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Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement

GreenBiz

Yet that is precisely where the industry has found itself, after a new grassroots campaign — Clean Creatives — launched this month in the United States, aimed at pressuring advertising, PR and public affairs agencies to end what it regards as "greenwashing and misinformation campaigns that help delay climate action.". It is a big business.

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Regulatory, Investor Scrutiny Prompts Fall in Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Rising levels of sustainability-focused regulation and investor scrutiny have contributed to a decline in greenwashing activities by companies. A new report from date science firm RepRisk highlighted a 12% year-on-year decrease in companies linked to greenwashing – marking the first fall in six years.

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UN chief urges ban on advertising from fossil fuel companies, the 'godfathers of climate chaos'

Corporate Knights

CAPE has been critical of the lengthy and opaque investigation processes of Ad Standards and the Competition Bureau, which have fielded various greenwashing complaints in recent years. Public filings show that it spent more than $5 million on advertising between 2017 and 2022.

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ESG funds pouring millions into meat company linked to Brazil deforestation

Corporate Knights

In addition to well-documented environmental and social concerns, JBS has faced governance issues in the past, with the executive of its parent exposed for their involvement in a widespread corruption scandal in Brazil in 2017. The executives also pleaded guilty to US foreign bribery charges in 2020 as part of a plea deal.

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Sofidel: The Forum for Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

At European level, according to Morningstar’s findings, there has been an increase from less than 400 billion open-end funds and sustainable ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds that allow investors to manage risks associated with environmental, social and governance factors) in 2017 to about 2.5 How high is the risk of greenwashing?

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SEC Charges Goldman Sachs for Not Following ESG Investment Policies

ESG Today

The charges relate to policy and procedure failures between 2017 and 2020 in three ESG-themed GSAM portfolios, the Goldman Sachs ESG Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Goldman Sachs International Equity ESG Fund and a US Equity ESG separately-managed account strategy.

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Greenwashing, From the Eighties till Today (Part 1)

Sense and Sustainability

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.