Sustainable Development Network

MARCH 28, 2024

The full-day event was hosted at Strathmore University in Nairobi, a local SDSN network member institution, ahead of an official Carbon Markets Conference organized by the Kenyan government on 26-27 March. A Carbon Markets Clinic and Debate’.

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Environmental Finance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Robeco expects greenwashing, and increasingly "impact washing", to be a potential black swan event that upsets markets in 2023.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Consensus was gained on the need for corporate targets that are transparent, robust, and actionable at an event in Nairobi, hosted by WBCSD, South Pole, EA Earth Action and TakaTaka Solutions. This was stated by the Plastic Footprint Network at the event.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 26, 2024

In a poll carried out at the IA event, 77% agreed that regulators should provide greater clarity and certainty around regulatory expectations over the next 12 months. Firms can use SDR labels from 31 July, before being applied in full on 2 December alongside its anti-greenwashing requirements.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 28, 2022

And yet these risks run far wider than recent events, as the climate crisis is causing food companies to face the very real possibility of losing access to basic products. . Climate-related events like this across the globe are only beginning to ripple into markets and food prices, but the time to act is now.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 18, 2024

The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainable investment products and minimize greenwashing. The proposed guidance is designed to help firms better understand the FCA’s expectations under the anti-greenwashing rule and other associated requirements.

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John Englart

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

People from all ages, but especially youth and students.Greta Thunberg marched with the crowd and made a speech to the Fridays for Future Rally on November 5 in which she argued those leaders inside the COP were just engaged in Greenwashing, that it is largely a PR event, a "two-week long celebration.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

Is net zero greenwash? The term is used to greenwash business-as-usual or even business-more-than-usual," it continued. "At Indeed, they’ll be front and center at our upcoming Net Zero event. And there are carbon-free fuels that show great promise, such as blue and green hydrogen , but that are still nascent and expensive.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

February 29, 2024 /3BL/ - On Tuesday, March 12, Mohamed Abaas, environmental sustainability specialist from Sofidel , will present tips for cutting through greenwashing to improve scope 3 emissions and meet sustainability goals at the Clean Buildings Conference (CBC) in Baltimore. HORSHAM, Pa.,

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3BL Media

AUGUST 31, 2022

Reporting is also an effective way to demonstrate that you’re meeting goals and that you not just ‘greenwashing’, giving empty promises or playing lip service. The event will be opened by the Ambassador of Switzerland to South Africa, H.E. SharedValueAfrica [link].

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This can result in accusations of greenwashing, ‘wokewashing’ and more,” said Converseon CEO, Rob Key. As a result, there is an increasing credibility gap between organization’s reported efforts in ‘environmental, social and governance’ and stakeholder perceptions of these efforts.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

Because today’s stakeholders are fed up and armed with social media, and they will call a company out for greenwashing or an opportunistic antiracist tweet. Throughout the event, they and other panelists returned to that same message: We want results. It’s not just about diverse hiring [policies].

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 19, 2023

In any event, critics note, the system only deals with the downstream issue of plastic already in the environment, and not the issue of the manufacture and use of plastic in the first place. ACC’s Dewing counters that “people say this is greenwashing. But] this is not greenwashing at all. appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Chris Hall

MAY 10, 2024

I ndustry-wide issue Last November , research from ShareAction found that Europe’s top 20 banks – including HSBC – successfully promoted their green finance credentials, but lacked transparency on green finance activity, leaving them and their investors exposed to greenwashing allegations. “

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3BL Media

AUGUST 19, 2022

Transparency and reporting consistency is the crux of ESG , especially with the emerging discussion around greenwashing—it's become a huge concern! Greenwashing puts an organization’s work at risk because it makes people question if the dollars invested truly made an impact.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

The report also examined the key drivers and barriers to sustainable investing, with investors citing inflation (56%), new climate science findings (53%) and financial performance (52%) as the top events that have changed their interest in sustainable investing, and a lack of transparency and trust in reported data (63%), and concerns about greenwashing (..)

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ESG Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

Despite these transformational events, we found that the fundamentals of our approach have remained sound.” In a post announcing the new GSS, Jane Ambachtsheer, Global Head of Sustainability at BNPP AM, said: “Since our first GSS in 2019, Covid-19, humanitarian, geopolitical and energy crises, and climate disasters have reshaped economies.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

Morgan Stanley’s research findings included fears of greenwashing and uncertainty for individual investors on how to invest with ESG themes. As our Top Story, G&A Institute is sharing details of the Morgan Stanley/Institute for Sustainable Investing survey as reported by Leo Almazora of Investment News.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 14, 2023

Greenwashing fears The vote is only advisory in nature and sometimes the proposals lack clarity or ambition. Therefore, we certainly want to be mindful of greenwashing. Currently, there is also no legal framework in place that leads to consequences in the event that the company fails to reach majority support for a say-on-climate.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Yet that is precisely where the industry has found itself, after a new grassroots campaign — Clean Creatives — launched this month in the United States, aimed at pressuring advertising, PR and public affairs agencies to end what it regards as "greenwashing and misinformation campaigns that help delay climate action.".

