Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 9, 2023

The post Net-Zero Climate Commitments. Ambitious Goals or Greenwashing? According to CSE Research, more companies are trying to be in line with Climate standards and frameworks, aiming to secure better ratings related to climate change risk assessment. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Renew Economy

JULY 12, 2023

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

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Impakter

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

UN Experts Demand Crackdown on Greenwashing of Net Zero Pledges. This story on the UN group’s greenwashing report was originally published by the Guardian, and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. The Guardian.

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John Englart

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Influence Map study: Top 5 net zero greenwash companiesNew InfluenceMap research published 28 November finds that corporate net zero or similar targets are rarely matched by support for government climate policy, with 58% of almost 300 companies from the Forbes 2,000 list found to be at risk of “net zero greenwash” due to their policy engagement.Chevron, (..)

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

Hundreds of corporations are proclaiming their climate commitments with four little words: net-zero by 2050. A new Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor report examined 25 global giants – from Amazon to Volkswagen – that have publicly made net-zero or carbon-neutral commitments.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Sponsored: Just how much carbon offsetting is simply greenwashing? As a sustainability director, I have become versed in what it means for a company to manage its environmental impact.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Mark Carney’s US$130-trillion Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) has lost two pension funds and a consulting company in recent weeks, and some large U.S. Greenwashing is truly a clear and present danger.”. The post Cracks showing in Mark Carney’s net-zero financial alliance appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

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

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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? It’s not hard to see why the aviation industry has provoked the ire of climate activists.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking? Companies and countries all over the world are committing to net-zero goals and pledges to the SDGs; diversity, equity and inclusion goals; human rights — the list goes on. We need to put a lot of zeros on the "More than 1,000 businesses" in order to get to a net-zero carbon economy.

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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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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Jeremy Lardeau, vice president Higg Index at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), joined the “Net Zero and Well-Being in Life” virtual workshop jointly organized by the G20 Presidency of India and the G7 Presidency of Japan, and hosted by Boston Consulting Group.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The Royal Bank of Canada is out with a long-awaited net-zero strategy that sets a far softer target than the emerging international standard for financial institutions, while touting its ability to engage with clients in the fossil fuel sector and beyond to drive emission reductions. This article is republished from The Energy Mix.

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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. So rather than hiding behind the numbers in a chart or making vague claims, one way to win stakeholder trust is to tell ESG stories in a way that honestly outlines and dismantles an organization’s path to net-zero.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

High-level group releases report at COP27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners.’

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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. In addition, the findings also contradict the International Energy Agency’s 2050 net zero pathway , according to which there is no room for new oil and gas fields if global temperature rise is to be limited to 1.5°C.

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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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Chris Hall

APRIL 28, 2023

Matthew Shankland, Head of Sidley Austin’s London-based Disputes Resolution Practice, outlines how i nvestor s can mitigate against the increased risk of greenwashing-related issues in company advertising. Under English law, there is no specific cause of action for, or law governing, greenwashing.

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ESG Today

APRIL 16, 2024

The organizations’ key functions include defining and promoting best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, providing technical assistance to companies who set science-based targets, and providing companies with independent assessment and validation of their emissions reduction targets.

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Environment + Energy Leader

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Other topics include fighting greenwashing and supporting climate regulations. The post UN Net-Zero Guidance Calls for End of Fossil Fuels Financial Support appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A UN-backed group of sustainability, business, finance and government leaders unveiled a series of recommendations aimed at developing clearer standards for net zero pledges made by businesses and other non-state entities, and avoid the use of the commitments for greenwashing.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Is your energy strategy greenwashing?

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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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John Englart

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The High Level Expert Group on Net Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities released its report to the UN Secretary-General today at the UN climate talks, COP27, in Egypt. degrees.Non-state entities are all the.

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3BL Media

APRIL 14, 2022

DESCRIPTION: There’s a growing consensus in both the business and scientific worlds that the 2050 deadline for getting to net-zero carbon emissions is far too late to stave off climate-change devastation. KEYWORDS: NASDAQ:LOGI, Logitech, Bracken Darrell, Carbon Emissions, Net Zero.

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ESG Today

MARCH 6, 2024

subsidiary of Brazil-based protein giant JBS Foods, the largest global producer of beef and poultry, alleging that the company has made a series of misleading statements about its environmental impact, including its claim that it will achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. It’s possible.” “We

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

An ambitious program could help companies achieve their net-zero goals in a way that also might mitigate greenwashing claims.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

According to TPT Co-Chair and Aviva Group CEO Amanda Blanc, the new disclosure framework is being introduced as companies increasingly announce net zero commitments, but many have yet to publish plans to support their targets, with plans that have been disclosed varying in quality, consistency and level of detail.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This week we’re diving into the scrutiny (earned or not) brands face when they make net-zero promises. Companies are facing increased investigations into their strategies, plans, and commitments to reduce their GHG emissions – not just get to net-zero, which can be overly reliant on carbon offsets.

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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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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Companies that wait to transition until there is a stronger policy response will face higher costs and a shorter window to achieve net zero commitments. The post Net Zero Progress by Firms and Governments “Still Too Slow” appeared first on ESG Investor. C remains feasible due to growth in clean energy technologies.

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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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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 12, 2024

In 2022, the Canadian Competition Bureau launched an investigation into whether the Royal Bank of Canada’s advertisements amounted to greenwashing. At worst, it is greenwashing of carbon-intensive businesses, misleading investors and the public.” The complaint called on regulators to establish clearer standards for sustainable finance.

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B the Change

JUNE 22, 2022

(Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash ) Scaling Impact and Strengthening Accountability Toward Net Zero Through the B Corp Climate Collective Brigitta Nemes, Senior Manager Environmental Standards at B Lab Global, shares her reflections on a new direction for the B Corp Climate Collective’s work on net zero.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Financial Services Council (FSC), Australia’s financial services industry’s standards and policy setting body, announced the release of new climate-related guidelines for investment managers to set targets, report on risk, and avoid greenwashing.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 1, 2022

A report out this week appears to suggest so, accusing some of the world’s highest profile businesses of pursuing deeply flawed and partial net zero strategies that amount to little more than “greenwash.” ” Read more →

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Corporate Knights

JULY 31, 2023

At Investors for Paris Compliance, we just reviewed our major banks' net zero progress to assess whether they may have it covered. They say they are committed to net zero, and between them, they have pledged about $2 trillion of what they call “sustainable finance” by 2030.

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