greenwashing

[SINGAPORE] Single-use plastic bags, once ubiquitous in grocery and department stores, have become a public enemy in the fight against the climate crisis – and rightly so.

This is Shein’s second financial sanction by a European competition authority in little more than a month, after France fined the company 40 million euros on Jul 3

HSBC Holdings has abandoned plans to build a carbon credits desk, according to people familiar with the matter, as Europe’s biggest bank cools to a market rocked by repeated allegations of greenwashin...

A guide launched by environmental law non-profit ClientEarth includes information on how companies can embed sustainability across board-level committees, among other initiatives

THE “shareholder primacy” doctrine that promoted profit maximisation as the purpose of business is fading. The increasing wealth gap, widening social inequality and environmental degradation are a ble...

Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword which can enhance transparency and also perpetuate false claims on sustainability efforts

ITALY’S antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of online clothing retailer Shein over possible misleading environmental claims on t...

TRILLIONS of US dollars of bank finance to fossil fuel companies is being routed via opaque financial centres in several countries, including the Netherlands, research published on Wednesday (Sep 11) ...

BRITAIN’S financial watchdog said on Monday (Sep 9) it had granted an extension for ‘naming and marketing’ rules aimed at tackling ‘greenwashing’, giving firms until April 2025 to comply.