3BL Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is a key conclusion in the latest edition of The GRI Perspective: Auditing to save the planet: the battle against greenwashing. Eelco van der Enden, CEO of GRI, said: “To put it simply , greenwashing is akin to fraud: it misleads stakeholders, markets and consumers – and must be stopped.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Supply chain transparency is crucial to building consumer trust in the face of greenwashing.

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Corporate Knights

JULY 20, 2023

Increasingly savvy customers want to know about the green options that exist, and a vast majority also want to know what makes them “green.” This shifting trend, combined with the global anti-greenwashing regulatory crackdown spurred by the U.K., In many ways, they turn into greenwashing watchdogs. the EU, the U.S.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The post Labor’s Safeguard policy is a mirror image of fossil industry greenwashing appeared first on RenewEconomy. Every trick that features in the climate plans of the planet's worst emitters features in the Safeguard Mechanism.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Rather than dismiss “clean gas” propaganda as the last gasp of a desperate industry, the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is fighting the industry’s climate claims with an ambitious bid to establish “greenwashing” as unacceptable – and maybe, eventually, illegal. Why are doctors leading this charge in Canada?

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The post We must not let big emitters greenwash their emissions with renewables free kick appeared first on RenewEconomy. We can't afford to give free kicks to heavy emitters, especially when Australia needs all the help it can get to reach 82% renewables by 2030.

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Corporate Knights

MAY 19, 2022

The silence and half-truths – commonly referred to as green blushing and greenwashing – are slowing climate progress. The silence and half-truths – commonly referred to as green blushing and greenwashing – are slowing climate progress. Communication, on its own, can’t save the world.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A wave of anti-“greenwashing” litigation is seeking to hold major players in the aviation industry to account for sensational claims of being sustainable, low-carbon or contributing to net zero. Why greenwashing? The rise in greenwashing litigation can in part be attributed to the relative ease with which cases can be brought.

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Renew Economy

JULY 12, 2023

The post Fossil fuel giants “gaslighting” on emissions, Climate Council calls for greenwash ban appeared first on RenewEconomy. Climate Council calls for federal government intervention as Australia's biggest polluters set net zero targets while expanding further into fossil fuels.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Recently, the European Parliament voted in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, aimed at ending inaccuracies and falsehoods in greenwashing. One major hope is that this will address a hot-button issue companies around the world are increasingly having to contend with: greenwashing. SOURCE: Workiva.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 16, 2022

The post Carbon credits serve to greenwash business-as-usual, says TAI, won’t cut emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy. Carbon credits distract policymakers from concrete actions that actually bring down emissions, TAI submission argues.

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Renew Economy

AUGUST 25, 2022

Origin Energy's first Climate Action Transition Plan has some definite positives, but is coming under fire for greenwashing gas out of its 2030 targets. The post Origin looks to renewables and storage for climate plan, but greenwashes gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries takes out full-page newspaper ads calling out federal government's hydrogen greenwashing. The post “That’s not clean:” Forrest fires both barrels at Taylor’s hydrogen greenwash appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 20, 2024

Reclaim Finance calls for increased anti-greenwashing regulation for fund managers, and collaboration with index providers. The report analysed 430 passive funds labelled as “sustainable” by Amundi, BlackRock, DWS, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), and UBS Asset Management.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 2, 2023

News of the ACCC’s greenwashing blitz and action by ASIC will be giving some in energy circles pause for quiet thought, if not chills. The post Greenwashing is under fire. Can the energy sector stay out of its crosshairs? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Matthew Rusk, Head of GRI North America, served as a panelist in a session titled " Defending Your ESG Credibility - Protecting Your Business From Greenwashing Claims." GRI’s focus on standardized reporting, improved efficiency and precision in data collection, as well as disclosure auditability helps prevent corporate greenwashing.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The post Environmental groups say Glencore greenwashing as it expands Australian coal mining appeared first on RenewEconomy. Environmental law group alleges Glencore is misleading investors over its environmental targets given its growing footprint in coal mining.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The post “Poisoning our planet:” Greenwashing, deception and loss and fairness at COP27 appeared first on RenewEconomy. UN Secretary General warns fossil fuel companies that using bogus ‘net-zero’ pledges to cover up massive fossil fuel expansion is “rank deception”.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

