Chris Hall

AUGUST 18, 2022

By contrast, one response was flatly opposed to the plans, describing them as “futile” and “arbitrary”. At issue is the practice of greenwashing, in which dubious or over-stated claims are made for the environmental or social impact of green-labelled funds and other financial products.

Greenwashing 40

Greenwashing Corporate Social Responsibility Green Investing 40

3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

Historically, employees, customers, investors, and other stakeholders have been cynical about corporate reports on sustainability and corporate social responsibility issues.

COP26 130

COP26 Corporate Social Responsibility Supply Chains Supply Chain 130

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Recommendations by the financial industry to better integrate environmental, social, and governance issues in analysis, asset management, and securities brokerage. . ESG ratings are questioned, accusations of greenwashing are proliferating, and debate about the purpose and integrity of ESG investing is ongoing.

Greenwashing 98

Greenwashing Corporate Social Responsibility Data Analytics Climate Change 98

B the Change

AUGUST 28, 2022

As pressure mounts for companies to act on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, corporate social responsibility and marketing teams are leaning into purpose-driven campaigns as an innovative way to tell their brand’s story. There is an abundance of evidence that consumers want measurable impact.

Digitalization 105

Digitalization Corporate Social Responsibility Supply Chains Supply Chain 105

Stanford Social Innovation

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As discussions about ESG become more and more polarized—while progressive politicians push for aggressive regulations, billionaires like Elon Musk call it a “scam” and nonprofits accuse businesses of greenwashing—leaving consumers increasingly confused.

Corporate Social Responsibility 136

Corporate Social Responsibility Supply Chains Supply Chain COP26 136

James Militzer

MARCH 2, 2023

This case explores how the company’s culture and corporate governance structure may have contributed to this crisis. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? In retrospect, how should the VW CEO have reacted to the news from the EPA?

Supply Chains 98

Supply Chains Supply Chain Climate Change Development 98

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. Ethical consumers look for a broader way to measure the success of a business that includes concern for social causes, the environment, and ethical practices.

Corporate Social Responsibility 52

Corporate Social Responsibility Supply Chains Supply Chain Impact Investing 52

B the Change

JULY 7, 2022

From a company’s perspective, sustainable finance refers to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). CSR refers to the set of corporate activities that improve human or environmental well-being. Intentionality means that investors intend to make a positive environmental or social impact through their investments.

Banking 98

Banking Chief Sustainability Officer Impact Investing Paris Agreement 98

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

There’s a lot of talk about greenwashing with all of these financial institutions pledging to meet net-zero by 2050 … I am working to get financial institutions to actually take action on their net-zero commitments.” that works to phase out global coal power generation.

Climate Change 304

Climate Change Net Zero Development Waste 304

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.

Greenwashing 40

Greenwashing Corporate Social Responsibility Development 40

Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

Things get even harder to score and benchmark when you get into what we at GaiaLens call the ‘communities’ stakeholder group and its impact within the social pillar. This is arguably what, pre-ESG, corporations might have put under the banner of corporate social responsibility. Public Health.

Greenhouse Gas Protocol 52

Greenhouse Gas Protocol Stewardship Code Corporate Social Responsibility Greenwashing 52

Steven Mintz

JUNE 5, 2024

Moderator: Joan Lee, Fairfield University The Effect of Public Criticism on Corporate Greenwashing Leting Liu, University of Toronto – Rotman, Ontario, Canada (Presenter) Discussant: W. ESG – Room 1 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – Room 2 Behavioral Ethics – 1.5

Corporate Social Responsibility 74

Corporate Social Responsibility Supply Chains Supply Chain Greenwashing 74

Just Capital

JUNE 2, 2022

Something related to all of this is where ESG [environmental, social, and governance investing] is headed. Under Gary Gensler, the SEC is very clearly working to reduce and also police “greenwashing.” The movement has definitely progressed significantly in the last few years.

Corporate Social Responsibility 105

Corporate Social Responsibility Net Zero Supply Chain Supply Chains 105

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

However, companies are often lost in a series of topical buzzwords such as ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’. We call out greenwash. We engage with business leaders to be knowledgeable about their impact and their companies' impact.

Greenwashing 130

Greenwashing Climate Change Corporate Social Responsibility Social Sustainability 130

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Professor Yilin Shi (a CSRHub subscriber) reported evidence that many companies may be “greenwashing” their supply chains. CSRHub ratings can be used to drive corporate, investor and consumer decisions. CSRHub is a B Corporation. Eco tourism is growing 10% to 30% per year and already represents 5% to 7% of its market.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Supply Chains Corporate Social Responsibility Greenwashing 130