[thread] greenwashing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwashing

* deceptive advertising/marketing as green PR/green marketing
* persuade public that products/goals/policies environmentally friendly
* e.g.: spending sig. more resources on advertising being "green" than on environmentally sound practice
* e.g.: changing name/label of product to evoke natural environment

#greenwashing #capitalism #corporations #fraud #deception #advertising #propaganda #GreenMarketing #PublicRelations #GreenMarketing #GreenPR

Greenwashing - Wikipedia

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A new report examining trends in global climate litigation highlighted a surge in litigation around climate-related greenwashing — what researchers have termed “climate-washing” — over the past few years.

New figures show rise in ‘climate-washing’ litigation against companies
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/new-figures-show-rise-in-climate-washing-litigation-against-companies/

Report: Global trends in climate change litigation: 2023 snapshot
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/global-trends-in-climate-change-litigation-2023-snapshot/
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#greenwashing #ClimateWashing #GranthamResearchInstitute

New figures show rise in ‘climate-washing’ litigation against companies - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

‘Climate-washing’ litigation against companies has increased in many countries, according to an analysis published today (29 June 2023) by the...

Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

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Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Research_Institute_on_Climate_Change_and_the_Environment

The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment is a research institute at the London School of Economics & Political Science. It is a partner of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College & acts as an umbrella body for overall research contributions to the field of climate change & its impact on the environment.

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Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment - Wikipedia

Litigation Over Misleading Climate Claims Has Exploded
https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/03/climate-washing-lawsuits-increase-big-oil-pr

* companies incr. face legal action over false/misleading climate communications
* more than ever “climate-washing” lawsuits/complaints filed against corporations’ greenwashing
* complicit PR/ad firms could face legal risks

Global trends in climate change litigation: 2023 snapshot
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/publication/global-trends-in-climate-change-litigation-2023-snapshot

#ClimateLitigation #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
#greenwashing #corporations #deception #advertising #propaganda

Litigation Over Misleading Climate Claims Has 'Exploded' Over the Past Few Years

Companies are increasingly facing legal action over their false or misleading climate communications, according to a new report examining trends in global climate litigation. That report, released late last week, highlighted a surge in litigation around climate-related greenwashing — what researchers have termed “climate-washing” — over the past few years. Out of 81 climate-washing cases […]

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Challenging Corporate Greenwashing
https://dirtdiggersdigest.org/archives/7645

* CA attorney general Rob Bonta: lawsuit vs. Exxon Mobil
* decades-long campaign of deception
*caused/exacerbated global plastics pollution crisis

California A.G. Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving Public on Plastics Recyclability
https://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-sues-exxonmobil-deceiving-public-recyclability-plastic

#ExxonMobil #plastics #EcologicalDestruction #pollution #microplastics #recycling
#greenwashing #corporations #fraud #deception #GreenMarketing #PublicRelations #GreenMarketing #GreenPR

Challenging Corporate Greenwashing

Large corporations like to tout their environmental initiatives. The problem is that their claims are often exaggerated, misleading or completely unfounded. And rarely are they called to account for their deception. Recently, there have been two exceptions to the rule, involving the petroleum ind

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How Saudi Arabia’s Neom Giga Project Became Global Showroom of False Climate Solutions
https://www.desmog.com/2024/10/31/how-neom-saudi-arabia-became-global-showroom-of-false-climate-solutions/

* U.K./others helping to supercharge Saudi Arabia’s attempt to hijack global sustainability agenda

Neom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neom
* urban area being built by Saudi Arabia
* incl. ridiculous linear city powered by renewable energy sources

The Line, Saudi Arabia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Line,_Saudi_Arabia

#SaudiArabia #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #capitalism #greenwashing #Neom #TheLine

How Saudi Arabia’s Neom Giga Project Became a Global Showroom of False Climate Solutions

Neom was launched in 2017 with a whirlwind of promises. The 26,500 square-kilometre “futuristic” giga project is the brainchild of Saudi Arabia, a fossil fuel state that has pitched Neom as a “revolution in civilisation”. Neom’s crown jewel, The Line, is a linear city that the kingdom claims will be serviced by high-speed trains and […]

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@persagen the only lies that are punishable in the US are those uttered under oath and those given to shareholders. Since shareholders generally benefit from these lies, I'm not sure they will have much standing to sue.
@guacamayan @persagen People who buy as a result of those lies will.