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Also written ''green wash'', ''green washing'', or ''greenwashing''.
Also written ''green wash'', ''green washing'', or ''greenwashing''.
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) acts against greenwashing by energy company'''''</span>
:"ASIC has taken its first action for ‘greenwashing’ against listed energy company Tlou Energy Limited (Tlou)...
:ASIC has highlighted greenwashing – the practice of misrepresenting the extent to which a financial product or investment strategy is environmentally friendly, sustainable or ethical – and sustainable finance as a key priority.
:ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said, ‘As entities promote sustainability and green practices as part of their value proposition, they must ensure they can support those statements and have a reasonable basis for doing so.'"
:''Media release - ASIC - 27 October 2022.''




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]]  (ASIC)
* [[Climate-washing]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility]]
* [[Environmental crime]]
* [[Ethics washing]]
* [[Ethics washing]]
* [[Financial Reporting Council]]
* [[Green]]
* [[Green bond]]
* [[Green bond]]
* [[Real terms]]
* [[Green-hushing]]
* [[Green swan]]
* [[Greenwashing risk]]
* [[Impact washing]]
* [[Listed company]]


[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Compliance_and_audit]]
[[Category:Ethics]]

Latest revision as of 23:04, 24 December 2024

Activities designed to promote a flattering image of:

  • An organisation as being more environmentally responsible than it really is, or
  • A product as having better environmental credentials than it actually does.


Also written green wash, green washing, or greenwashing.


Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) acts against greenwashing by energy company
"ASIC has taken its first action for ‘greenwashing’ against listed energy company Tlou Energy Limited (Tlou)...
ASIC has highlighted greenwashing – the practice of misrepresenting the extent to which a financial product or investment strategy is environmentally friendly, sustainable or ethical – and sustainable finance as a key priority.
ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said, ‘As entities promote sustainability and green practices as part of their value proposition, they must ensure they can support those statements and have a reasonable basis for doing so.'"
Media release - ASIC - 27 October 2022.


See also