Chris Hall

JUNE 19, 2023

The EU’s landmark sustainability due diligence directive marks an “increasingly aggressive” regulatory approach in assessing textile firms’ supply chain impacts amid green claims clampdown. It also noted a rise in international efforts to crack down on disingenuous ‘green credentials’.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Solar PV Manufacturing Capacity Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5 Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

He noted that environmental footprint labels may not be as effective to drive positive change up the supply chain, and referenced a 2020 Compare Ethics study which found that only 20 percent of consumers trust eco labels.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

In a separate announcement, Walmart joined forces with Schneider Electric to "educate Walmart suppliers about renewable energy" and accelerate deployment with the aim of removing a gigaton of carbon from its supply chain (aka Scope 3 emissions). . Google committed to becoming powered by clean energy — in real time — by 2030. .

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

EcoVadis has a long track record helping major manufacturers like Henkel, Husqvarna, and PSA Group drive sustainability in their supply chains, reflected in the breadth of private companies EcoVadis has ESG data for and its many integrations with supply chain software.”. “As

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

The group says it believes that the use of LCA can assist with informing evidence-based decisions on product development and design, support supply chain and procurement decisions, track performance over time of packaging changes, improve overall environmental outcomes in line with strategy and policy, and challenge misinformation and greenwash.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Reducing waste in the manufacturing process. This includes your retail space, manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, and even your supply chain partners. An impact screening focuses on how each area of your business and your supply chain are impacting people and the planet. Reducing the carbon footprint.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

billion) in green industries aimed at accelerating manufacturing in key net zero sectors, in addition to a new series of significant reforms designed to rapidly boost the capacity of its electricity grid to address energy transition needs over the coming decades. The UK government announced plans to invest £960 million (USD$1.2

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 18, 2023

The framework will be designed to help guide businesses in recycled content supply chains to improve traceability of recycled materials. Tracing recycled content is a welcome step that can expose greenwashing, while shining a light on the great work done by Australian recyclers.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Pacifists may choose not to invest in companies that manufacture weapons. Social: The impact an organization has on the direct workforce, workers in the supply chain, and communities in which it operates. A history of human rights violations within the organization or their supply chain.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

“It’s because they need specific manmade conditions to biodegrade, and many degrade into microplastics, which contaminate our oceans and food chain for centuries”. Such bioplastics have effectively been ‘greenwashed’, he said, and mis-sold to environmentally responsible consumers and companies.

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ESG Today

JULY 18, 2023

Take an automobile manufacturer as an example. To provide a complete disclosure, the company will likely leverage existing communication channels or create new channels that allow for open discussions on operational efficiencies, supply chain risks, shifts in customer preferences, and potential disruptions.

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Sphera

MAY 13, 2022

Thanks to increasingly strict environmental legislation, national bans on the importation of plastic waste and public pressure, packaging manufacturers, consumer goods producers and retailers are being forced to rethink their approach to packaging.?. Or biodiversity loss that might be caused by your packaging supply chain?

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

Several of the sessions served as crash courses on technology poised to become indispensable to the consumer goods industry, including AI tools that can help model the effects of crises on the supply chain; data tools that deliver real-time consumer insights; and diverse applications of Web 3 and the Metaverse.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The guideline document, which aims to tackle the ongoing problem of ‘greenwashing’, provides new consumer protections from misleading environmental claims and levels the sustainability playing field for businesses. Of course, when it’s measurable, it can be controlled, monitored, and turned into tangible change.”.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2023

Floods, fires, and extreme weather events can destabilize their bottom lines, disrupt supply chains, affect employee health, and wipe out the infrastructure necessary to run a successful company. If being a diverse organization improves performance, they should document and share the information and data.

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Just as greenwashing can negatively impact reputation, consumers are also looking for sustainable practices that span all organizational operations. This means that technology manufacturers need to demonstrate ethical behavior throughout all their relationships, as well as developing products that minimize environmental impact.

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B the Change

JANUARY 29, 2023

So it’s baked into our DNA: We set out from the start to have a total 360 approach to sustainability without any greenwashing. It means that we put the processes in at the start and collaborated with suppliers and manufacturers to achieve them. Many brands claim to be sustainable but are often accused of “greenwashing.”

