TotalEnergies to Take Legal Action After Greenpeace Says it Under-Reports Emissions November 4, 2022 By Juliette Portala France’s TotalEnergies said on Thursday it would take legal action after environmental group Greenpeace France said it had under-reported its...
Companies Increasingly Keep Climate Pledges Secret as ‘Green Hushing’ Takes Off October 25, 2022 By Alastair Marsh Companies are increasingly trying to keep their climate pledges away from public scrutiny. The phenomenon, known as green hushing, has...
Volkswagen Sued for Not Disclosing Alleged Private Climate Lobbying Activities October 21, 2022 Volkswagen AG was sued by institutional investors in Germany concerned that despite making public commitments to fighting climate change, the...
Banks Face Risk of Being Sued if They Don’t Stick to Their Climate Goals: ECB September 23, 2022 Banks face the risk of being sued if they don’t stick to their climate goals or try “greenwashing” their image,...
Gas Producer Santos Faces New Climate Claim in Landmark Greenwashing Case August 25, 2022 By Matthew Burgess Activists mounting one of the world’s first legal challenges over corporate greenwashing have expanded a case against gas producer Santos...
Confusion About ESG Prompts EU Watchdog to Urge Rethinking of Rulebook August 22, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff Europe’s markets watchdog is calling for a rethink of the region’s ESG investing rulebook after finding that the existing framework...
Tesla Sued in Germany Over Car Surveillance Cameras, Carbon Footprint Claims July 19, 2022 By Karin Matussek Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit in Germany over potential privacy concerns linked to its car surveillance cameras and...
Dutch Airline KLM Sued by Environmental Groups Over Alleged ‘Greenwashing’ Ads July 7, 2022 By Anthony Deutsch, Kirstin Ridley and Simon Jessop Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law...
The SEC War on Greenwashing Has Begun June 15, 2022 By Tim Quinson For all the greenwashers out there on Wall Street, the party may really be over. There’s now little doubt that...
ESG Fund Bosses Hit by ‘Reckoning’ as Goldman, DWS in Crosshairs June 13, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff One of the top legal firms advising asset managers on ESG says the industry needs to brace for a more...