To be or to be seen? The number of companies associated with greenwashing increased by 28% this year, RepRisk reported. In recent years, the number of cases of greenwashing has been on the rise. Surprisingly, over the past five years, sectors associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy have seen their cumulative share of greenwashing increase by 11.4 percentage points, while the share of the oil and gas sector has decreased by 4.9 percentage points. Most cases of greenwashing occur when "the company does not provide the full picture" or when the company's plans and promises differ from "actual achievements". An example of the first scenario would be a data center that runs on clean energy but creates problems with water consumption, the second would be a renewable gas production project without a network to distribute it. Mentions many projects in Europe, incl. hydrogen. Energy today without VPN: max / site.

To be or to be seen? The number of companies associated with greenwashing increased by 28% this year, RepRisk reported. In recent years, the number of cases of greenwashing has been on the rise. Surprisingly, over the past five years, sectors associated with the transition to a low-carbon economy have seen their cumulative share of greenwashing increase by 11.4 percentage points, while the share of the oil and gas sector has decreased by 4.9 percentage points. Most cases of greenwashing occur when "the company does not provide the full picture" or when the company's plans and promises differ from "actual achievements". An example of the first scenario would be a data center that runs on clean energy but creates problems with water consumption, the second would be a renewable gas production project without a network to distribute it. Mentions many projects in Europe, incl. hydrogen. Energy today without VPN: max / site.