ESG Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This week in ESG news: EU adopts new law against greenwashing; Walmart reaches 1 billion ton supply chain emissions reduction milestone; S&P forecasts $1 trillion sustainable bond market in 2024; Airbus, TotalEnergies launch sustainable aviation fuel partnership; Verizon invests $1 billion in renewable energy; EU lawmakers agree to certification (..)

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2021

In some cases (as with ExxonMobil, for example), companies have committed to net-zero carbon intensity, a term that means that the amount of carbon per unit of measure does not increase, even as overall emissions may rise. Is net zero greenwash? Some think so.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In remarks, Freeland acknowledged the critical importance of climate action, not only to reduce greenhouse gas emissions but also to allow Canada to compete in the zero-carbon economy of the future. Climate action is about saving the planet, of course,” she said.

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Corporate Knights

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Five of the global supermajors are spending around US$750 million annually on greenwashing while allocating just 12% of capital expenditures to “low-carbon” activities, according to think tank InfluenceMap. There’s no taking the carbon out of the barrel.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The nine principles are sometimes vague in their wording but also all-encompassing, suggesting nothing less than a wholesale integration of net zero ambition into every policy, procedure and process, but it’s not too much of a stretch to think of one more to round them up to a perfect ten. What’s in a name?

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

A balance between the carbon produced by an organization and the efforts they take to remove carbon from the atmosphere through direct action like planting forests or indirect action like purchasing carbon credits. When stating net-zero goals, it’s important to clarify the exact action taken by your organization.

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Sustainability Matters

AUGUST 15, 2023

Avoiding the risk of greenwashing “In Australia, taking early action is becoming more urgent due to the current risks of greenwashing. Greenwash risk management has now become a considerable focus. Empty narratives hold no ground anymore if companies need to access capital markets or bank finance.

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3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2022

But in the worst-case scenario, it can easily become a vehicle for greenwashing—a marketing push fueled by vague commitments that won’t be mentioned again until next year’s Earth Day. While greenwashing is still far too prevalent, many companies are being recognized [3] for their substantive sustainability efforts.

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Chris Hall

JULY 1, 2022

UNEP FI is responsible for formulating the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and convenes the Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance (NZAOA), the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) and the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA). One takes a step, signals the other and they take a step.”.

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ESG Today

JUNE 7, 2023

But what many people don’t know is we’re also investing heavily in low- and zero-carbon energy, including building one of the UK’s largest public networks of EV charge points. The post UK Bans Shell, Petronas, Repsol Ads in Greenwashing Crackdown first appeared on ESG Today.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 28, 2022

The use of carbon jargon to camouflage flimsy net zero plans will come to an end, exposing bad players, warns Gary Smith, Partner at Haven Green Capital Partners. Everyone and anyone can announce that they have a plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions in 2050. It is like the ‘Wild West’ out there. Biting the bullet.

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Just Capital

APRIL 14, 2023

Nike’s “ Move to Zero” goal to become both zero carbon and zero waste across its business is having concrete operational benefits. The Washington Post covers the FTC’s expected crackdown on ‘greenwashing.’ The Financial Times writes about the growing movement and the strong opposition it still faces.

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Chris Hall

JANUARY 13, 2023

It has a massive and growing fleet of renewable vehicles, and zero-carbon electricity sources (wind, solar and nuclear) powered about 38% of the state’s power in 2021, rivalling natural gas at 42%. [1]. We remain concerned that rather than just tackling greenwashing, this may have the unintended consequence of stifling innovation.

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Carlos Sanchez

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

In Voluntary carbon offset markets, offsets are used at the companies discretion, and the market size in 2021 is expected to hit $1 billion. In VCM, companies or individuals take responsibility to trade carbon credits to offset their emissions to meet net-zero, carbon-neutral, or other emission reduction targets.

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Chris Hall

MARCH 3, 2022

This not only creates considerable confusion among investors but exposes them to accusations of greenwashing, as well as the risk of holding investments that are not aligned with their own ESD/SDG requirements. And just as well! Capture the opportunity. The sheer magnitude of money flow will undoubtedly lead to extraordinary opportunities.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Friedmann concluded that low carbon appears to be the most versatile and cost competitive options for many industry sectors and that special policy options may be needed to decarbonize industrial heat. Zero-Carbon Cities This session looked at the decarbonization of buildings, including both embodied and operational emissions.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today: Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements Southwest Announces New Electrification, Fuel Reduction and Circularity Goals Scania Signs Deal with SSAB for 100% Fossil-Free Steel Deliveries by 2030 DHL to Invest Over $200 Million in Clean Fuels to Decarbonize (..)

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

along with ongoing corporate greenwashing and fossil-fuel disinformation, it’s sometimes hard to tell if society is moving forward or slipping back. Steel (177) – which recently committed to being zero-carbon by 2050. Given the recent backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in the U.S.,

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Just Capital

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

On environmental and climate issues, it focuses intensively on the environmental impact of its products, with a goal to create products with Net-Zero carbon impact by 2030. Apple has reduced the amount of single-use plastic in its packaging by 65% since 2015 , while increasing the amount of recycled material in its products.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It’s fascinating to see the mining industry trying to capitalize on these disasters to justify even more greenwashed destructive projects,” he says. It has to build housing for millions of new residents while simultaneously hitting net-zero targets.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This gesture commits them to reaching a net-zero carbon footprint by 2040, one decade before the deadline for the Paris Agreement. . The launch was greeted with skepticism by environmental NGOs including the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), SumofUs, Friends of the Earth U.S. Were there other announcements this week?

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ESG Today

MARCH 26, 2023

This week in ESG news: Biden vetoes Republican anti-ESG resolution; EU proposes “green claims” rules to protect consumers from greenwashing; Kering commits to emissions reduction across value chain; Microsoft signs direct air capture carbon removal deal; BlackRock to continue engaging companies on climate & emissions; Biden announces $250 million (..)

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Stanford Social Innovation

AUGUST 25, 2022

The Cloud of Net-Zero. Carbon stories are a major feature of climate transition agendas. The current climate crisis R&D landscape features a broad suite of carbon-focused technologies, including carbon capture and carbon control, with net-zero and carbon neutrality as a prominent objective.

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