ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The investigation comes as EU regulators and lawmakers have taken a series of actions aimed at addressing greenwashing and protecting consumers from misleading sustainability claims. In the UK , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has focused most of its greenwashing efforts to date on the fashion sector.

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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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ESG Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The greenwashing case was brought by Austria’s Association for Consumer Information (VKI). SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues, providing substantial emissions reductions relative to current fossil-based jet fuels. between Vienna and Venice.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Smithfield Foods now plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Read more →

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ESG Today

MAY 9, 2025

Adopted by the EU in November 2023 , and taking effect in December 2024, the EuGB regulation was launched by the European Commission to establish a gold standard for green bonds, in order to combat greenwashing and advance the sustainable finance market in the EU.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 12, 2022

To achieve the approved sustainable travel badge,” the survey notes, “each hotel has to share their carbon emissions, water consumption, food consumption and waste, animal welfare, and many other environmental factors.”. Hanson says 85% of the hotel’s waste is diverted from landfill, and the goal is to achieve zero waste.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2025

Standardised approach aims to improve transparency, eliminate greenwashing risks around avoided or Scope 4 emissions. Building blocks The AEP currently covers low-carbon technologies across eight sectors, including power, buildings and waste management. It will be expanded over time.

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Sustainability Update

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Report on every environmental initiative and face allegations of greenwashing? Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Yet, it is difficult to let go of the fear of being called a dreaded greenwasher.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Greenwashing in Brand Marketing. There is a growing public perception that some organizations are engaging in what has been termed “ greenwashing.”. Greenwashing encompasses several unsavory marketing practices by organizations hoping to cash in on public demand for sustainability. How to avoid greenwashing.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

The heavier lift comes from sustainable aviation fuel — SAF, for short — which can be made from a variety of substances, including used fats and oil as well as agricultural waste. Japan Airlines said it will start using biofuel made from household waste beginning in 2022. It’s not just passenger carriers.

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Sustainability Matters

JULY 3, 2022

But perception and reality of a company’s credentials can vary widely, and after years of media reports and widespread concern around ‘greenwashing’, the ASX recently announced a crackdown on ethical funds , joining ASIC to fight against those using the market disclosure system to fake green credentials. That’s exactly what greenwashing is.

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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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Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 31, 2022

Each tracker contains less than two grams of lithium and can be recycled with plastic waste, according to Moeco’s press materials. However, I also think a tracker that can subsequently be tossed is an easy business model to develop and an even easier sell, which means I cynically think this may be a case of greenwashing.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Companies in the plastic value chain play a crucial role in supporting states as they have the data needed to address the full lifecycle of plastics and support investment in circular forms of waste management globally. This was stated by the Plastic Footprint Network at the event.

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ESG Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Billion Green Bond Private Equity & Venture Capital JPMorgan Builds Out Sustainable Growth Private Equity Team ESG Data Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €5.2 Million to Build Out Platform Sustainable Protein Company Unibio Announces $70 Million Investment from SIIG Exec Moves Mirova Appoints Zineb Bennani as U.S.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It also alleges that they failed to dispose of waste properly, and exacerbated flooding by clearing forests in water catchment areas. Instead of greenwashing, these multi-billion dollar companies should use their public platforms to ensure AAL remedies the harm it has done to impacted communities and the environment.”

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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

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B the Change

OCTOBER 8, 2022

billion metric tons of plastic waste generated between 1950 and 2015, only about 9% of it has been recycled. s plastic waste converted into new products in 2021. It takes waste plastic, heats it at high temperature, and then creates a low-grade fossil fuel.” Greenwashing Groups?

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ESG Today

MAY 6, 2024

At launch, the new Hong Kong Taxonomy covers 12 economic activities across 4 sectors, including power generation, transportation, construction, and water and waste management. Going forward, the HKMA said that it aims to expand the taxonomy’s coverage to include more sectors and activities, including adding transition activities.

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Capaccio Environmental

MAY 3, 2022

Greenwashing” is the act of misleading or falsely claiming that a company’s products or processes are more “environmentally friendly” or “sustainable” than they really are. Some of the common areas that companies will track KPIs are for usage and emissions of water, energy, materials, waste, and supply chains.

