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POLESTAR’S head of sustainability, Fredrika Klarén, has called out “greenwashing” techniques employed in the automotive industry, including so-called ‘vegan’ interiors and carbon offset schemes.

The Chinese-owned electric car brand publishes a Total Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to calculate the carbon emissions of materials used in the construction of its cars. PVC-based finishes are "the worst of the worst". Leather is more environmentally friendly because it is a by-product of the meat industry. But Polestar does not want to help increase meat production. Buy leather only if its value is less than 1% of the value of the whole cattle. [Polestar slams industry 'greenwashing' - GoAuto]

 

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Energy and ecological transition: high-quality, reliable and comparable gauges are needed to avoid greenwashing

Climate change is transforming the global investment landscape, creating new risks and opportunities. For this it is important to know if a company's resources are physically vulnerable, the volume of greenhouse gases it emits and its plans to reduce emissions. @IMFNews proposes the  Network for Greening the Financial System directory that assesses available climate data, identifies gaps and offers practical and concrete ways to fill these gaps.  [Achieving Net-Zero Emissions Requires Closing a Data Deficit - IMF]

 

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Behind the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) hides a large Greenwashing operation

The Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, introduced in the New York State Assembly in October 2021, obliges all fashion companies that generate more than $100 million to track at least 50% of value chains and disclose environmental impacts. However, the Higg MSI index  used seems to favor the use of low-cost net fibers derived from fossil fuels.  [industry-linked sustainability standard allows clothing giants to ramp up emissions – The Intercept.com]

 

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