Carbon Neutral Greenwashing Pitfalls
04/03/2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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