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

If the public and corporate interests understand the nature of energy transition as an event that occurs over time, they can see how stepped investments in new infrastructure will ultimately bring us closer to our green energy goals. Transparency garners goodwill, and avoiding the appearance of greenwashing keeps stakeholders happy.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 28, 2023

The majority of global brands remain unsigned and continue to abide by their own internal policies, obligated only to enact voluntary remediation efforts in the event of violations. Undoubtedly, the accord has made factories safer for Bangladesh’s 4.1

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Martin Brown

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

If you have seen the beautiful Anti-Greenwash Playbook that Content Comms launched at COP26 then you will be aware of the ability that these small books have to open conversations. As our launch coincides with World Book Day – so please do check out the fantastic live reading events being held to encourage young readers.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Earlier this year Coldplay announced that its air travel would be powered by green jet fuel but was then accused of greenwashing for partnering with Neste, whose controversial “sustainable aviation fuel” might not be entirely green. Devon Hardy, the program’s director, says she hopes it normalizes tracking emissions for music events.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Lead organisation Falklands Conservation recently introduced the project at an annual “Farmers’ Week” event, which brings together a large proportion of the island community. This is critical to ensure robust deliveries and avoid ‘greenwashing’ projects.”

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 20, 2023

After years of negotiation, the fund, which will launch in 2024, received pledges of more than US$700 million from countries at the event. This is well below the US$387 billion a year that developing countries need, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s Adaptation Gap Report.

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Sphera

AUGUST 31, 2022

Without adequate and accurate data to back up ESG and sustainability commitments, companies risk being accused of greenwashing, which is when companies portray their products or services as being more sustainable than they are. Sphera is proud to participate in the ESG conversation at this global event.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With its new Methane Map, Kayrros says it aims to make climate data more accessible, giving governments, international institutions, investors, insurers and individuals the power to scrutinise and verify emissions data and expose ‘greenwashing’. Users can also access extensive inventories across different asset categories.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As climate demands become more pressing and greenwashing accusations are on the rise, it is no surprise that Forrester noted that ‘more rigor and transparency are coming to ESG ratings, data and analytics,’” said Pierre-Francois Thaler, co-founder and CEO at EcoVadis.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Extreme weather events and long-term climatic changes threaten to degrade organizations’ physical assets and disrupt their supply chains. By: Louie Woodall, Editorial Lead at Manifest Climate. Climate change is an existential risk to businesses.

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Carlos Sanchez

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In this article, I’ll summarise key events defining 2022 and present four sustainability trends that will prepare you to create an impact in 2023. In 2022, the voice against “greenwashing” practices was clear and loud. Figure 2: Word Greenwashing rated 100 in popularity in 2022 – source Google Trends.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2023

Floods, fires, and extreme weather events can destabilize their bottom lines, disrupt supply chains, affect employee health, and wipe out the infrastructure necessary to run a successful company. If being a diverse organization improves performance, they should document and share the information and data.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Also speaking at the event, Azadeh Sabour, Head of Climate Solutions at Morningstar Sustainalytics, noted that climate policy is “off track” to keep temperature rise near 1.5°C.

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Sustainability Update

MAY 17, 2023

Upcoming Event: On June 13th and 14th 2023, experts, policymakers, and industry leaders will gather at the 5th Summit for Space Sustainability in New York City to highlight the tools and approaches the global space community is using to address the risks to the sustainability of space activities and grow opportunities for all.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will closely monitor funds’ use of incoming green investment labels, potentially stopping asset managers from using them in the event of misuse. . Regulator’s ESG head underlines need for market confidence, highlights importance of investor engagement. .

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Masseri added that NGFS scenarios are not built to deal with “extreme risk” – catastrophic outcomes associated with lower probability events or fat-tailed distributions – meaning they are prone to underestimating the impact of climate change.

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3BL Media

JUNE 22, 2022

When our rhetoric gets ahead of our action, that is greenwashing”, he said. All of the CEOs emphasised the importance of backing up goals and messaging with genuine action, but Alan Jope made this most explicit. And that’s why we firmly believe that we need to walk the walk before we talk the talk.”.

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