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To craft an authentic green messaging strategy, start with why
…and transparent sustainability message – the risk of greenwashing is ever present. Recent missteps from well known brands have raised public awareness and highlighted why it’s so crucial for businesses…
Are we getting carbon accounting all wrong?
…Don’t get me wrong: we need to make sure we calculate carbon emissions accurately to ensure we are incentivizing the right kind of action and avoiding greenwashing. However, surely the…
WHEB Asset Management: ESG Investor of the Year
…As ESG finance scales up, there is a present risk of greenwashing and impact-washing. This finance needs to make a tangible, positive contribution to the sustainable development agenda to buck…
From disclosure to implementation: Climate Action 100+ evolves its mission
One of the world’s largest investor coalitions on climate, convening members with $68trn of assets, has updated its aims after being accused of greenwashing earlier this year….
InfluenceMap: World’s largest asset managers ‘far off track’ in net-zero transition
The analysis, conducted by InfluenceMap’s FinanceMap team, shows little improvement in the climate strategies or impacts of asset management giants over the past two years. In fact, several of the…
edie launches new Sustainability Communications & Disclosure Handbook for 2024
The Sustainability Communications and Disclosure Handbook has been published by edie and sponsored by UL Solutions as part of edie’s ENGAGEMENT Week 2024 – our annual editorial campaign designed to…
ASA clears Ford advert following zero-emissions claim
The advertisement, which appeared as a paid Google advert in August 2023, touted the Explorer as an “all-electric SUV” and highlighted features such as fast charging and driver assistance technology…
Why are businesses holding back on carbon offset purchases?
This is a headline finding from a new survey of more than 180 business decision-makers, conducted by the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC). The survey took in businesses from 27…
COP28 director-general: Business involvement in summit crucial to keep 1.5C alive
Speaking exclusively to edie, H.E Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi addressed concerns that the private sector is becoming too involved in the UN climate COP process, to the point that corporate…
Beyond recycling: Is ‘deplastification’ the next step for businesses?
Surfrider Foundation Europe has released a new report today (4 July) highlighting how corporates are impeding plastic reduction efforts while calling companies to prioritise “deplastification” in a bid to resolve…
Corporate net-zero targets continue to boom, but more integrity ‘urgently’ needed
The Net Zero tracker, which released its latest analysis today (6 November), found that the number of corporate net-zero targets has risen by more than 40% in 16 months, from…
UK sued for counting wood burning with carbon capture as ‘negative emissions’
Plaintiffs say BECCS technology relies on flawed accounting assumptions because it sees the carbon captured from wood burning as negative emissions when the process is at best neutral from a…
Stringent guidance unveiled for corporate use of ‘high integrity’ carbon credits
The updated Claims Code of Practice (Claims Code) now includes a Monitoring, Reporting and Assurance (MRA) Framework for any integrity claims, which means that companies can now make claims using…
Oil and gas loopholes and forest carbon credits: The 7 biggest stories from the World Leaders Summit (day two) at COP28
The two-day World Leaders Summit at COP28 has officially come to a close. All nations have had a chance to set out their negotiating positions and to make calls to…
COP28 Covered Podcast episode 5: Health Day in the smog and Paul Polman’s fossil fuel call out
Whether you’re a business leader, sustainability professional, youth activist or just someone with a passion for all things sustainability and climate action – this podcast is for you! Brought to…
COP28: Less than 10% of businesses at climate summit lobbying for stronger green policies
The analysis, conducted by InfluenceMap, cross-references the official list of business representatives present at COP28 in Dubai with the organisation’s existing LobbyMap’ platform. This platform tracks the global green policy…
Language barrier: Shoppers don’t understand common green claims, survey reveals
Nine in ten of those polled said it is important for businesses to talk to the general public about their environmental sustainability work. But the survey, conducted by Fleet Street…
Shell reduces renewable energy pipeline, raises shareholder payouts
The figures are included in the energy major’s Q4 2023 results, which confirm a 29% year-on-year frop in profits in 2023 to $28bn. This comes after the company posted record…
Study: Food giants not investing in decarbonisation to meet their high-level climate targets
This is according to Ceres’ Food Emissions 50 Company Benchmark, which evaluates companies in the food sector based on their progress in aligning with and accelerating the transition to a…
Why are businesses struggling to verify their science-based net-zero targets?
The answer is almost certainly the latter, with quantitative research by the SBTi and discussions between some of these firms and edie revealing challenges relating to emissions accounting and setting…
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