News about greenwashing on 2022-09-17
Big Oil Companies Are Greenwashing , Congress Committee Says
Big Oil executives have been accused of misleading language to hide the reality of their climate promises, a US congressional committee has heard. However, it does not do enough to protect the industry’s environmental policies and targets.
Source: rigzone.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Boohoo and Pretty Little Thing Get Slammed for Greenwashing
UK-based fashion brand Pretty Little Thing and its parent company Boohoo are among the latest retailers facing scrutiny on claims they are misleading consumers that it is environmentally friendly, despite their reputations and investigation that say otherwise, according to reports.
Source: businessinsider.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Carbon Title Challenges Real Estate Industry To Decarbonize Before It Too Late ; Unveils Platform to Motivate Change through Radical Transparency
A new digital platform designed to help the real estate industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions has been unveiled in Portland, Ore, in a bid to boost the industry's decarbonisation efforts, according to reports from the state-run Financial Times.
Source: prnewswire.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Climate Change Is Making Fashion Supply Chain Problems Worse
Pakistan has been hit by a severe flooding which has wiped out thousands of cotton fields, according to the country’s planning minister, Asif Ali Zardari, and the textile industry. Officials say the situation is the deadliest in the wave of extreme weather linked to climate change.
Source: businessoffashion.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Cracking Down on a Wall Street Trend : E . S . G . Makeovers
The S.E.C. has been accused of promoting sustainable investment in the US, according to a report from the Financial Advisory Commission (Federal Reserve) in New York. The investigation is being carried out by the company’s investors.
Source: nytimes.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Environment : Malta needs drastic measures to be taken now , not in 2050
The government’s ambitious environmental strategy has been criticised for failing to reach its targets in a bid to tackle greenhouse gas pollution and climate change, according to the BBC. However, it does not have enough realistic means to achieve them.
Source: theshiftnews.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world second - richest person
India’s richest businessman, Mohamed Adani, has become one of the world's biggest investors, with a fortune of $US100bn (£100m) in his wealth. Here, he explains why he is struggling to make savings from fossil fuels.
Source: smh.com.au
Published on 2022-09-17
If youre told ESG is the next big thing , beware of greenwashing
The increasing number of companies boasting of their environmentally friendly, sustainable and ethical credentials (Environmental Security Governance - CSR) reporting is having a significant impact on the global economy, writes the BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker.
Source: smh.com.au
Published on 2022-09-17
India richest man surpasses Bezos on billionaires list
The wealth of Elon Musk has soared to a new high in the New York Stock Exchange, according to the latest figures from Forbes’ Real-Time billionaire lists, with shares of $273.2 billion worth of the richest man.
Source: pressherald.com
Published on 2022-09-17
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani becomes world second - richest person
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become the world’s richest person, according to the wealth index published by the US-based Amazon.com Inc., with shares plunging more than a third of their shareholders in the last three months.
Source: gulfnews.com
Published on 2022-09-17
The backstory to Patagonia billionaire owner giving away his company
This is a selection of the latest technology updates for you using T3. Welcome to the new operating system, which aims to encourage people to stay indoors without being able to use the technology to make their own clothes.
Source: t3.com
Published on 2022-09-17
The good , the bad and the ugly of ESG investing - The Hindu BusinessLine
Environmental, Social, and governance - these are some of the key questions being asked by investors across the world. But why are they based on environmental, environment, social, ethical and impact investing? The BBC's Chris Stokel-Walker asks.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
Published on 2022-09-17