The European Commission plans to adopt a new directive requiring companies operating within the bloc to have their environmental claims verified independently, and clearly disclose their use of offsets to achieve emissions commitments.
A UN taskforce has released a report aimed at reducing greenwashing and improving the reliability of corporate net-zero pledges and climate commitments.
Apple is avoiding aluminium from smelters that rely on electricity from fossil fuel-fired generators and aspires to end its reliance on newly-mined metals.
Backed by some of the world's top companies, a new Natural Capital Protocol shows businesses how to incorporate the value of the natural environment into decision-making.
A major new survey by Accenture has found that companies throughout the world now accept that climate change will fundamentally disrupt their businesses in the next five years, however management is failing to devote enough capital to making them resilient.
Big-name companies like AGL, Origin, Nestlé and Unilever that join the 'We Mean Business' alliance receive a wide range of guidance and support on cutting their emissions, as well as advice on how to promote their achievements to investors and consumers, says the organisation's global policy head.