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Is the burgeoning 'plastic credits' market a new wave of greenwashing?

Corporate Knights

The unaltered stomach contents of a dead albatross chick photographed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific in September 2009 include plastic marine debris fed the chick by its parents. ACC’s Dewing counters that “people say this is greenwashing. But] this is not greenwashing at all.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

In background briefings, officials said the announcement makes Canada the first of the world’s wealthiest countries to publish a detailed implementation plan for a pledge that was first announced at the G20 leaders’ summit in Pittsburgh in 2009.

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Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

during model years 2009-2015, which meant these vehicles’ emissions were far greater than advertised. Were the sustainability measures and corporate social responsibility offices at VW simply engaged in greenwashing? It turned out that the company had installed the device in 11 million cars worldwide , including 500,000 in the U.S.,

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US Insurers Escape Climate Censure at AGMs

Chris Hall

A 2020 report from insurance broker Aon noted that natural disasters caused US$3 trillion in economic damages between 2009-2019, costing insurers US$845 billion, well above the levels seen in the prior decade. And frankly is greenwashing.

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Investigation reveals almost 130,000 tonnes of carpet incinerated annually

Envirotec Magazine

These are the reported findings of Smoke and Mirrors, a new investigation from the Changing Markets Foundation and UKWIN, which says it has exposed greenwashing from Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK). vi] 2009 UK consumers surveyed by Censuswide on behalf of Changing Markets in November 2019. million a year in unpaid climate harm alone.

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Rethinking Former GE CEO Jack Welch’s Legacy Offers Insight Into the Future of American Capitalism

Just Capital

Then there came this moment in 2009, when in conversation with my former colleague Francesco Guerrero at the Financial Times, he said shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world. Under Gary Gensler, the SEC is very clearly working to reduce and also police “greenwashing.”

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China-Baiting, Greenwashed

CleanTechnica

As he did in 2009 […]. As the world marked another flopped climate conference last year — with precious chances for action racing past — many eyes drifted toward the People’s Republic of China (PRC). News sites decried Xi’s absence.