greenwashing

UK financial regulator sets out pathway for bringing providers of company environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings for investors within its scope over the next two years

Trade body calls on governments to offer 'safe harbour' guidance, rules, and mechanisms to better protect companies from litigation risk when buying high quality carbon credits

Majority of UK adults believe firms must put money where their mouth is amid growing scepticism around green promises

The EU's new Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) raises the bar for tackling 'greenwashing' - UK businesses need to take note, writes South Pole's Maggie Wong

Two separate online campaigns encouraging holidaymakers to book stays at overseas resorts have been withdrawn for failing to provide sufficient detail on the 'eco' claims promoted by the adverts

New resources and refreshed guidance reaffirm key principles behind the accurate use of 'sustainable', 'biodegradable', and 'carbon neutral' claims

EXPLAINER: BusinessGreen unpacks a new report into the accounting method behind some of the green claims made by some of the world's biggest companies

New directory offers 'at a glance' environmental performance indicators for more than 25,000 businesses

With environmental claims firmly under the microscope, Michelle Carvill from the Chartered Institute of Marketing offers six tips for firms to avoid falling foul of 'greenwashing' rules

Courts no longer focus on whether firms acknowledge climate change, but how considerations are embedded into governance, according to World Economic Forum and law firm Baker McKenzie