Corporate Knights

JANUARY 17, 2023

If airlines are to meet their net-zero commitments by 2050 – a goal set in 2021 by the industry’s trade association, the International Air Transport Association – they will have to find a substitute for fossil fuels fairly quickly. A lot of the time, it has been in the news for reasons that make management cringe.

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Chris Hall

JULY 18, 2024

In addition, while SFDR was designed to enhance transparency around sustainability, Article 8 and 9 disclosure requirements have been used “in marketing material as ‘quality labels’ for sustainability, consequently posing greenwashing and mis-selling risks”.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

trillion by 2026, up from US$18.4 trillion in 2021. However, prior to the introduction of Level 2 rules for SFDR at the beginning of this year, which require more comprehensive disclosures to justify the categorisation of funds, many fund managers downgraded their Article 9 funds to 8, due to concerns they may be accused of greenwashing.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The annual Sustainability Report produced by enterprise software firm SAP appears to reveal that 8 in 10 (83%) UK leaders will maintain or increase their investment in sustainability action by 2026. Yet, despite these intentions, UK businesses continue to create their own barriers to environmental progress, say the report’s authors.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) was established in 2021 in response to concerns that companies making carbon neutrality claims based on their use of carbon credits to offset their emissions were greenwashing. First, the company should calculate its emissions gap.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2022

Listed SMEs, small and non-complex credit institutions and captive insurance undertakings must report in line with CSRD from 2026. “It Yet Arus insisted staged implementation has the potential to hamper the investment decisions of asset owners, placing the transition to a net zero economy under threat. Greenwashing is over.

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ESG Today

MAY 7, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Arkema to Cut Emissions Across Value Chain by More than Half by 2030 New York Bans Fossil Fuels in New Buildings Starting 2026 TotalEnergies Sues Greenpeace Over Claims that Energy Giant Significantly Understates (..)

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Agreeing to work collectively, the pact includes a commitment from each signatory to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 and achieve a 50% reduction by 2030. Late last year, in the wake of COP26, the U.K.’s

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Bringing ESG ratings providers into regulation will boost investor confidence, reduce greenwashing, and address the lack of transparency highlighted in responses to the governments consultation.” net zero or supply chain) or who offer multiple rating.

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Chris Hall

JULY 5, 2023

A person close to the Australian Treasury understands that the ‘Finance Agenda’ consultation is likely to include disclosures, taxonomy, transition planning and greenwashing, including financial product labelling. Parker from RIAA welcomes the potential for a product labelling system in Australia.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 23, 2025

Only by moving from averages to actuals audited at reasonable assurance can freeriding and greenwashing be avoided, thereby protecting such valuable investment and our planet. Accenture is helping organizations achieve their net-zero and sustainability targets in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2025

Creating a level playing field for corporate reporting in the UK food sector stops greenwashing in terms of how food is being produced, meaning that [information about] whats happening downstream filters back upstream, she said.

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