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. Helle Bank Jorgensen. Thu, 07/15/2021 - 00:01. Because it does. Pull Quote.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Tim Buckley from IEEFA on the outlook for the green transition in 2022, the prospects of green hydrogen, and the problem of greenwash. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Green transition and greenwash appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ESG Today

MARCH 28, 2024

The cases follow a warning by ASIC Chair Joseph Longo to providers of investment funds and financial products that the regulator was watching out for misleading sustainability claims, and that it was providing guidance for fund managers and issuers to keep clear of greenwashing.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The post Why Strike Energy’s fast-tracked urea plant is latest example of hydrogen greenwashing appeared first on RenewEconomy. Multi-billion urea project hailed as example of "clean hydrogen" will be almost entirely dependent on fossil gas as its primary feedstock.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The post Not all hydrogen is the same: If it’s not green, it’s probably greenwash appeared first on RenewEconomy. Hydrogen can be made from fossil fuels or from renewable energy and water using an electrolyser producing zero carbon emissions. We must tell the difference.

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Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A coalition of environmental groups is calling on the federal government to regulate climate commitments made by banks and other financial institutions to avoid greenwashing and accelerate change. . The post Advocates urge regulation of banks’ climate commitments to avoid greenwashing appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 28, 2022

There’s a dictionary-official definition for RBC’s climate targets: it’s called greenwashing,” said Richard Brooks, climate finance program director at Stand.earth. The post Advocates blast RBC's new climate targets as 'greenwashing' appeared first on Corporate Knights. This article is republished from The Energy Mix.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

While linking corporate debt to sustainability targets sounds like a great way of incentivizing companies to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) improvements, a lack of standardized rules has quickly opened the door to greenwashing, with some companies using the funds to continue business as usual with little ESG impact. .

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Green Project Management

AUGUST 22, 2023

At […] The post The Carbon Offset Mirage: Smoke, Mirrors, and Greenwashing? Here goes… Climate change or as I prefer to call it climate chaos, is tightening its grip on our planet. Naturally, the appeal of carbon offsetting has skyrocketed. Let me explain. appeared first on Driving Sustainable Change.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Unilever, BASF, Procter & Gamble, Walmart and Colgate-Palmolive aren't assessing this 'climate alignment', according to Planet Tracker.

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B the Change

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

That means avoiding “greenwashing,” or false communications about environmental action. Greenwashing is a big problem. You’ve probably heard of greenwashing. We define greenwashing and explain why it hurts your company. What Is Greenwashing? Greenwashing can be either intentional or unintentional.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) announced today a Call for Evidence on greenwashing, aimed at gathering information on greenwashing risks and practices across the banking, insurance and financial markets sectors.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The post Greenwash: Big oil talks a big game but does little to shift away from fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy. Super major oil companies spend huge amounts of time and money talking up their green credentials, while their investments and lobbying activities tell a different story.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 13, 2023

In response to accusations of greenwashing and growing regulatory scrutiny, a group of high-powered financial networks is working to standardize the often-opaque jargon of the responsible investing industry. Mary Robinson, the Canadian Responsible Investment Association Accusations of greenwashing grew along with this expansion.

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ESG Today

MAY 2, 2023

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) Australia’s corporate, markets, and financial services regulator, announced today that it issued an infringement notice to superannuation fund promoter, Future Super, over alleged greenwashing by the company in a social media post.

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Impakter

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Austria Sues the EU Over Greenwashing. Environmentalists were quick to call the move an attempt at “greenwashing”, submitting legal challenges in September to contest the decision. The post Austria Sues the EU Over Greenwashing appeared first on Impakter. Elizabeth Partsch.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 31, 2023

A lack of engagement with key stakeholders and timing of greenwashing investigation among criticisms levelled at European Supervisory Authorities. Enforcement needed to tackle greenwashing Fixler said on LinkedIn that these actions “did more to tackle greenwashing than the entirety of SFDR [EU Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation].”

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3BL Media

APRIL 11, 2022

Tweet me: How to Avoid Greenwashing When Choosing ESG Investments by Lori Keith, Director of Research at Parnassus Investments -- [link] || #ESG #esginvesting #advisors #innovation @Parnassus_Funds. Read more aobut the 5 important steps here - [link]. ==.

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Impakter

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Austria Sues the EU Over Greenwashing. Environmentalists were quick to call the move an attempt at “greenwashing”, submitting legal challenges in September to contest the decision. The post Austria Sues the EU Over Greenwashing appeared first on Impakter. Elizabeth Partsch.

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