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SBTi Clarifies that “No Change Has Been Made” to Use of Carbon Credits in Net Zero Plans Following Backlash

ESG Today

The organizations’ key functions include defining and promoting best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, providing technical assistance to companies who set science-based targets, and providing companies with independent assessment and validation of their emissions reduction targets.

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Delta Hit with Greenwashing Lawsuit over Carbon Neutrality Claims

ESG Today

The lawsuit comes as companies globally face increasing scrutiny of their environmental sustainability claims, with consumers and regulators increasingly on the lookout for greenwashing, or claims that exaggerate or misrepresent the impact or sustainability profile of products and business operations.

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Guest Post – Greenwashing, Greenhushing and Greenwishing: Don’t Fall Victim to These ESG Reporting Traps

ESG Today

By: Rob Fisher, Maura Hodge, and Bridget Beals, KPMG From top companies committing to net-zero emissions targets to national and international bodies crafting standards and regulations, reporting on ESG topics is quickly becoming a norm of doing business in 2023. Greenhushing refers to a company’s refusal to publicize ESG information.

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Aviation is plotting a sustainable course

GreenBiz

In the climate world, aviation is referred to as a hard-to-abate sector, alongside other heavy industries — shipping, aluminum, cement and concrete, among others — that aren’t easy to decarbonize through redesign or electrification. body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline.

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New Climate Policy Bills in California Herald Sweeping Changes for Businesses

3BL Media

SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act The common phrase in the GHG accounting world “you can't measure what you can't track" underlines the fact that decarbonization action starts with GHG emissions accounting. In this article, we'll summarize each new law as well as outline the likely impact on businesses.

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What Net-Zero companies are and How to start the journey

Carlos Sanchez

Net-zero emissions companies is one of the fastest-growing business trends. According to scientists achieving net-zero before 2050 is critical to keeping us safe from the catastrophic consequences of climate change. Still, many organizations struggle to make their first steps to become Net-Zero companies.

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Green taxonomy proposal may overcome Canada's climate finance impasse

Corporate Knights

The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. If this is the case, they likely won’t qualify for the transition label (and should not proceed in any case).