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Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda subject to greenwashing probe by regulators

Regulators have launched a probe into whether fashion giants Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda are misleading their customers over their green credentials. The inquiry will examine whether the brands are pulling the wool over customers’ eyes by ...

29 Jul 2022 at 11:32

Scottish Ballet confirms it has ended sponsorship deal with oil giant BP

Scottish Ballet has confirmed it no longer has a deal with BP due to a clash over future “green” company plans. It joins the National Portrait Gallery, which announced the end of its partnership with the oil giant in a joint statement on ...

23 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Hydrogen lobbyists met politicians dozens of times, say campaigners

Environmental campaigners say there have been dozens of cases of hydrogen companies lobbying Scottish politicians since 2018. Friends of the Earth Scotland said the Scottish Government is helping to “greenwash” the use of hydrogen as a ...

17 Jul 2023 at 17:06

City

UK considers using new international rules to crack down on greenwashing

The UK is considering adopting new rules aimed at clamping down on corporate greenwashing. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) – a group set up at Cop27 to set global rules on climate reporting – published its ...

26 Jun 2023 at 17:46

More than half of shoppers prepared to boycott greenwashing firms, poll suggests

More than half of UK shoppers are prepared to boycott brands over misleading green claims, a poll suggests. Financial services giant KPMG surveyed more than 2,000 UK adults on their attitudes towards green products and ...

18 Sept 2023 at 11:41

Third of greenwashing companies also linked to social washing, new data shows

Almost a third of companies worldwide linked to greenwashing also have a record of social washing, new data shows. The figures, from the world’s largest ESG data science company RepRisk, suggest corporate greenwashing ...

03 Oct 2023 at 13:05

City

UK to adopt global sustainability rules to crack down on greenwashing

The Government has announced it will adopt internationally-approved sustainability standards to help crack down on corporate greenwashing and bolster London as a global financial centre. In a statement on Wednesday, ...

02 Aug 2023 at 15:18

Competition watchdog to scrutinise ‘green’ claims on household essentials

The competition watchdog is to scrutinise “green” claims used to advertise household essentials such as food, drink and toiletries to ensure shoppers are not being misled. The Competition and Markets Authority ...

26 Jan 2023 at 10:09

Asos, Asda and Boohoo sign agreement after greenwashing concerns

Asda, Asos and Boohoo have all promised to ensure customers are given accurate information about how environmentally friendly their clothes are after a 20-month probe by a regulator. The Competition and ...

27 Mar 2024 at 10:00

City

City watchdog launches sustainable investment measures to tackle greenwashing

The financial watchdog has confirmed a package of measures for sustainable investment products aimed at improving transparency and minimising greenwashing. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will ...

28 Nov 2023 at 15:58

City

City watchdog to extend anti-greenwashing investment rules

The City watchdog has launched proposals for extending sustainability rules to a wider scope of investment products to tackle greenwashing. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced new ...

23 Apr 2024 at 14:54

City

CMA probes potential greenwashing of Unilever cleaning products

The UK’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into whether Unilever is making environmental claims that do not stack up when marketing some of its cleaning products and ...

12 Dec 2023 at 08:56

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