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Tag: Greenwashing

Uncertainty Creeps into ESG Reporting

You’ve probably heard of greenwashing – token environmental sustainability programs that help corporations launder their reputations. Now there’s “green hushing.” Green hushing isn’t quite the inverse of greenwashing, but it’s close. Essent...

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Working with Big Oil is Bad PR for Edelman

Activism to fight climate change most often gets associated with corporations that make – or take – things, such as energy companies and auto manufacturers. In reality, companies that contribute most directly to pollution rely on a latticew...

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What Insurrection? A Year Later, Corporations Flip-Flopping on Political Donations

The deadly insurrection in Washington last year created an opportunity for corporate interests to rethink their involvement in U.S. politics. Thousands of companies decried the Jan. 6, 2021, rioting on Capitol Hill by a mob of supporters of...

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Activist Claims Oatly’s ESG Program is More Sizzle Than Steak

Activist Claims Oatly’s ESG Program is More Sizzle Than Steak

Activist Claims Oatly’s ESG Program is More Sizzle Than Steak

Among the cavalcade of big-budget commercials that aired during the Super Bowl this year, an ad for Oatly oat milk stood out for its abject weirdness. While other companies rolled out star-studded ads with actors and recording artists, the...

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Issuers Go DIY on Environmental Regulation

In a movie from a more innocent age, Tom Cruise, playing sports agent Jerry Maguire, pleads with a self-absorbed client: “Help me help you.” In a nutshell, that summarizes the pitch just made by investors with nearly $1 trillion in assets t...

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