Opinion / #greenwashing
Carbon & Climate
The false promise of ‘responsible mining’
Major industry players are working together to create a voluntary global standard that can certify minerals as responsibly produced. But such a framework would consolidate the power and influence of these mining giants and allow them to act with impunity, while providing false assurances to investors, governments, and consumers.
Measuring environmental impact has historically been prohibitively expensive, but technology can change the equation. Blockchain advocate Sunny Lu argues that verified sustainability can help brands build trust with eco-conscious consumers.
Carbon & Climate
Making carbon trading work: Exploring collaboration between Japan and Asean countries
Asean's growing carbon trading initiatives present vast opportunities for emissions reduction and economic growth, but equitable frameworks and robust regulations are critical to their success.
Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.
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Fashion greenwashing: a deceptive trend
10 July 2024
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Carbon & Climate
How to read sustainability reports
26 February 2024
Carbon & Climate
Taylor Swift and the top polluters department
29 January 2024
10 August 2023
Lifestyle
Does sportswashing even work?
2 May 2023
Corporate Responsibility
The coming crackdown on corporate greenwashing
13 February 2023
1 February 2023
Corporate Responsibility
Brands, please stop saying 'sustainability is in our DNA'
5 January 2023
Corporate Responsibility
‘Boys will be boys’: Why consumers don’t punish big polluters for greenwashing lies
7 July 2022
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Carbon & Climate
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