Are Corporate Emissions Reporting Overstating Progress?
Corporate climate reporting has never been more visible, yet more scrutinised. Companies publish glossy sustainability reports and CDP scores, set science‑based targets, and talk confidently about their “net‑zero pathways.” On the surface, it looks like progress. But underneath, a different picture emerges – one where companies self‑declare alignment with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, curate their […]
AI Is Rewriting Greenwashing Enforcement — The UK Just Proved It
Back in December, when three global fashion giants – Nike, Lacoste, and Superdry – had their ads banned for greenwashing, it marked more than just another regulatory slap on the wrist. It signalled a turning point in how environmental claims are policed in the UK, and the catalyst wasn’t a human investigator. It was AI. […]
Corporate Disclosure in 2026: Going Quiet on Sustainability as Climate Risk Accelerates
Greenhushing might be on the rise, and it’s because signals around companies are becoming increasingly inconsistent. It’s emerging at a moment when political signals, regulatory timelines, and market expectations are pulling in opposite directions. In the US, the federal government has moved to try and release tens of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil while […]
Greenwashing Under Scrutiny: From Paris to Frankfurt
On October 23, 2025, the Paris Judicial Court delivered a landmark ruling against TotalEnergies SE and its French affiliate. The court found that the company had engaged in misleading communication — what many call greenwashing. Given that the judgment is in French, we’ve translated directly from the official text — no media spin, no second‑hand […]
Why Did The European Commission Classify Nuclear Energy and Fossil Gas as Green?
The controversial decision to classify fossil gas and nuclear energy as ‘green’ in the EU Taxonomy met a shameful turn on February 2nd, 2022 when the European Commission announced adopting nuclear and gas activities as ‘green,’ despite experts warning against the threatening impact of this decision on the credibility of the EU Taxonomy and the […]
The EU Green Taxonomy and GreenWatch’s greenwashing detection tool
What is the EU Green Taxonomy? The Taxonomy regulation considers six environmental objectives, all equally weighted: So far, the Commission has adopted a first Delegate Act which covers the first two climate objectives. An important feature of the EU Taxonomy is the introduction of mandatory disclosure obligations for many companies and investors, requiring them to […]
The European Union’s role in driving Sustainable Finance
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