Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Some of the world’s richest companies are hiding behind spurious ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutrality’ claims. A new report calls them out for greenwashing. The post Not-Zero: Report finds rampant greenwashing among richest global corporations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Is your energy strategy greenwashing?

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

High-level group releases report at COP27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners.’

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

While linking corporate debt to sustainability targets sounds like a great way of incentivizing companies to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) improvements, a lack of standardized rules has quickly opened the door to greenwashing, with some companies using the funds to continue business as usual with little ESG impact. .

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Renew Economy

JULY 12, 2023

Climate Council calls for federal government intervention as Australia's biggest polluters set net zero targets while expanding further into fossil fuels. The post Fossil fuel giants “gaslighting” on emissions, Climate Council calls for greenwash ban appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

An ambitious program could help companies achieve their net-zero goals in a way that also might mitigate greenwashing claims.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Additionally, less than half of finance leaders reported that they believe that their organizations are very likely to hit their major sustainability priorities and targets, such as net zero.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

UN Secretary General warns fossil fuel companies that using bogus ‘net-zero’ pledges to cover up massive fossil fuel expansion is “rank deception”. The post “Poisoning our planet:” Greenwashing, deception and loss and fairness at COP27 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Nasdaq Review the results from a survey that primarily polled corporate carbon credit buyers, who share insight into how the market for durable carbon removal credits has changed over the past year and the role carbon credits play in net zero strategies. How has the VCM changed in the last 12 months?

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ESG Today

JUNE 28, 2024

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that it has commenced work on the development of a new international standard on net zero, aimed at providing clarity and credibility to organizations’ net zero targets and strategies, and to guard against greenwashing.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 9, 2023

The post Net-Zero Climate Commitments. Ambitious Goals or Greenwashing? According to CSE Research, more companies are trying to be in line with Climate standards and frameworks, aiming to secure better ratings related to climate change risk assessment. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Airlines have faced "flygskam" — or flight shame — which has seen some travelers shun air travel, heightening pressure for the sector to demonstrate that it can develop a flight path to net-zero emissions.

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Impakter

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

UN Experts Demand Crackdown on Greenwashing of Net Zero Pledges. This story on the UN group’s greenwashing report was originally published by the Guardian, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. The Guardian.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Other topics include fighting greenwashing and supporting climate regulations. The post UN Net-Zero Guidance Calls for End of Fossil Fuels Financial Support appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A UN-backed group of sustainability, business, finance and government leaders unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at developing clearer standards for net zero pledges made by businesses and other non-state entities, and avoid the use of the commitments for greenwashing.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2022, the Canadian Competition Bureau launched an investigation into whether the Royal Bank of Canada’s advertisements amounted to greenwashing. At worst, it is greenwashing of carbon-intensive businesses, misleading investors and the public.” The complaint called on regulators to establish clearer standards for sustainable finance.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Theme: Navigating the energy transition Register today Thursday 14 November 2024 11:30am – 1:00pm (GMT+4) | Greenwashing: Are your green claims robust enough to withstand scrutiny and avoid greenwashing accusations? With sustainability and transparency at the forefront of the business landscape, the issue of greenwashing has emerged.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Jeremy Lardeau, vice president Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joined the “Net Zero and Well-Being in Life” virtual workshop jointly organized by the G20 Presidency of India and the G7 Presidency of Japan, and hosted by Boston Consulting Group.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 26, 2023

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3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

DESCRIPTION: There’s a growing consensus in both the business and scientific worlds that the 2050 deadline for getting to net-zero carbon emissions is far too late to stave off climate-change devastation. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:LOGI, Logitech, Bracken Darrell, Carbon Emissions, Net Zero.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

According to TPT Co-Chair and Aviva Group CEO Amanda Blanc, the new disclosure framework is being introduced as companies increasingly announce net zero commitments, but many have yet to publish plans to support their targets, with plans that have been disclosed varying in quality, consistency and level of detail.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This week we’re diving into the scrutiny (earned or not) brands face when they make net-zero promises. Companies are facing increased investigations into their strategies, plans, and commitments to reduce their GHG emissions – not just get to net-zero, which can be overly reliant on carbon offsets.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Financial Services Council (FSC), Australia’s financial services industry’s standards and policy setting body, announced the release of new climate-related guidelines for investment managers to set targets, report on risk, and avoid greenwashing.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 31, 2023

Earlier this month, Environmental Defence launched its “Canada’s climate villains” campaign , using graphic-novelesque illustrations and monikers like “Toxic Traitor” and “Ruthless Greenwasher. Last year, it committed to cut emissions by 40 to 45% below 2005 levels by 2030.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Climate and environmental sustainability advocacy group Global Witness announced today that it has submitted a complaint to the SEC, accusing energy giant Shell of greenwashing by misleading investors about the amount of investment it is directing towards renewable energy.

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ESG Today

JUNE 7, 2023

Earlier this year, the ASA released guidance for advertisers making environmental sustainability claims to consumers, and said that it will be taking action to address “entirely unqualified” claims of carbon neutrality or net zero. The post UK Bans Shell, Petronas, Repsol Ads in Greenwashing Crackdown first appeared on ESG Today.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For the report, the organizations examined the emissions reductions pledges and plans of 24 global companies across eight high-emitting sectors, selected as the largest three companies in each of the sectors associated with the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign. Click here to access the 2023 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor.

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ESG Today

JUNE 17, 2024

The European Council today announced today that it has reached an agreement on a series of proposals aimed at protecting consumers from greenwashing, setting requirements for companies to substantiate and verify claims and labels regarding the environmental attributes of products and services.

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ESG Today

MAY 31, 2023

The lawsuit comes as companies globally face increasing scrutiny of their environmental sustainability claims, with consumers and regulators increasingly on the lookout for greenwashing, or claims that exaggerate or misrepresent the impact or sustainability profile of products and business operations.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. Should it happen within a matter of months as proponents hope, its effects will spread around the world to dramatic effect.

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ESG Today

APRIL 16, 2024

The organizations’ key functions include defining and promoting best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, providing technical assistance to companies who set science-based targets, and providing companies with independent assessment and validation of their emissions reduction targets.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 16, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rules which aim to strengthen protections and address increasing confusion and greenwashing concerns around the rapid growth of ESG-oriented funds. DESCRIPTION: The sustainability nonprofit Ceres submitted comments today in support of the U.S. investing public.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 1, 2022

A report out this week appears to suggest so, accusing some of the world’s highest profile businesses of pursuing deeply flawed and partial net zero strategies that amount to little more than “greenwash.” ” Read more →

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John Englart

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Influence Map study: Top 5 net zero greenwash companiesNew InfluenceMap research published 28 November finds that corporate net zero or similar targets are rarely matched by support for government climate policy, with 58% of almost 300 companies from the Forbes 2,000 list found to be at risk of “net zero greenwash” due to their policy engagement.Chevron, (..)

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

This has included legislating a 2050 net zero target and setting a legally-binding target to reduce emissions by 43% by 2030 below 2005 levels. The report also found that greenwashing had overtaken performance concerns as the pre-eminent barrier to responsible investing.

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ESG Today

MARCH 6, 2024

subsidiary of Brazil-based protein giant JBS Foods, the largest global producer of beef and poultry, alleging that the company has made a series of misleading statements about its environmental impact, including its claim that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. It’s possible.” “We

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The FCA’s initiative forms part of a series of moves by regulators globally to address greenwashing risk with clearer investment product labels and disclosures, including a proposal by the U.S.’ Sacha Sadan, the FCA’s Director of Environment Social and Governance, said: “Greenwashing misleads consumers and erodes trust in all ESG products.

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