ESG Today
MAY 31, 2023
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.
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape. And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. . In the same way that a company’s carbon credit may offset its U.S. The potential for greenwashing is high.
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GreenBiz
MARCH 22, 2021
body, set a course for airlines to offset emissions of international flights above a 2019-20 baseline. The pandemic led ICAO to scale back the program, CORSIA (for Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation), to make it easier for airlines to comply. It’s not just passenger carriers.
ESG Today
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues. United Airlines has committed to fully reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 without relying on carbon offsets. It’s not about offsets or things that are just greenwashing. This fund is unique.
Corporate Knights
OCTOBER 19, 2023
With plastic production rising exponentially, from 2 million metric tons in 1950 to more than 400 million metric tons in 2020 , and expected to double by 2040, it’s clear that plastic waste is increasing exponentially too, and credits by themselves can’t possibly keep up with the surge.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
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. People always want choice.
Corporate Knights
JULY 25, 2023
The Fine Print on Carbon Credits The definitions in the federal document take a fairly expansive view of “inefficient” subsidies that “encourage wasteful consumption, reduce our energy security, impede investment in clean energy sources, and undermine efforts to deal with the threat of climate change,” as the G20 defined the term in 2009.
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