Industrialization has significantly improved human development and productivity growth regarding economic well-being and brought unprecedented natural disasters. “Resource curses,”“pollution paradises,” and “global warming” have become critical international concerns since the middle of the last century (...
But they should be careful not to “greenwash” their sustainability efforts, which means misrepresenting them for public relations benefit. Greenwashing can damage a brand’s reputation and undermine customer trust. 7. Unsold Inventory Unsold apparel poses another challenge to the fashion industry’s...
This study investigates the impact of strategic human resource management (SHRM) on fostering green innovation and enhancing environmental performance among employees in the Asia-Pacific region. In the context of intensifying competition in the industria
Unfortunately, this means that many old shoes end up being dumped into the ocean or sent to landfill, where the plastics will remain for hundreds of years. According to Vivobarefoot (a shoe brand ranked as ‘good’ in our Ethical Shoes & Trainers Ratings Table) an estimated 22 billion pairs...
Inditex’s thorough reporting continues to itsCode of ConductandEthical Trading Initiativemembership. Inditex publishes itsModern Slavery policyon its website, which means that consumers can track companies’ commitments to workers’ rights, forced labour and child labour in its supply chain. ...
You cannot pass really bad news up to the top of the agency because it disturbs people. If you subtly remove, kind of greenwash all these chemicals, it basically allows the people who work for the agency to retain the idea that they are actually protectors of the environment. Because the ...
Due to the additional steps that are involved in this, raising finances through the use of green bonds or green loans is somewhat more complicated than raising capital through more traditional means. Projects or business activities being funded through green financial instruments need to meet eligibili...
While the awareness of the corporate world toward sustainability is growing, how to assess corporate environmental performance objectively and efficiently remains an open question. Here we estimate the relationship between company size and four environmental indicators to understand the environmental performance...
(ENDS) [4,5], these approaches should be regarded with caution. Biodegradable filters have not been widely introduced, would not address all the environmental impacts of cigarette butts [14,15], and may be used by the industry to “greenwash” consumers and non-consumers to believing that ...
It perpetuates misunderstandings about what it really means to live sustainably. There is a widely-held belief (encouraged by the ‘sustainable lifestyle’ industry) that environmentally friendly living is expensive and complicated, requiring a PhD in Sustainable Shopping Expertise and generous helpings ...