Article Divestment Greenwashing Net Zero 
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. 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. Michael Holder.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Renaming trend may lead to a short uptick in greenwashing, but ultimately will accelerate the path to net zero and offer sustainable investors more choice. The decision to rebrand a fund often raises eyebrows, with investors “intuitively suspicious” of the activity due to greenwashing concerns among others.
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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. Sustainable investments should grow as divestment from carbon-intensive industries intensifies. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
McMurdo anticipates more such rebellions this year, which he says reflects the pervasive greenwashing evident in net zero plans. LAPFF focused on changes to executive pay and discussed Persimmon’s commitment to ensure that all new homes are net-zero by 2030. Disputing divestment.
Chris Hall
APRIL 12, 2023
Large institutional investors have taken divergent approaches to managing the climate risks in their portfolios, with some pension funds divesting fossil fuel holdings. Meanwhile, many have opted to retain their stakes and influence in other carbon-intensive firms as their net zero transition plans evolve.
Corporate Knights
AUGUST 13, 2024
From 2021 to May this year, 22 investors, including banks and pension funds, have divested from JBS or its subsidiaries, citing its links to biodiversity loss and governance issues, according to the Financial Exclusion Tracker project. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments — the buzzword du la semaine was "net-zero" with Walmart declaring a zero-emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean by 2030.
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