Corporate Knights

JULY 28, 2025

Since the inception of its “Zero Waste” program in 2015, Apple has reportedly diverted 3.6 million metric tons of waste from landfills, including the precious metals reclaimed by Apple’s “Daisy” robot, which is reportedly capable of disassembling 1.2 million phones a year. billion, which exemplifies the greenhushing trend.

Greenwashing

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Theme: Navigating the energy transition Register today Thursday 14 November 2024 11:30am – 1:00pm (GMT+4) | Greenwashing: Are your green claims robust enough to withstand scrutiny and avoid greenwashing accusations? With sustainability and transparency at the forefront of the business landscape, the issue of greenwashing has emerged.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

MAY 9, 2025

Adopted by the EU in November 2023 , and taking effect in December 2024, the EuGB regulation was launched by the European Commission to establish a gold standard for green bonds, in order to combat greenwashing and advance the sustainable finance market in the EU.

Green Bonds

Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2025

Standardised approach aims to improve transparency, eliminate greenwashing risks around avoided or Scope 4 emissions. Building blocks The AEP currently covers low-carbon technologies across eight sectors, including power, buildings and waste management. It will be expanded over time.

Greenwashing

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 28, 2025

Structural inclusion of affected communities in treaty design and implementation – especially Indigenous Peoples, informal waste workers, and fence line communities. Independent scientific oversight insulated from corporate lobbying and greenwashing. Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human body.

Waste

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 18, 2025

Presentations ensued on a variety of available solutions including low carbon dissolution recycling, scalable chemical recycling approaches and AI-based waste intelligence tools. The panel tackled some of the sectors thorniest issues: infrastructure gaps, technical limitations, greenwashing, and the reality of consumer engagement.

Greenwashing

Eco-Business

JUNE 18, 2025

Glossy campaigns are used to greenwash big brands, which often promote token renewable investments while expanding oil and gas production. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Economic growth 9. Infrastructure 10. So why should we tolerate their promotion? Infrastructure 11. Cities 13.

Waste

Eco-Business

JULY 23, 2025

However, the Global Forest Coalition, an international alliance of NGOs and Indigenous peoples, has dubbed the initiative “ a false solution for tropical forests ” that “could be used to greenwash companies that invest in it.” Education 5. Gender equality 6. Economic growth 9. Infrastructure 10.

Climate Change

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2025

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Manufacturing

Stanford Social Innovation

JUNE 2, 2025

Reversing the federal ban on plastic straws may seem minor, but 400 million tons of plastic waste is produced each year, harming marine ecosystems and human health. Companies should learn from the past, and think long term: In other periods of backsliding, leaders were separated from greenwashers.

Net Zero

Eco-Business

JUNE 16, 2025

Without urgent reform, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement risks enabling large-scale greenwashing and undermining global climate goals. If left unchecked, this blind spot could enable industrial and international-scale greenwashing of NDCs, deepening the ‘credibility crisis’ that has long plagued the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

Net Zero

Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2025

New York bets big on green economy with Brooklyn climate innovation hub DuPont agrees to $27M settlement in Hoosick Falls water contamination lawsuit This startup turns steel and aluminum waste into usable metals What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values Cleaner fish: Tiny healers or hidden spreaders in coral reef ecosystems?

Manufacturing

Environmental News Bits

JULY 28, 2025

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Manufacturing

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2025

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Waste

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Manufacturing

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Smithfield Foods plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution.

Waste

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Waste, he writes, is often exported from rich countries to poor ones, a phenomenon known as “toxic colonialism.” “Too

Waste

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

emissions through the carbon mitigation associated with a forest planted in Rwanda or a direct air capture project in Canada, a plastic credit could go to paying waste collectors in Bangalore or expanding a plastic processing facility in Indonesia. . The potential for greenwashing is high. Given that U.S.

Carbon Offsets

ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The investigation comes as EU regulators and lawmakers have taken a series of actions aimed at addressing greenwashing and protecting consumers from misleading sustainability claims. In the UK , the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has focused most of its greenwashing efforts to date on the fashion sector.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

MAY 31, 2023

The lawsuit comes as companies globally face increasing scrutiny of their environmental sustainability claims, with consumers and regulators increasingly on the lookout for greenwashing, or claims that exaggerate or misrepresent the impact or sustainability profile of products and business operations.

Greenwashing

ESG Today

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The greenwashing case was brought by Austria’s Association for Consumer Information (VKI). SAF is generally produced from sustainable resources, like waste oils and agricultural residues, providing substantial emissions reductions relative to current fossil-based jet fuels. between Vienna and Venice.

