Article Divestment Greenwashing 
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Pressure on creatives: PR, advertising firms targeted by fossil fuel divestment movement. Stephen Woodford, CEO of the Advertising Association in the United Kingdom, believes it therefore is becoming increasingly untenable for advertising, PR and lobbying firms to engage in blatant greenwashing on behalf of fossil fuel clients. "I
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. This article was originally published by Global Witness. JBS is widely regarded as an ESG pariah.
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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).
ESG Today
JUNE 16, 2024
This week in ESG news: 100% of large companies expect to be required to report on sustainability, but less than a third are ready for ESG data assurance, KPMG finds; Microsoft buys nearly 1 million tons of nature-based carbon removal credits; BlackRock launches new suite of low carbon transition ETFs; GRI launches standards to report on company impact (..)
3BL Media
JULY 19, 2022
Indeed, nearly half (49%) of investors globally would divest from companies that are not taking sufficient action on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. For example, when customers visit Trilogy Fashion’s website, they can view the carbon emissions associated with the production of each article of clothing.
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
McMurdo anticipates more such rebellions this year, which he says reflects the pervasive greenwashing evident in net zero plans. Disputing divestment. We cannot just divest from fossil fuels; we need a fair and just transition to the net zero economy.”. And McMurdo’s caution about divestment is not limited to the energy sectors.
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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