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Will free speech derail North America’s climate finance agenda?

Corporate Knights

Federal and provincial regulators are seeking to put an end to greenwashing and investor confusion by fostering common reporting practices across firms. A second, more targeted version of the regulations was given the green light by the Supreme Court in 2007. The rules are also supported by the broader public.

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Going Green Without Greenwashing

Sustainability Update

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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Green to the core? Top business schools are drilling sustainability into their core curricula

Corporate Knights

Schleimer’s own awakening came when she entered academia to teach innovation strategy and realized, even in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2007/2008, that textbooks on the subject were still promoting the “red ocean thinking” of cutthroat competition, compromised value and low cost. Schleimer opted to teach without textbooks.

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Matter of opinion: What the 2021 Earth Day polls reveal

GreenBiz

I started doing this in 2007 and, with a few exceptions, continued it annually through last year. This year, I’m changing it up, for several reasons. First, the number of polls has continued to dwindle. That feels like an honest appraisal, more so than most survey results by purportedly green-shopping consumers.

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Oil industry pioneer wants to lead sustainable aviation revolution. Will it take off?

Corporate Knights

Neste began tinkering with renewable diesel fuel in 2007 and, three years later, launched the world’s biggest renewable diesel plant, in Singapore. In May 2022, Carlos Calvo Ambel, a senior director of the Transport & Environment environmental campaign group, called the band Coldplay “useful idiots for greenwashing” Neste’s image.

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Greenhushing Is Unsustainable

3BL Media

Consumers are now rightly attuned to potential greenwashing; in response, brands are becoming too precautionary and restrictive in their approach to sustainability communications. Brand Finance’s Strategy & Sustainability Director, Robert Haigh , commented, “Brands have to strike a fine balance when communicating about sustainability.

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AllianceBernstein: Making Sense of ESG-Labeled Bonds

3BL Media

Many investors are already familiar with green bonds, which have been on the market since 2007. Importantly, investors should be sure that the issuer’s projects are genuinely environmentally beneficial and not misrepresented, or “greenwashed.” KPIs must be chosen and calibrated carefully.