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Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash"), also called green sheen, [ 1][ 2] is a form of advertising or marketing spin that deceptively uses green PR and green marketing to persuade the public that an organization's products, goals, or policies are environmentally friendly. [ 3] Companies that intentionally adopt greenwashing ...
Openwashing. Openwashing or open washing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash" and derived from "greenwashing") is a term to describe presenting something as open, when it is not actually open. In the context of openwashing, "open" refers to transparency, access to information, participation, and knowledge sharing. [1]
The United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) is an initiative with a steering committee of six United Nations Agencies – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), International Trade Centre (ITC), UN Environment, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is the ...
On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed updated consumer protections, a greenwashing “black list” and more as part of a package to make sustainable products the norm. Since the ...
The United Nations maintains, administers or has a working relationship with a number of organisations dedicated to the administration of a variety of international treaties and conventions. At times these perform specific administrative functions while also providing a specific forum for discussing issues around a particular treaty.
At some point in the mid-1980s, a pony-tailed upstate New York environmental activist named Jay Westerveld picked up a card in a South Pacific hotel room and read the following: "Save Our Planet ...
7 January 2017. FBI arrests emissions compliance manager Oliver Schmidt in a Florida airport restroom on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. [ 13] 11 January 2017. Volkswagen agrees to plead guilty to the emissions scandal and to pay $4.3 billion in penalties.
v. t. e. Environmental, social, and governance ( ESG) is shorthand for an investing principle that prioritizes environmental issues, social issues, and corporate governance. [ 1] Investing with ESG considerations is sometimes referred to as responsible investing or, in more proactive cases, impact investing. [ 1]