Maria Eisner Pelch, ESG and sustainability lead at Concordium, argues that blockchain technology is one of the best tools to bring transparency to ESG reporting and hold businesses accountable, in the face of growing sustainability demands.
Charlotte Hill, committee member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, and Richard Raban-Williams, an associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper, explore the implications of New York state's case against Pepsico.
Maria Eisner Pelch, ESG and sustainability lead at Concordium, argues that blockchain technology is one of the best tools to bring transparency to ESG reporting and hold businesses accountable, in the face of growing sustainability demands.
Charlotte Hill, committee member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA) and partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper, and Richard Raban-Williams, an associate at Penningtons Manches Cooper, explore the implications of New York state's case against Pepsico.
ShareAction warns that Europe’s largest 20 banks risk being accused of greenwashing due to a lack of transparency around their green finance activity.
From increased pressure on plastic to Unilever's help to ice cream producers, in this weekly round-up we explore the latest developments regarding corporate initiatives, sustainability reports and key industry updates.
A new report by Ivey Business School found that a new paradigm of corporate greenwashing has emerged, thanks to the increasing influence of investors, pressure to align with long-term climate goals and multi-stakeholder liability in corporate claims.
An ad for global energy firm Repsol's involvement in renewable hydrogen has been banned for omitting to make any mention that large-scale oil and gas forms the "vast majority" of its business.
The European Parliament has approved its ‘European Green Bond’ label to be used as a new standard aligned with its Green Taxonomy. This will help to address greenwash concerns and help scale the market by providing investor clarity.
From EU legislation to consumer worries about greenwashing, in this weekly round-up we explore the latest developments regarding corporate initiatives, sustainability reports and key industry updates.
Politics continued to dominate the sustainability headlines, as lack of regulatory certainty is one of the major challenges to accelerating the deployment of capital. Sunak is taking a hatchet to green policies, the HE2 rail project and slowing action on nature in the UK.
It’s been an exciting week, with the UNGA calling for greater climate ambition, a scale up of carbon removals and more countries signing on to the anti-fossil fuel treaty, while the UK backed off its enabling policies for the net transition. Investment continues apace however, and more and more it looks like a race to see who is going to take advantage of the transition opportunity, and who is going to continue to pass the buck until the impacts bite.
