives, but their children's lives. [00:01:16] 00:04:04] Suzanne: So, we saw a lot of greenwashing happen through the, through the teens. And the report is a disclosure document. And so, it has created this new phenomenon.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2023

Critics erroneously charge that ESG investing prioritizes addressing climate change or diversity over returns and that corporations don’t – and shouldn’t have – any responsibilities beyond making money. If being a diverse organization improves performance, they should document and share the information and data.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“Plastic is now pouring into the natural world at a rate of one garbage truck a minute, creating a crisis for wildlife, the climate and public health. Only in 2017, following the leak of internal documents, did Coca-Cola finally make a U-turn in its opposition to DRS in Scotland. Case study: Coca-Cola. million tonnes per year.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Protected status for ESG investment products could mark the beginning of the end for greenwashing for UK investors. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to clamp down on so-called greenwashing by, in effect, giving protected status to key terms connected with ESG-led investing.

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We Mean Business Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the Lancet issues a sobering reminder of what is at stake: climate change is worsening food and water insecurity, impacting health and the ability to work, and increasing the spread of infectious diseases. Further, not nearly enough companies are developing and disclosing credible climate action plans.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2023

Europe is leading the way with flagship regulations including the EU Taxonomy and CSRD, which provide a clear framework to define truly sustainable projects and mitigate “greenwashing”. One type of data that comes very often in unstandardized form is sustainable finance data. Essentially, ChatGPT for ESG.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 10, 2023

The metrics are there to create a true culture of sustainability within the companies that use them, so if you are trying to determine which companies are ‘true green’ while others may be greenwashing, ask whether the metrics they follow are driven by that culture of sustainability. The post ESG’s Fab Five appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Chris Hall

MAY 31, 2024

Dr Torsten Schwarze, Partner at Morgan Lewis, explains how two EU directives will shape Europe’s legal framework to restrict greenwashing. In this article, we summarise the content of both and explain how they are intended to interact in the EU’s fight against greenwashing.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. Countries and companies have taken responsibility for climate change and raised their carbon emissions reduction ambition.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The disclosure framework document then outlines the specific information needed under each sub-element. . The TPT framework mirrors these five overarching themes, but recommends disclosures across 19 sub-elements, including carbon credits, incentives and remuneration, and financial planning.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The disclosure framework document then outlines the specific information needed under each sub-element. . The TPT framework mirrors these five overarching themes, but recommends disclosures across 19 sub-elements, including carbon credits, incentives and remuneration, and financial planning.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 7, 2022

They care more about a range of sustainability issues, especially climate change and diversity and inclusion, and have asked for more data – and for evidence of positive impact. But that will take time and, in the meantime, the authorities are focusing on other ways to limit and expose ‘greenwashing’. US developments.

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Chris Hall

JULY 31, 2023

According to van der Heijden, AI covers the “full gamut” of current ESG teams’ workload, adding that companies “sitting on their hands” with regards to AI adoption risk being “left behind”.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 22, 2022

At the same time, the credibility of their climate strategies has been brought into question both by greenwashing scandals and recent analyses of the Paris-alignment of fund offerings. . For NZAOA members, specifically, the document offers best practices for further operationalising the? Phasing down and out . commitment ?they

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

And there are wider issues around the VCMs already in operation, such as credit pricing, third-party verification and reducing the risk of greenwashing. . trillion by 2030, to boost resilience and deal with the loss and damage caused by climate change impacts. . degrees of climate change. .

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Chris Hall

JULY 11, 2022

To be included in the taxonomy, gas-fired power or heat assets must have lifecycle emissions below 100 grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour or “meet a number of stringent conditions and obtain a construction permit by 2030”, according to the Commission’s Q&A document. Members of the Joint ECON/ENVI Committee previously objected to the DA. .

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 20, 2023

UN Climate Change’s NDC synthesis report found they would collectively only deliver a 5.3% C of climate change by 2100. Jakob Thomae, Project Director at the Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), cautions against reading too much into a specific form of words in a single document. The official verdict was clear.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Furthermore, an over-complicated and intricate system would be more susceptible to misinterpretation and thus heighten the risk of greenwashing,” Eurosif said. . The criteria defining these categories included general characteristics, pre-investment strategies, post-investment strategies, performance measurement, and documentation. .

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 29, 2023

In what may be a first for a federal budget in Canada, the document includes an RBC Economics chart that shows electricity from solar and wind costing less than natural gas. “As This massive battery manufacturing facility will represent a significant portion of the North American battery manufacturing sector,” the budget document states. “It

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Is the burgeoning 'plastic credits' market a new wave of greenwashing? Many studies have documented that as waste plastics started to pile up, the industry pushed recycling as the solution – even though most commercial plastics can’t be recycled, and the hundreds of varieties of plastics are nearly impossible to sort efficiently.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 8, 2023

The Bonn Climate Conference got under way this week by unveiling a new phase in accountability and transparency of non-state net zero commitments. Staying the course – Before the US anti-ESG lobby set its sights on the members of Net Zero Insurance Alliance , leading members challenged investor-led engagement initiative Climate Action 100+.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 23, 2025

Only by moving from averages to actuals audited at reasonable assurance can freeriding and greenwashing be avoided, thereby protecting such valuable investment and our planet. This innovation empowers organizations to accurately account for, analyze and report carbon footprints across products, services, and organizational units.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 14, 2025

One of the first senior central bankers to flag the financial risks of climate change , he played a leading role in both the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero. This at least will have the practical benefit of helping to put the era of greenwashing behind us.

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