Greenwashing

Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Smithfield Foods now plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields. North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Read more →

Waste

Corporate Knights

AUGUST 12, 2022

To achieve the approved sustainable travel badge,” the survey notes, “each hotel has to share their carbon emissions, water consumption, food consumption and waste, animal welfare, and many other environmental factors.”. Hanson says 85% of the hotel’s waste is diverted from landfill, and the goal is to achieve zero waste.

Embodied Carbon

Sustainability Update

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Report on every environmental initiative and face allegations of greenwashing? Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Greenmuting vs Greenwashing First, we must understand the extremes on both sides. Yet, it is difficult to let go of the fear of being called a dreaded greenwasher.

Greenwashing

3BL Media

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Greenwashing in Brand Marketing. There is a growing public perception that some organizations are engaging in what has been termed “ greenwashing.”. Greenwashing encompasses several unsavory marketing practices by organizations hoping to cash in on public demand for sustainability. How to avoid greenwashing.

Greenwashing

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

The heavier lift comes from sustainable aviation fuel — SAF, for short — which can be made from a variety of substances, including used fats and oil as well as agricultural waste. Japan Airlines said it will start using biofuel made from household waste beginning in 2022. It’s not just passenger carriers.

Carbon Offsets

Sustainability Matters

JULY 3, 2022

But perception and reality of a company’s credentials can vary widely, and after years of media reports and widespread concern around ‘greenwashing’, the ASX recently announced a crackdown on ethical funds , joining ASIC to fight against those using the market disclosure system to fake green credentials. That’s exactly what greenwashing is.

Greenwashing

Sense and Sustainability

JANUARY 27, 2021

Editor’s note : This is the first of two articles published concerning greenwashing, both historically and at present. What is Greenwashing and How does It Work? Products are greenwashed through the process of renaming, rebranding or repacking. Large scale greenwashing companies have made headlines over the years. .”

Greenwashing

ESG Today

APRIL 2, 2023

Billion Green Bond Private Equity & Venture Capital JPMorgan Builds Out Sustainable Growth Private Equity Team ESG Data Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €5.2 Million to Build Out Platform Sustainable Protein Company Unibio Announces $70 Million Investment from SIIG Exec Moves Mirova Appoints Zineb Bennani as U.S.

Net Zero

Stacey Higginbotham

MAY 31, 2022

Each tracker contains less than two grams of lithium and can be recycled with plastic waste, according to Moeco’s press materials. However, I also think a tracker that can subsequently be tossed is an easy business model to develop and an even easier sell, which means I cynically think this may be a case of greenwashing.

Logistics

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Companies in the plastic value chain play a crucial role in supporting states as they have the data needed to address the full lifecycle of plastics and support investment in circular forms of waste management globally. This was stated by the Plastic Footprint Network at the event.

Waste

ESG Today

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Operations Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Solar PV Manufacturing Capacity Green Data Center Solutions Provider Submer Raises $55.5

Supply Chains

Corporate Knights

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It also alleges that they failed to dispose of waste properly, and exacerbated flooding by clearing forests in water catchment areas. Instead of greenwashing, these multi-billion dollar companies should use their public platforms to ensure AAL remedies the harm it has done to impacted communities and the environment.”

Supply Chains

ESG Today

MAY 6, 2024

At launch, the new Hong Kong Taxonomy covers 12 economic activities across 4 sectors, including power generation, transportation, construction, and water and waste management. Going forward, the HKMA said that it aims to expand the taxonomy’s coverage to include more sectors and activities, including adding transition activities.

Paris Agreement

B the Change

OCTOBER 8, 2022

billion metric tons of plastic waste generated between 1950 and 2015, only about 9% of it has been recycled. s plastic waste converted into new products in 2021. It takes waste plastic, heats it at high temperature, and then creates a low-grade fossil fuel.” Greenwashing Groups?

Greenwashing

Capaccio Environmental

MAY 3, 2022

Greenwashing” is the act of misleading or falsely claiming that a company’s products or processes are more “environmentally friendly” or “sustainable” than they really are. Some of the common areas that companies will track KPIs are for usage and emissions of water, energy, materials, waste, and supply chains.

Greenwashing

Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Businesses and investors have a critical role to play in each of these action domains, especially when it comes to shifting to more sustainable production and manufacturing processes, investing in energy efficiency and waste reduction, conservation of natural resources, and investing in climate solutions that also support biodiversity.

Bend the Curve