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Navigating The Financial Industry’s Blurred Lines Between Climate Commitments & Greenwash

March 5, 2023 admin climate change, green economy, greenwashing, net-zero, policy & politics, policy research, research

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2023 17:05:09 +0000

As climate commitments among large financial institutions have rapidly become the new normal, so has the criticism of those targets. A Reclaim Finance report in January that revealed members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) have continued financing fossil fuel expansion echoes a common refrain from the NGO and activist community: target […]

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Regulators Feel Pressure To Take A Harder Stance On Greenwashing

January 16, 2023 admin carbon emissions, esg, Fossil Fuels, green economy, greenwashing, investment

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 16:05:47 +0000

Many companies, including airlines, financial services, and retailers, are facing increased scrutiny from consumers and shareholders regarding their Net Zero and overall climate and ESG performance.

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New Carbon Tracking Tool For Trees Has Your (Exact) Number

September 18, 2022 admin Agriculture, cap and trade, carbon prices, carbon pricing, carbon sequestion, carbon tax, climate change, ctrees, green economy, greenwashing, plant trees, planting trees, policy & politics, redd, tree planting, trillion trees, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2022 19:50:36 +0000

Planting trees is good, planting trees with pinpoint accuracy on carbon is better, and Ctrees has the numbers to help prevent bad actors from using trees as a greenwashing screen.

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Calling Out Coldplay’s Naive Support Of Greenwashing

May 11, 2022 admin Agriculture, Coldplay, Fossil Fuels, greenwashing, neste, research, te, transport & environment

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 23:50:19 +0000

T&E calls on Coldplay to end partnership with oil refiner Neste, which is cynically using the band to greenwash their reputation.

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Irish Greenwashing Awards Call Out Misinformation

February 20, 2022 admin applegreen, clean transport, cullen communications, Electric vehicles, greenwashing, Ireland, rte news, the irish times, toyota

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 04:20:42 +0000

The Irish Greenwashing Awards call out top misinformation spreaders that have been greenwashing and profiting from the climate crisis. Irish EVs is taking a satirical approach to help bring attention to the issue of greenwashing that’s been happening with the fossil fuel industry. In a press release, the consumer advice website said that some of […]

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Opinion: Australian Liberal Party Goes From FUD to Greenwashing

February 14, 2022 admin Australia, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, greenwashing, policy & politics, rethink energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:30:27 +0000

Australian politicians have moved from FUD to “greenwashing.” Major companies are also fudging the numbers and using vague terms to “greenwash” their production. “They won’t tow your boat. They’ll ruin your weekend. There are no utes for tradies.” Those are things right-leaning politicians are saying. “The sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always […]

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Australia’s Liberal Party: From FUD to Greenwashing

February 13, 2022 admin Australia, australian liberal party, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, greenwashing, rethink energy, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2022 20:22:27 +0000

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Amazon’s New Rationale For Working With Big Oil: Saving the Planet

January 10, 2020 admin Amazon, amazon web services, big-oil, bp, environment, greenwashing

Credit to Author: Maddie Stone| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:10:32 +0000

Amazon has a new justification for forging controversial partnerships with fossil fuel companies.

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Impact Investing With COIN: What’s Really Impactful About This Investing?

November 4, 2019 admin citigroup, climate change, coin investing, esg, green economy, green finance, green investment, greenwashing, impact investing, investment, pepsi, sri, sustainable investment

Credit to Author: Andrea Bertoli| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:25:15 +0000

COIN offers a digital impact investing platform that allows investors to put their money into sustainable and social Impact Areas, and promises to make Impact Investing easier for everyone. However, when I dug in deeper, I wondered where exactly the impact was in my investment.