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From renewable hydrogen to climate adaptation: Seven green innovation trends to watch in 2024
…the growing appetite business has for meaningful change, with forward-looking organisations leveraging innovators via accelerator programmes or making meaningful contributions to environmental programmes that go beyond greenwashing. Innovation accelerator programmes…
ESG is a way to help birds and the natural world
…speak to many scientists, environmentalists, journalists and celebrities and the term “greenwashing” is commonly used to signal their frustrations that ESG is more talk than action, but it doesn’t have…
Corporate climate disclosures becoming more common, but nature and water reporting lags
…the level needed for tracking progress, achieving targets and avoiding greenwashing”. The statement added: “Companies providing the highest quality environmental data remain a small minority.” In an effort to close…
Barclays to end direct finance for oil and gas expansion
…assessing definitions and standards to identify potential loopholes that permit greenwashing. The six-month review began in December 2023. Targets and transition plans Barclays’ new statement also includes a swathe of…
Biodiversity net-gain: Ambitious policy or a glorified offsetting scheme?
…offsetting. The Government has implored developers to deliver net-gain on-site or near to their sites wherever possible, in a bid to avoid greenwashing and generate local co-benefits for residents. This…
Unlocking finance and building accountability: Behind the scenes of Vodafone’s climate transition planning process
…behind closed doors to decarbonise the private sector. This, she hopes, will not only build credibility among stakeholders who are attuned to greenwashing, but also give those less knowledgeable about…
Budget 2024: How can the Chancellor unleash a wave of private investment to green the economy?
…Green Finance Strategy. The Strategy did kick-start important workstreams on corporate net-zero transition planning, growing the transition finance market and weeding out greenwashing in ESG-labelled investments. But the consensus is…
European companies face hurdles linking sustainability to growth, survey finds
…of turning their climate ambitions into action, reducing the risk of greenwashing and improving access to green finance. The ‘bolder’ approach includes assessing the company’s current strategy against the funding…
Budget 2024: Chancellor extends North Sea oil and gas windfall tax, confirms ESG rating regulations
…in order to weed out greenwashing. This decision has been taken following consultations in spring/summer 2023. Further consultations will follow later this year. Hunt also spoke of new powers and…
Budweiser bags planning permission for British green hydrogen project
…hydrogen. For other kinds of hydrogen, the Government has introduced a low-carbon standard in a bid to stop greenwashing and ensure that higher-carbon projects do not benefit from subsidies. Budweiser…
Aviation giants urge UK Government to get clear on hydrogen vision
…a world-leading hydrogen aviation economy in the UK,” said Airbus’s head of research and technology Mark Bentall. Related article: MPs warn of pitfalls and greenwashing in UK Government’s ‘Jet-Zero’ plans…
BSI launches first edition of UK nature investment standards
…offer an essential foundation to help to guard against greenwashing, encourage investment into an important, emerging market and ultimately accelerate progress towards a sustainable world.” State of UK nature investment…
Four essential mindset shifts for mapping out a sustainability-driven business transformation
…claims — or greenwashing — didn’t really surprise me. It is a wake-up call for any company that sees sustainability as something that exists alongside day-to-day operations instead of being…
The Circular Economy Action Sessions: Strategy, Solutions and Behaviour Change
…avoid greenwashing your circular claims What systems work best to help consumers avoid waste How to rethink your products and services Chair Sarah George, Content editor, edie Speakers Murray Sayce,…
Taking place NEXT WEEK: edie’s Circular Economy online sessions
…solutions with the public and customers in a transparent ways that help them to close the loop. Discussion Points How to avoid greenwashing your circular claims What systems work best…
Green divestment: After fossil fuels, will meat and dairy be the next target?
…greenwash, or both,” said Feedback’s senior policy and campaigns manager Martin Bowman. There are numerous platforms through which investors can ask firms for greater environmental disclosures and stronger climate plans….
Communicate Transparently
…is here to help you use the correct terminology, comply with local regulations, and effectively substantiate your climate claims and commitments – to avoid greenwashing. ClimatePartner provides you with a…
Crafting an authentic green messaging strategy
However, greenwashing – the practice of making unsubstantiated or overinflated green claims to appeal to Earth-conscious consumers – has eroded trust in green marketing, damaging even companies that make truthful…
What is the role of business in delivering a Just Transition?
…maintaining profits and other short-term mindsets, rather than looking at the long-term needs of society. As with most issues in the sustainability sphere, issues of greenwashing also need to be…
How to Master Carbon Conversations in the Print and Packaging Industry
…carbon is trust. Environmentally centered conversations are often clouded by greenwash and vague sustainability claims. Naturally, clients are becoming suspicious. They want to know that commitments to carbon reduction are…
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