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3BL Media

JULY 19, 2022

SAP’s focus on green customer experiences supports businesses with climate transparency, waste reduction, and circular practices – all while prompting long-term behavioral change. Reduce Waste. We know that forward-thinking businesses are eager to respond to customers’ appetite for sustainability. Embrace Circularity.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Businesses and investors have a critical role to play in each of these action domains, especially when it comes to shifting to more sustainable production and manufacturing processes, investing in energy efficiency and waste reduction, conservation of natural resources, and investing in climate solutions that also support biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

For example, despite nearly every survey showing that a sizable majority of consumers want to reduce their own plastic waste, the pandemic has necessarily increased the use of single-serve and disposable products and packaging. That feels like an honest appraisal, more so than most survey results by purportedly green-shopping consumers.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

along with ongoing corporate greenwashing and fossil-fuel disinformation, it’s sometimes hard to tell if society is moving forward or slipping back. Given the recent backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in the U.S., You follow the money, of course.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Carpet waste is a huge issue in UK, as an area the size of Birmingham is thrown away every year. Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 19, 2022

Sustainable and responsible sourcing: Supply chain diversity has been readily adopted by companies in recent years, but what about carbon, water, waste, and other elements of ESG that companies still need to tackle with their suppliers? Net zero emissions: How can your company work toward a carbon neutral status?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

It also investigated the most prominent group initiatives, such as the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, that these companies have signed up to. Images of animals choked by plastic and mountains of plastic waste are published daily. Case study: Coca-Cola.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Gaute Juliussen, CEO and Founder of Toraphene, commented: “Amidst a climate crisis, plastic waste is known to be a huge, global problem and many plastic alternatives now exist, so why don’t we see them everywhere?”. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Organizations should consider integrating circular principles in their business models to reduce waste, extend the lifespan of their products, and appeal to sustainability-conscious consumers. Close the perception gap As sustainability initiatives become more prevalent across companies, consumers are becoming more skeptical of greenwashing.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The group says it “has demonstrated how the voluntary approach can deliver measurable outcomes, with the Courtauld Commitment reducing the UK’s food waste by 27% since its launch 17 years ago.” The agreement is a catalyst for change around reductions in GHGs and food waste, and is delivering sustainable water management.

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3BL Media

MARCH 21, 2022

Greenwashing,” or misrepresenting investment processes and objectives to clients, is a real risk. The market has told us that ceding responsibility for social change to governments alone, as some critics suggest, would be a mistake and a huge wasted opportunity. To be sure, the sustainable investing boom is not without risks.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

Microsoft has engaged extensively in sustainability initiatives, including committing to becoming carbon neutral, water positive, and zero waste by 2030. Consumers are now rightly attuned to potential greenwashing; in response, brands are becoming too precautionary and restrictive in their approach to sustainability communications.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues. It’s not about offsets or things that are just greenwashing. SAF producers estimate the fuels can result in lifecycle GHG emissions reductions of as much as 85% relative to conventional fuels. This fund is unique.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Sanch Gupta and Milton Calderon Donefer have saved 52,000 pounds of food from going to waste and delivered more than 60,000 meals to homeless shelters in eight cities. million tonnes of plastic waste over the following decade. I firmly believe in waste reduction and working on leaving the world a better place than I found it,” he says.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

More broadly, growing requirements to provide ESG-related disclosure are expected to raise legal, regulatory and reputational risks for companies, both on their ESG positioning, as well as the potential for misrepresentation, particularly for financial institutions, as financial regulators turn their focus to addressing greenwashing concerns.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

The oil industry pioneer is now the leading supplier of SAF, which is made from forestry and agricultural waste, used cooking oil and – contentiously – palm oil and animal fats. Neste is well aware of the aviation industry’s epic decarbonization difficulties and is gambling its whole future on transportation biofuels. billion litres).

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2024

Greenwashing also remains a major concern among industry insiders, with 94% of respondents believing it is prevalent in the UK. Lee Marshall, Director of Innovation and Technical Services at the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), said: “It is always valuable to get insights from those who work in the sector.

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