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Over Half of CFOs Fear Greenwashing Risk as Sustainability Data Problems Persist: EY Survey

ESG Today

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. But Finance comes at it from a different angle.

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First stop: Climate commitments. Next stop: Climate action?

GreenBiz

bank to commit to net-zero emissions generated from its financing activities by 2050. . I’ve spoken to many corporate sustainability professionals that say they don’t publicize their climate commitments. Because yahoos such as me write critical columns about how they’re greenwashing or failing to do enough.

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Guest Post: What Will Sustainability 2.0 Look Like?

ESG Today

Over the last two decades, sustainability has undoubtedly helped to introduce “greener” business practices, but many would argue that these have been largely incremental, from boosting energy efficiency to building trust with consumers and regulators. New models, new ways of thinking Sustainability 2.0

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

Raised by two environmentalists, she’s dedicated to ensuring women have equal opportunity to succeed in our net-zero future. Last year, Folino’s firm made a commitment to make its operations and assets under management net-zero by 2050 or earlier – a challenge he’s embracing with open arms.

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

And then there’s the opportunity for companies to offset their emissions, since trees are a natural climate solution that can help draw down greenhouse gases, especially firms adopting net-zero commitments (see below). Net-zero commitments found infinite potential. BP announces net-zero by 2050 ambition.

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