Experts warn louder sustainability messaging in Asia could deepen greenwashing risks, while shifting business priorities and consumer realities are also pushing “green” claims out of the spotlight.
The judicial review application at the Kuala Lumpur High Court demands urgent action to halt escalating deforestation and to honour the country’s decades-old pledge to maintain 50 per cent forest cover.
Companies that once competed to look green are now competing to make fossil fuel dependence look reasonable, a study of nearly 2,000 oil and gas advertisements finds.
Court dismissal raises questions about how far companies can stretch climate claims without breaching the law in Australia, the region's most progressive jurisdiction for tackling greenwashing.