A Sustainable Life: A beginner’s guide to greenwash and four ways to avoid falling for it
LALA RUKH, in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the idea of greenwashing and how we might be being duped…
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, Egypt Reuters 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 […]
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”…