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Byline: Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi Forty years after one of world's deadliest industrial disasters struck the Indian city of Bhopal, a cleanup operation has finally begun to remove hundreds of [...]

Byline: Jon Ungoed-Thomas Labour faces a growing backlash across the country over proposals to build a new generation of more than 40 waste incinerators to burn household and commercial rubbish. [...]

The airlines are magicians. They've positioned flying as a minor part of the environmental crisis using distraction, manipulation and psychology. And we want to believe in their fantasy of air [...]

Byline: Helena Horton Environment reporter Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge to achieve a 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 in what campaigners call a 'masterclass in [...]

Byline: Petra Stock Santos says the alleged greenwashing case against it represents a 'biased retelling' of the company's net zero roadmap and climate reports. Neil Young KC, representing Santos, presented [...]

CHICAGO, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With the rising demand for healthy, organic mattresses, it has become crucial for consumers to ensure their mattress is truly certified organic. In response [...]

Byline: Petra Stock Santos misled investors by positioning itself as a 'clean fuels company' with a credible net zero plan, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has alleged in [...]

Byline: By, Rebecca Speare-Cole PA sustainability reporter & Lawrence Matheson NatWest is facing renewed accusations of greenwashing as it emerges that the bank, which has pledged to achieve net zero [...]

Byline: Petra Stock A world-first greenwashing case that seeks to hold oil and gas company Santos accountable for its net zero commitments began in the federal court today, brought by [...]

Byline: Alan Vaarwerk Good afternoon. Peter Dutton has questioned the 'strange arrangements' of Anthony Albanese allegedly seeking free Qantas flight upgrades directly from Alan Joyce while serving as transport minister [...]

Byline: John Okot TotalEnergies' charm offensive has ramped up, having been found guilty of making misleading claims about its commitment to sustainability this year. A week before the COP29 climate [...]

BAKU, Azerbaijan -- The following information was released by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS): Statement from Kathy Mulvey, Union of Concerned Scientists According to a new analysis by the [...]

ITHACA, NY -- The following information was released by Cornell University: By Krisy Gashler Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability November 14, 2024 Addressing climate-related risks to the financial sector will [...]

Post Views: 10 Graphic by Halley Compuesto / SF Foghorn Consumers have made efforts to shop more sustainably in recent years. A study by the Journal of Business Ethics found [...]

Byline: Holly Thomas Investors who are concerned about where their money is invested may opt for 'ESG' options -- which take environmental, social and governance factors into account. The term [...]

With consumer trust at an all-time low due to widespread greenwashing, JOTO PR's Anti-PR model offers a transformative approach for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) [...]

CALI, Colombia -- The following information was released by Rainforest Action Network (RAN): Today, a global group of NGOs and rights holders, including Rainforest Action Network, Third World Network, the [...]

London: ClientEarth has issued the following news release: In our first greenwashing complaint against a financial institution, we're filing a complaint against the investment company BlackRock, for misleading marketing. We [...]

Byline: Jonathan Leake Tesco and Shell are to buy the entire output of a controversial solar farm under construction on the Kent coast that was originally meant to power 100,000 [...]

Nairobi, Oct. 3 -- Stakeholders in the country's sustainable finance landscape are now banking on the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) generated Draft Green Finance Taxonomy, Draft Climate Risk Disclosures [...]

WASHINGTON: Green Seal has issued the following news release: Green Seal(r), a global nonprofit committed to making safety and sustainability everyone's business, unveiled a new brand identity to help consumers [...]

The pioneering non-profit environmental certification organization deepens commitment to helping consumers cut through greenwashing WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4266946-1&h=991851122&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgreenseal.org%2F&a=Green+Seal%C2%AE, a global nonprofit committed to making safety and sustainability [...]

Nairobi, Sept. 30 -- As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting become widespread across sectors in Kenya, concerns over the accuracy and verifiability of ESG numbers reported continue [...]

Stockholm, Sweden: Advokatfirman Cederquist KB has issued the following news release: Consumers' lack of trust in companies' sustainability communication and so-called 'green washing' has been noticed in several places for [...]

Canberra: Australian Securities & Investments Commission has issued the following news release: The Federal Court today ordered Vanguard Investments Australia to pay a $12.9 million penalty for making misleading claims [...]