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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. But for smaller companies in the supply chain, there will be indirect pressure on them to press forward with reducing their own GHG emissions. Water as a Sustainable Goal According to the U.S.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 9, 2024

For example, businesses using forced labor in supply chains could face an import ban in the US. Examples include companies that help building infrastructure become more energy efficient, manufacturers of alternative energy equipment and companies that are enabling access to medicine or technology.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 13, 2025

More recently, the fund has expanded its investments in a company specialising in aluminium recycling and manufacturing equipment for battery production, while a separate investment was allocated to the electrification of trucks and the decarbonisation of the supply chain.

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Strategic Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 3, 2022

Operational changes like sourcing materials ethically and transparently and standardizing environmentally conscious manufacturing practices are a good place to start. Of course, such efforts vary from industry to industry, but changes can be implemented at all levels of an organization. How far did it have to travel to get to me?

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2023

However, one of the greatest barriers to reaching ESG targets is measurability of progress.  Against growing pressure to cut carbon emissions, the temptation to greenwash away a problem is greater than ever. Take supply chains, for instance. The same level of accountability can also be applied to a waste chain.

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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. scores and find themselves in most big E.S.G.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

For instance, nearly three quarters of executives say that recycling products is a core aspect of their manufacturing strategy, up from 53% in 2022, while over two thirds said they were redesigning products to remove fossil fuel feedstock sources, up from less than half in 2022.

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Chris Hall

JUNE 7, 2024

The result is an ESG investor’s nightmare, combining opaque supply chains with forced labour and resource-intensive manufacturing. Shein, reportedly valued at £51.7

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Impact Investing Principles have been really helpful, especially given the increased scrutiny of funds and concerns over greenwashing. Scores and screening tools can oversimplify when, in reality, every company, supply chain, asset class and industry is complicated. Understanding these nuances is important.

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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. Ambition: Has the company set the right decarbonization targets? Collaboration is key.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When Coca Cola – the world’s biggest plastic polluter , was announced as one of the sponsors for COP27 this year – the world’s largest climate change conference, it sparked a wave of greenwashing accusations. But it’s not something that we can do on our own – we need all of the players in the supply chain on board.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Companies release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to their operations and supply chain. In St John River Forest in Maine (US), The Nature Conservancy bought 75,000 hectares from the pulp and paper manufacturer International Paper. Some companies avoid using them due to the risk of greenwashing.

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Axis Communications Sustainability Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Just as greenwashing can negatively impact reputation, consumers are also looking for sustainable practices that span all organizational operations. This means that technology manufacturers need to demonstrate ethical behavior throughout all their relationships, as well as developing products that minimize environmental impact.

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 17, 2022

The Global Reporting Initiative assesses company activities and supply chains for a wide range of ESG impacts: Environmental: climate change, resource depletion, waste and pollution, deforestation. The following list includes key ESG standard-setting frameworks to track. GRI — Global Reporting Initiative.

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Sense and Sustainability

AUGUST 4, 2020

If we add to this the fossil-fuel dependent supply chain of export agriculture and the deforestation involved in land-conversion for farming, the results are devastating, positioning the agroindustry as among the most significant contributors to climate change. It would not be the first time.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

For example, the nonprofit Textile Exchange launched a Material Change Index , enabling manufacturers to integrate a preferred fiber and materials strategy into their products. German sportswear company adidas committed to using only recycled polyester across its supply chain by 2024. Help could be on the way.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

He stressed the importance of local manufacturing for local circularity, completely eliminating the increasing dependency on heavy transport. He also put pressure on other companies to begin the transition towards decarbonization, “Those companies that set goals for 2050 but not 2030 are indeed practicing greenwashing.”

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 29, 2023

The 270-page document lays out eight priorities for the shift to a clean economy: electrification, clean energy, clean manufacturing, emissions reduction, critical minerals, infrastructure, electric vehicles and batteries, and major projects. Canada will need to invest heavily in renewable generation,” the budget says.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Read the full story at Ag Daily. I received an email from a marketer touting the latest announcement from a well-known baking-goods company. She informed me that the company was committed to sustainability and mitigating their carbon footprint.

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