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Carbon Neutral Greenwashing Pitfalls
What does “carbon neutral” mean? It is generally accepted that “carbon neutral” refers to the neutrality of carbon rather than to the neutrality of all
Climate Change as Essential Knowledge in Legal Practice
The “technologies, transactions, conduct and arrangements” that have and will continue to develop as businesses transition to net zero will inevitably involve consideration of climate
Corporate Image Greenwashing
Advertising the environmental features of a company’s consumer or financial product or service can create a greenwashing risk, where the advertising amounts to misleading or
SEC Settles Greenwashing Investigation with DWS Investment
The Group Sustainability Officer of a near EUR $1 trillion investment Fund, whistleblows to the financial regulators that the Fund is greenwashing its investments. The Fund
A Whole Lot of Green
Greenhushing, greenrinsing, greenlabelling, greenshifting, greenlighting and greencrowding. These are some of the sub-categories of the broader greenwashing concept. New sub-categories will develop. Could the examples below be new
Greenwashing Claims: US Update
The examples of greenwashing in the US that attract regulatory intervention from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) continue to evolve. These US cases provide
Corporate Net-Zero Pledges, Transition Plans and Emission Reduction Targets. A Further Area of Greenwashing? Part 1
This article is Part 1 of a series on greenwashing of corporate net-zero pledges, transition plans and emission reduction targets. Part 1 is an introduction. The remaining Parts will
The United Kingdom’s Proposed Approach to the Taxonomy Problem
As discussed in previous posts, the absence of an agreed taxonomy has and will continue to contribute to “greenwashing.” One obvious solution would be to
What Greenwashing Cases Might ASIC Bring? – Part 3
The first article on this issue (Part 1) focused on INFO 271[1] to develop archetypal cases that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) might pursue. Part
What Greenwashing Cases Might ASIC Bring? – Part 2
The first article on this issue (Part 1) focused on INFO 271[1] to develop archetypal cases that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) might pursue. This
What Greenwashing Cases Might ASIC Bring? – Part 1
There is much anticipation and perhaps anxiety as the market awaits the commencement of what appears likely to be the pursuit by the Australian Securities
Some Observations on ASIC’s Description of Greenwashing
What does ASIC consider to be “greenwashing” of financial products and services? ASIC has given guidance on that question with the release of INFO 271.