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Competition watchdog to look into potential greenwashing in sale of household essentials
Student and employer demand is driving realisation that institutions must adapt or risk disruption
Business school classes lack the diversity that encourages empathy and, ultimately, could cure the ill of wage stagnation
Our guide to the year ahead in sustainable business
Plus, the transatlantic rift over climate plans
Businesses struggle to meet demands for more information from regulators and investors
European and US regulators to ensure environmental investing delivers its advertised ambitions
Greenwashing HSBC posters have fallen foul of advertising standards, but disingenuous business claims are everywhere
Plus, teachers want the UNPRI to clean up their pensions
UK watchdog rules series publicising tree planting and net zero emissions plans failed to disclose fossil fuel financing
A quarter of 1,200 companies surveyed say they would not publicise their science-based net zero emissions targets
‘There’s so much in flux right now in terms of rules that everybody is probably a bit vulnerable’
Product should only be used when other options exhausted, say proponents
New laws and shortcomings of just-in-time logistics mean businesses pay more attention to due diligence
Environmental, social and governance criteria are back on the agenda — despite rising energy prices, climate change and global conflict
Plus, the rising legal heat over green marketing claims
Plus, an interview with Jonathan Reynolds, UK shadow secretary for business, energy and industrial strategy
Plus, how many high-polluting companies slide by in the bond market
CMA to investigate eco-friendly statements by Asos, Boohoo and Asda’s George brand
Desire to make an impact is prompting workers to reconsider career plans
Plus, what does inflation mean for sustainable shopping?
Plus, carbon offsets and lobbying pose greenwashing risks
Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 hopes to help companies reach net zero
Staying silent might be easier but it could damage both company reputations and the US political economy
Critics say some offset projects have far less impact than they claim, and allegations of greenwashing are growing
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