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Responsible Investing

Debate over fossil-fuel abatement erupts in climate finance community

by Eugene Ellmen

Canada’s sustainable finance sector is at loggerheads over the inclusion of oil and gas in the new net-zero investment framework

Climate

Global meat giants Tyson Foods and JBS are being held to account for greenwashing

by Jessica Scott-Reid

Recent legal challenges have shifted the burden of proof back onto meat producers to justify their climate-friendly marketing claims

Australia's anti-greenwashing law
Comment/Leadership

Australia’s anti-greenwashing law offers a model for Canada

by Thomas Walker and Maya Saryyeva

OPINION | Australian regulators have developed the kind of clear guidance on greenwashing that Canadian firms need

Most "green hushing" is still greenwashing - Shell Quest plant
Climate/Comment

Are corporate claims of ‘greenhushing’ just more greenwashing?

by Wren Montgomery

OPINION | Greenwashing by any other name is still greenwashing, and Mark Carney shouldn’t have fallen for it

Finance

‘Greenhushing’ bears a steep cost for the world’s biggest brands, report finds

by Tristan Bronca

Apple and Microsoft are among the top companies with the most to gain from better communicating their sustainability performance, according to research

“Fossil fuels are making people sick – and the companies behind them are spending millions on advertising and PR to cover it up,” Shweta Narayan, campaign lead at GCHA.
Climate

Global health organizations shun PR firms that work for fossil fuels

by Natalie Alcoba

The Break the Fossil Influence campaign represents more than 12 million health professionals around the world

Royal Bank of Canada
Finance/Summer 2025

RBC’s climate retreat sparks debate over anti-greenwashing law

by Eugene Ellmen

The Canadian bank says anti-greenwashing legislation forced it to curb its climate commitments. Sustainable investors aren’t convinced.

Oil and gas misinformation is being promoted in Canadian classrooms
Climate

How Big Oil promotes climate change misinformation in Canadian schools

by Gaye Taylor

A new report shows how fossil fuel companies are influencing education in Canada

Climate

Who are the top PR firms greenwashing Big Oil at COP29?

by TJ Jordan

Meet the big public relations agencies helping the oil lobby promote sketchy climate solutions at the UN climate talks in Azerbaijan

Climate

Canada’s greenwashing law has been a major reality check for the oil lobby

by MC Bouchard

OPINION | Pathway Alliance's slimmed down website is a more accurate depiction of the nature of their work. Now attention needs to

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