Category: Greenwashing
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Biofuels are a Boondoggle Says Environmentalists
Environmentalists and NGOs oppose US biofuel plant
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Is Plastic Recycling a Scam?
The Truth About Plastic Recycling. Is it a scam? YouTuber Matt Ferrell explores that question in his video.
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Cannondale Goes Compostable Bottle
Cannondale goes with compostable bottles for the Giro d’Italia
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French Carbon Neutral Greenwashing Law
French Bill that gives power to government to punish companies who lie or greenwash about their carbon footprint
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Is Compostable Furniture the Future?
Compostable furniture …. or the epitomy of greenwashing
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University of Sidney on Bioplastics
It seems as if Australian universities are looking to position themselves on bioplastics.
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United Airlines Goes into Full Greenwashing Mode (FREE)
United Airlines goes into full greenwashing mode. This is a FREE article.
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Certification Schemes Greenwashing in Fashion Industry
Report on the Assessment of certification schemes and voluntary initiatives in the fashion industry. A lack of accountability and independent oversight are part of the greenwashing machinery.
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BBC Article on Green and Bio Greenwashing
The language brands use to promote their environmental sustainability can be misleading and unverifiable.
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Palm Oil Company Appoints Orangutan to its Board
First company to appoint a non-human to its board.
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Mother Jones Covers Chemical Recycling
Mother Jones newspaper covers chemical recycling.
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Treehugger Covers Chemical Recycling
How chemical recycling is losing the communications battle.
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The Net Zero and Climate Neutrality Fairy Tales (FREE)
We’re seeing more and more “net zero” and “climate neutrality” commitments by chemical and plastics companies. What is it all about? Is it really effective? This is a FREE article
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NRDC Says Chemical Recycling is Greenwashing
Natural Resources Defense Council says Chemical Recycling and Agilyx are just greenwashing and releasing toxic pollutants in the environment.
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Innocent Found Guilty of Greenwashing
A video on demand ad, a paid-for YouTube and a TV ad for Innocent drinks was banned for exaggerating the total environmental benefit of the products
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New Website on Fashion Greenwashing
A new website has been launched to highlight “rampant greenwashing” in the fashion industry
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Oil Majors Are Greenwashing on Climate Action
The clean energy claims of BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell: A mismatch between discourse, actions and investments
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Ocean Cleanup Accused of Staging Plastic Removal
Environmental organization The Ocean Cleanup has denied accusations that it staged a massive plastic removal operation after social media users claimed the debris looked too clean.
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Net Zero Greenwashing by Worlds Largest Corporations
Major companies largely fail net zero climate pledge test
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EU Product Lifecycle Methodology to Tackle Green Claims
EU to tackle ‘green claims’ with unified product lifecycle methodology
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The Green Deal Fairy Tale (FREE)
Has the European Union become undemocratic? This is a FREE article
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France Greenwashing Regulation Update
Update on the legal implications of greenwashing in France
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Chemical Companies Ranked on Hazardous Chemicals
Who are the greenwashers and where are the skeletons in the closet when it comes to hazardous chemicals?
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Adidas Accused of Greenwashing by French Watchdog
Adidas has been accused of greenwashing
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Shell Marketing for Sustainable Plastics
Many NGOs believe that Shell is one of the most important greenwashers.
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Cement Kilns and Refuse Derived Fuel Greenwashing
New Greenwashing Trick By Unilever And Nestlé: Plastic Waste For Cement Kilns
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Net Zero is Ultimate Greenwashing Says NGOs
Over 700 Civil Society Groups Demand Real Climate Solutions, Not Net-Zero Promises
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Chemically Recycled PLA by Luminy (FREE)
This is the funniest news of 2021. This goes into the greenwashing category. This is a FREE article
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Clothes from PET Bottles is Greenwashing
Why making clothes from plastic bottles will not solve fashion’s waste crisis
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NGO Campaign to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads and Sponsorship
Let’s ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships for good says Greenpeace
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Covestro CEO Goes GreenWashing Wahnsinn
The greenwashing price of the year goes to Covestro CEO, Markus Steilemann. You need to watch this video and show your CEO how not to do it!
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Dishwasher Tabs Packaging Lies (FREE)
The Finish dishwasher tabs brand is not the most transparent and honest when it comes to packaging. This is a FREE article.
