35 results matching "greenwashing"

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE), Ecojustice, Équiterre, and the Quebec Environmental Law Center welcome the passage into law of new greenwashing provisions in Bill C-59, which aims to tackle the problem of greenwashing in Canada by introducing tougher rules on companies who make environmental claims. These changes are a response to concerns that greenwashing is a systemic problem in Canada — with companies misleading consumers about their green credentials to attract more business and investments and slow down the adoption of regulations.

Lawyers from Ecojustice and Slater Vecchio LLP are representing Stand.earth and two concerned BC.

VANCOUVER/UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (MUSQUEAM), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (SQUAMISH) AND səlilwətaɬ (TSLEIL-WAUTUTH) TERRITORIES — Stand.earth and concerned BC.

Greenwashing is a deceptive marketing practice and it can be hard to spot. Compounding the problem is the fact that environmental advertising is not tightly regulated and can be difficult to enforce.

What is greenwashing? It’s the practice of making something seem more environmentally-friendly than it is — whether a product, brand, company, or entire institution. Greenwashing can be intentional or unintentional.

What is greenwashing?  Greenwashing is misleading, untrue, or unsupported statements about a product, brand or company’s environmental or climate benefits. For example, claiming to be environmentally-friendly or a climate leader, when their actions and investments continue to threaten the environment and worsen climate change.

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE  — The annual, Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report revealed that for the first time, a Canadian bank — Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — was the world’s top financier of fossil fuels.   Alan Andrews, Ecojustice climate program director, issued the following statement following the release of the Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report:   “This report reveals that Canada’s big banks are world leaders in funding the climate crisis.

OTTAWA/TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE — Canada’s key financial regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has released its Guideline B-15: Climate Risk Management.  The guideline will require large banks and insurance companies to disclose the financial risk they face as the world faces the growing impacts of climate change and moves to limit global warming to 1.