This year Trinity received a payment of [euro]2.5 million from Ryanair, furthering the bond between the two parties that had started in 2021 with the founding of the Ryanair Aviation [...]

BOYERTOWN, Pa: ClimeCo has issued the following press release: ClimeCo, the leading global decarbonization and sustainability solutions company, is excited to announce the launch of its ClimeCo Certified ProductTM Program. [...]

BOYERTOWN, Pa., Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4250533-1&h=752491217&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.climeco.com%2F&a=ClimeCo, the leading global decarbonization and sustainability solutions company, is excited to announce the launch of its https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4250533-1&h=2787851144&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.climeco.com%2Fcertification-programs%2F&a=ClimeCo+Certified+ProductTM+Program. The program enables companies to [...]

Stuttgart: For the second year running, Global Standard is taking consumers #BehindTheSeams this September, highlighting the sustainable and social qualities of GOTS-certified products - from runway fashion to hygiene products [...]

Oil sands companies pushing a carbon capture project shut down their website after a law banning misleading environmental claims was passed. When Parliament https://www.parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/44-1/bill/C-59/royal-assent last month banning misleading or false [...]

Byline: the Monitor's Editorial Board Abstract: The buying of carbon credits to offset a company's emissions is getting a whole lot more transparent to prevent greenwashing. In recent years, richer [...]

Byline: Dharna Noor Major news and tech media that have run fossil fuel ads were largely staying quiet after the UN's secretary general called for governments and companies to place [...]

Byline: Andrew Firmin LONDON, Aug 27 (IPS) - Civil society is working on all fronts to tackle the climate crisis. Activists are protesting in numbers to pressure governments and corporations [...]

Canberra: Australian Securities & Investments Commission has issued the following news release: In a landmark case for ASIC, the Federal Court has ordered Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited to pay a [...]

SINGAPORE: The GrowHub Innovation Company has issued the following press release: Taking significant strides towards its goal of sustainable innovation, The GrowHub Innovations Company ('The GrowHub') has announced a second [...]

Paris: European Securities and Markets Authority has issued the following news release: The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published an [...]

Byline: Greenpeace Africa Kinshasa -- Following her visit to the Republic of Congo's Conkouati-Douli National Park on 6 July, Greenpeace Africa calls on the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations [...]

London: ClientEarth has issued the following news release: Environmental groups have warned 71 airlines operating out of Schiphol airport that they must respect the greenwashing limits clarified by the legal [...]

Stockholm, Sweden: Advokatfirman Morris AB has issued the following news release: In a time of climate challenges and increased focus on sustainability, it is easy as a consumer to be [...]

AUSTIN: New research suggests that almost six in ten (58%) of the top 100 largest public and private US companies are responding to greenwashing concerns by keeping quiet on genuine [...]

Gatineau, Quebec: Competition Bureau Canada has issued the following news release: Following the passage of amendments to the Competition Act on June 20, 2024, the Competition Bureau has received a [...]

GATINEAU (QUEBEC) -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Following the passage of amendments to the Competition Act on June 20, 2024, the Competition Bureau has [...]

BERLIN, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled against greenwashing in advertising on Thursday, mandating that products marketed as 'green' must provide [...]

London: ClientEarth has issued the following news release: Legal environmental charity ClientEarth has set out clear guidelines for policymakers to plug the global regulatory gap in climate transition financing and [...]

Canberra: Australian Securities & Investments Commission has issued the following news release: Fertoz Limited (Fertoz) has paid $37,560 to comply with two infringement notices issued by ASIC in which ASIC [...]

Paris: Financial Markets Authority (AMF) France has issued the following news release: Over the last two years, rising interest rates and inflation have changed retail investors' expectations of financial products, [...]

Carbon offsets have been heavily criticized as greenwashing, but they have a hidden benefit: getting crucial climate funds to developing nations. The White House announced guidelines this morning to strengthen [...]

Byline: By, Felix Keith FIFA and UEFA have been told to take their heads out of the sand and harness the power of football to combat climate change before it [...]

The term greenwashing was modelled on the word “whitewashing” to explain a situation in which misleading information is being used to hide bad actions. KRISTA GALEA writes. © 2022 Standard [...]