Failure to disclose all of an organisation’s emissions misleads consumers and investors.
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We’re rarely aware of a company’s full environmental footprint.
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Companies seen as big polluters suffer little in terms of reputation and sales when they are found making misleading claims about protecting the environment.
Doha. All clean?
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Research shows the strength of team loyalty.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres says rules around corporate emissions reporting are “wide enough to drive a diesel truck through”.
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Sponsorship from fossil-fuel companies is worth millions to Australian sport. But growing opposition from the public and athletes themselves may force sports to rethink these deals.
Scaling up public and private investment will be crucial to finance the transition to net-zero.
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The transition to net zero will require huge investments, but how do we make sure investment goes to the right place?
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Making sure your fund’s financial values align with your ethical values isn’t that simple – but here’s what you can do.
Brands have several tricks up their sleeves to convince ad viewers their products are sustainable.
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Ads use music, colour and emotion to stress the sustainability of what they’re selling: even when the reality isn’t as attractive.
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The new EU rules on sustainable finance defeat their own objective.
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Companies may be using the positive impacts of sport to divert attention from their roles in furthering climate change.
Birds fly over a man taking photos of the exposed riverbed of the Old Parana River, a tributary of the Parana River during a drought in Rosario, Argentina, in July 2021. The Global South is being hit hard by climate change, but could business help turn the tide?
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The goal of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, or GFANZ, is to bring together the financial sector to accelerate the transition to a net-zero economy. Here’s why it might actually work.
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This is a big win for Australia’s consumer watchdog in its ongoing battle against misleading environmental claims.
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We cannot claim that inducing others to reduce emissions gives us a moral license to emit in their place.
Delegates arrive at the COP26 climate summit on November 4, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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At COP26 in Glasgow everyone was committed to saving the planet, but there were highly divergent views about how to do it.
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On climate change, and other sustainable development goals, there’s still a big gap between corporate talk and action.
‘We’re all about you.’
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How companies love to tell us all the great things they’re doing to help women.
People with the Pride Alliance Network, sponsored by Starbucks, walk along Ocean Drive during the 11th annual Pride Parade as part of Miami Beach Pride week on April 7, 2019, in Miami Beach, Florida.
While many companies promote social causes, advocates are skeptical of how genuine their commitment is.
Net zero a great idea, in principle, but not in practice.
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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.
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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?
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Our intention to buy climate-friendly products does not always match our buying behaviour, especially when we pay more for such products.