While many companies promote social causes, advocates are skeptical of how genuine their commitment is.
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The audio version of an in-depth article rounding on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to “greenwash” their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
B2B brands taking a public moral or ethical stand are increasingly looking at their suppliers and manufacturers to reflect their own values, but where do they draw the line?
Our intention to buy climate-friendly products does not always match our buying behaviour, especially when we pay more for such products.
During California’s deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.
After ‘Dieselgate’, Volkswagen appears keen to rescue its public image. Now it’s looking to hire its own ‘Greta Thunberg’.
Even if employees don’t care about a particular cause to begin with, they will react positively or negatively to the reason they believe their organization is choosing to engage in that cause.
Who wins, who loses and whose natures are being talked about when nature-based solutions are proposed?
Since the first “climate awareness bond” was issued in 2007, the green-bond market has flourished. But how can investors judge their risk and effectiveness?
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to switch miniature toiletries for bulk products, but it isn’t likely to do as much for the environment as activists might think.
The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
Buildings are central to creating more sustainable cities, and green ratings are often used to assess how well a building measures up against this goal. But the current system has serious flaws.
Climate change may be a business opportunity, but research shows that market forces serve to systematically undermine climate change programs.
Those backing Heathrow’s proposed new runway want to depoliticise the issue entirely. But hard choices are inevitable.
Every new batch of bees needs the equivalent of eight hectares of lavender fields to prosper.
Companies in the fossil fuel business are coming up with ways to green their image - including sponsoring the Paris climate summit.
The Paris Climate Conference must not be hijacked by big business and its allies in the world’s media.
Have the Sustainable Development Goals been co-opted by big business?
To make a meaningful difference to climate change, businesses will have to break out of a cycle of exploiting the earth’s resources in ever-more creative ways.
Australia’s biggest banks seem more concerned with disclosing how much paper they recycle than their lending exposure to coal mines.
Principais colaboradores
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Director of the Centre for Responsible Business, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Management, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle
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Professor - Industrial ecology and climate change mitigation, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Lecturer in Advertising and Brand Creativity, Auckland University of Technology
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Professeur titulaire Chaire en éco-conseil spécialiste des changements climatiques, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor, University of Galway
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Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology and Commerce and Business Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Accounting, Durham University
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Director, Climate Change Communication Research Hub, Monash University
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Associate Professor in International Political Economy, University of Warwick
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Director of Undergraduate Studies, School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
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Assistant Professor, Advertising and Marketing Communication, University of Canberra
