Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 19, 2023
In any event, critics note, the system only deals with the downstream issue of plastic already in the environment, and not the issue of the manufacture and use of plastic in the first place. Nothing in the certification system calls on manufacturers to make or use recyclable or biodegradable plastics or improve production, Ledesma says.
B the Change
OCTOBER 25, 2022
A look at how to spot greenwashing and learn from companies that are telling transparent stories about their environmental footprint. We talk about how to spot greenwashing and learn from companies that are telling transparent stories about their environmental footprint. How can these same players combat greenwashing?
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Corporate Knights
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Those cheaper materials, paired with outsourced labor, efficient manufacturing and reduced trade barriers, caused the price of consumer goods to plummet. And earlier this month, United Nations negotiators released a draft of the global plastics treaty , which, among other things, outlines a plan to reduce the manufacture of new plastics.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Pork producer Danish Crown has been forced to back-track on its company-developed eco-label the ‘climate-controlled pig’ as Denmark pays increasing attention to climate labels amid allegations of greenwashing. Read more →
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. All stakeholders, including manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and consumers, can access this transparent and comprehensive emissions data.
Corporate Knights
JULY 14, 2022
EE: There’s a general concern about greenwashing and the dissonance between what many companies say they believe about ESG issues and what they are actually doing. Do you feel corporate greenwashing has increased or decreased from the 1970s and ’80s? And what can investors do about it? It must be addressed by changing the economy.
Sense and Sustainability
JANUARY 27, 2021
Editor’s note : This is the first of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What is Greenwashing and How does It Work? Products are greenwashed through the process of renaming, rebranding or repacking. Large scale greenwashing companies have made headlines over the years.
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