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Investors Warned of Six Shades of Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Non-profit Planet Tracker identifies widening range of greenwashing practices, which may require greater regulatory involvement as well as investor vigilance. . The challenge for investors and regulators of identifying exaggerated claims by firms about their transition to sustainable and climate-positive practices has grown rapidly.

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Three steps to reduce emissions while restoring nature

We Mean Business Coalition

Taking action to mitigate these impacts with climate-positive solutions is not only critical for the planet, but also critical for long-term business resilience. While greenwashing should always be avoided, it’s important to highlight that making credible progress is by no means easy for companies.

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Creating ‘Fashion That Doesn’t Cost the Earth’

B the Change

The company was founded with the specific mission to produce “fashion that doesn’t cost the Earth,” and is climate positive and highly transparent. So it’s baked into our DNA: We set out from the start to have a total 360 approach to sustainability without any greenwashing. How is OMNES different?

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New Climate Rules and Guidance for UK Pensions

Chris Hall

UK pension schemes will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Paris Agreement from October, but will also be given greater flexibility to make climate-positive investments as well as new stewardship guidance, Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey confirmed today. “We

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High Risk, High Impact Funds Lead Fast-Growing Climate Market

Chris Hall

According to the study, climate funds exposed investors to differing levels climate risks across sub-categories, with climate solutions and clean energy/tech funds carrying more carbon risk, calculated via a qualitative analysis incorporating management actions on climate mitigation. . Carbon intensity .

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2020 was the year that…

GreenBiz

The travel-intensive strategy firm BCG said it aspires to be "climate positive" by removing more carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere than it emits. But getting to zero — or neutral or positive or some other goal — is not without controversy. Help could be on the way.

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Is 'net-zero' greenwash?

GreenBiz

Is 'net-zero' greenwash? For example, companies may refer to becoming "carbon negative" or "climate positive"; or that they seek to achieve "net-zero" or "net-negative" emissions or "deep decarbonization"; or that they plan to become "emissions-free" or achieve "zero emissions"; or that they are committed to a "1.5 Joel Makower.

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