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February 15, 2022

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Activists Increasing Scrutiny of Net-Zero Climate Pledges and Alleged “Greenwashing”

A growing number of companies are pledging to achieve net-zero carbon emissions over the coming decades. With this, activists and academics are increasing scrutiny of such claims. Congress is holding hearings examining alleged “greenwashing” by corporations. And activists recently published a report examining the net-zero pledges of specific companies and criticizing the transparency and integrity of many such pledges. Now is the time for companies to revisit their climate, sustainability, and environmental, social, governance (ESG) substantiation and compliance procedures.

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Winston’s Environmental Law Update focuses on environmental legal, regulatory, and policy issues facing manufacturers, energy, retailers, real estate, and financial institutions. As the political, corporate, and regulatory responses to recent environmental initiatives evolve, it is our goal to help our clients understand the risks and opportunities these initiatives present and develop strategic responses that cut across multiple legal disciplines. The blog provides an avenue to bridge the gap between law and policy, compliance, and execution.

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