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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Some boards approve, some feel comfortable doing so and are hoping for the best; others are afraid to be called out on greenwashing but approve them anyway, because "everyone else" are setting goals. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Pull Quote.
COP26 kept sustainability at the top of every executive’s agenda, while social movements and supplychain challenges forced a dramatic rethink. There is still a lack of trust regarding organisations’ ESG claims and a perception that companies are guilty of greenwashing or only reporting on positive progress.
Offsetting also helps our customers reduce their carbon footprints for water services, gets our carbon reduction strategy and targets in place, and starts reducing our own operational emissions which in turn influences our supplychain. Since COP26, prices have skyrocketed, so buying as much as possible in advance is advised.
Complex SupplyChains designed to run efficiently failed under the pandemic. Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supplychains and prevented firms to meet their demand. ESG trends in 2022: Sustainable SupplyChains.
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The UN High-Level Expert Group on the Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities issued its recommendations for eliminating ‘greenwashing’ from net zero pledges, which emphasised the need for “significant near- and medium- emission reductions” in 2050 decarbonisation plans. .
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