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Companies Who Communicate Breakthrough When Facing Greenwashing Scrutiny

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Last week, Porter Novelli asked if COP26 was a cop-out and provided key takeaways for the business community. Companies are facing increased investigations into their strategies, plans, and commitments to reduce their GHG emissions – not just get to net-zero, which can be overly reliant on carbon offsets.

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Analyzing Carbon Offset Markets’ role in our journey to a net-zero world

Carlos Sanchez

Carbon offset markets have always been complex and controversial instruments to fight climate change. Reading this article, you will better understand the carbon offsets market, carbon offsets controversy and the key initiatives to follow. Carbon Offsets Markets size. Introduction.

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Mythbusting sustainable business practices

Envirotec Magazine

There are no risk-free options, especially in such a maturing sector where our understanding of carbon offsetting and reduction is constantly evolving. You need consultants or brokers to help you buy ‘the right’ offsets. Buying carbon offsets is a challenging and alienating experience.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. Countries and companies have taken responsibility for climate change and raised their carbon emissions reduction ambition. 2022 Sustainability Summary.

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The music industry changes its tune on climate change

Corporate Knights

Late last year, in the wake of COP26, the U.K.’s Aiming to create a carbon-negative album release, they calculated the “cradle-to-grave” carbon impact of both a CD and vinyl LP from manufacturing to shipping, from its life in a fan’s stereo to its likely afterlife in a landfill 100 years from now. And they have to do it quickly.

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Net Zero Plans Must Face Forensic Scrutiny

Chris Hall

The primary problem with the phrase ‘net zero’ is the first word, which introduces a fog of uncertainty and has encouraged many organisations to promise carbon offsetting in the future instead of reducing emissions today. Carbon offsetting, with all is faults and likely future scrutiny, accounts for 19% of the plan.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Finally, we had the Conference of the parties COP26, where countries and businesses increased their climate ambition. Two events will increase corporate Net-zero programs credibility and separate climate action from pure greenwashing: The launch of the first science-based Net-Zero standard by SBTi. Carbon Offsets Market growth.