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Brussels to crack down on greenwashing of consumer products
The proliferation of cheap, shortlived garments has come at an enormous environmental and social cost. The EU is preparing to end it
Novelists raging against sponsors should be mindful of unintended consequences
Many companies and financial institutions lack expertise or evidence to support sustainability and ESG claims
Advert gave ‘misleading’ impression company was making ‘a positive overall environmental contribution’
Also in today’s newsletter, will New York’s smog crisis spark action?
Advertising Standards Authority finds oil and gas groups had misled public on climate benefits of their products
European Banking Authority says there is a ‘clear increase’ in financial institutions overstating their climate credentials
Consultation on how to market sustainability comes amid a global push against greenwashing
As regulators reclassify some investments, more due diligence on methodologies is needed
Financial Conduct Authority criticises ‘widespread failings’ in ESG benchmarks
Climate activist and members of Sami community stage protest after Oslo ignores court ruling
Competition watchdog to look into potential greenwashing in sale of household essentials
Our guide to the year ahead in sustainable business
Plus, the transatlantic rift over climate plans
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
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