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Worlds First Net Zero Carbon Football Game
These guys have brought greenwashing to another level.
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Paper Industry is Hijacking the Word Compostable
What if the paper industry was the great winner of the compostable packaging wave?
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The Blue Hydrogen Fairy Tale
Is Blue Hydrogen an environmental farce? An expensive distraction? A greenwashing attempt?
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Full Speed on Greenwashing with Easyjet
Did you know, at easyJet we are committed to reducing our environmental impact? A good example of Greenwashing
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Plastic Dog Waste Bags Greenwashing Settlement
District Attorney Jill Ravitch announces greenwashing settlements with Chewy, Petco, Petsmart, and Target
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Net Zero Target Will Lead to Humanitarian Disaster Says Oxfam
‘Net zero’ carbon targets are dangerous distractions from the priority of cutting emissions says new Oxfam report
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Most Sustainability Claims by Fashion Giants Are Greenwash
This report investigates the behaviour of some of the biggest fashion brands and retailers regarding their use of synthetic fibres and transparency about doing so
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NGO Report on Fake Solutions to Plastic Crisis
Report: Consumer goods companies are missing the mark with false solutions to the plastic pollution crisis
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NGO Sues Coca Cola for Greenwashing (FREE)
Earth Island Institute Files Lawsuit Against Coca-Cola for False Advertising.
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Green Skeletons in the Closet of Total Energies (FREE)
Total is greenwashing claims NGO. Insights from Reclaim Finance following the shareholder vote in support of Total’s so-called “climate” plan.
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NGO Accuses Coca Cola of Greenwashing through The Ocean Cleanup (FREE)
Coca-Cola funds endless cleanups, but doesn’t prevent more plastic bottles ending up in our oceans.
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EU Chemical Industry Statement on Sustainable Strategy (FREE)
Joint Statement On The 1st Meeting Of The High-Level Roundtable On The Implementation Of The Chemicals Strategy For Sustainability.
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Are ESG, Net Zero and Carbon Markets Greenwashing Techniques?
Podcast on The ‘triangle of deceit’ in climate conversations: ESG, net-zero and voluntary carbon markets
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Sustainability Reporting is Greenwash
The real danger is when politicians and CEOs are making it look like real action is happening when in fact almost nothing is being done; Harvard Business Review
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Danimer Scientific is Greenwashing Says Professor
Danimer Scientific Biodegradability Claim is Greenwashing Says Professor in big US newspaper
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EPS Industry Launches Smart Packaging Europe Campaign
Being ridiculous hasn’t killed anybody yet. We have to give it to BASF: they really try to greenwash on every inch of the spectrum
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Central Banks Are Greenwashing
The Network For Greening the Financial System (NGFS) needs to revise its scenarios to avoid climate inaction says NGOs
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Coca-Cola is Greenwashing
Coke is accused of greenwashing by environmentalists. Has Coke brought greenwashing to a highly sophisticated level?
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Glass Bottles Greenwashed with Biofuels
World’s most sustainable glass bottles created in ground-breaking biofuel trial
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Bioplastics Considered Greenwashing on Mashable
If an online retailer claims something about their sustainability practices that sounds too good to be true, look into it
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Biodiesel and Ocean Plastics Amongst Top Greenwashing
First Company to be sued for advertising palm oil-based diesel as ‘green’.
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Guide Against Greenwashers
Greenwashers talk loudly about sustainability without contributing to a better world. Responsible companies work hard to create shared values for themselves and society.
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The Unsustainable Feedstock of Neste
Let’s have a look at the feedstock used by Neste. Is it sustainable or is it greenwashing?
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Lewis Hamilton Goes Plant Based
Recently I’ve been making many changes in my life to reduce my impact on the environment. The first step in this journey was to understand my personal impact on the planet so I could make changes to improve it.
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Is Sustainable Forestry Greenwashing?
Forests provide a series of ecosystem services that are crucial to our society. In the European Union (EU), forests account for approximately 38% of the total land surface.
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Is Organic Recycling Greenwashing?
Is “organic recycling” a genuine circular solution or just greenwashing?
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DSM Blames Companies for Greenwashing
We had politicians putting political correctness aside and now we have a large company doing it. DSM is blaming many companies for bending the truth for their commercial advantage; with a little wink for the Volkswagen Group.
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