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Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

GreenBiz

Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Some boards approve, some feel comfortable doing so and are hoping for the best; others are afraid to be called out on greenwashing but approve them anyway, because "everyone else" are setting goals. Now, we are looking forward to COP26 in Glasgow and the stakes are high. Pull Quote.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

The world fought back against the pandemic, and in just one year, developed four vaccines and immunized half of the world’s population. Despite poor coverage in developing countries (6%) and new variants bringing back lockdowns, we hope to go back soon to a new normality. ESG trends in 2022: Sustainable Supply Chains.

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Examples are the Swiss art 964 and the German supply chain act. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends. 2022 Sustainability Summary. Thank you GRI! Source VBA.

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Mythbusting sustainable business practices

Envirotec Magazine

Offsetting also helps our customers reduce their carbon footprints for water services, gets our carbon reduction strategy and targets in place, and starts reducing our own operational emissions which in turn influences our supply chain. Since COP26, prices have skyrocketed, so buying as much as possible in advance is advised.

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

Carlos Sanchez

Companies release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere due to their operations and supply chain. Furthermore, expansion to new sectors, faster cuts of the supply of allowances and other climate policies like EU’s fit-for-55 or COP26 adoption of Article 6 are pushing prices up.

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How to Build a Sustainable Future

Chris Hall

While progress was uneven, it was achieved against a radically changing geopolitical backdrop, and reinforced by moves in the US to mandate climate risk disclosures by corporates and discourage greenwashing by fund providers. It might not be perfect, but perhaps we should not expect it to be. This applies to investors and politicians.

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Corporate Climate Action: Progress at COP27

We Mean Business Coalition

In a huge step forward for net zero economies and supply chains, the U.S. One of the most important changes since COP26 in Glasgow last year is that companies are sharing concrete numbers on how much they’re investing, the amount of emissions they’re cutting, and the details of their impact.