Global watchdog proposes new ethics code to combat greenwashing
London, UK Reuters Firms that check environmental, social and governance claims made by companies will be asked to follow a proposed new ethics code to help combat greenwashing, the chief of a global standards body told Reuters. Trillions of dollars have flowed into investment funds touting green credentials, but these can be misleading, a practice […]
Corporate climate pledges rife with greenwashing – UN expert group
Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptReuters Promises by companies, banks and cities to achieve net-zero emissions often amount to little more than greenwashing, UN experts said in a report on Tuesday as they set out proposed new standards to harden net-zero claims. The report, released at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, is intended to draw a “red […]
A Sustainable Life: Greenwashing – how ads get you to think brands are greener than they are, and how to avoid falling for it
Open University academics MORTEZA ABOLHASANI, GORDON LIU and ZAHRA GOLROKHI look – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how to look beyond “greenwashing”…