Green Revolution or Greenwash? Cutting through the corporate spin… Brendan May, Planet 2050

Green Revolution or Greenwash? Cutting through the corporate spin…

Brendan May, Planet 2050

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IBLF

Rio Summit

CSR Europe

The Climate GroupWWF

Greenpeace

Institute for Business Ethics

EABIS

Business for Social Responsibility

Henderson Global Investors

Jupiter Asset

Management

International Institute for Environment and Development

Friends of the Earth

Innovest

EIRIS

F&C Asset Management

First Generation

Ethical Performance

Ethical Corporation

Green Futures

Business Ethics Magazine

Covalence

Green Living

Sustain Magazine

Environmental Finance

Greenleaf Publishing

CSR Europe Magazine

The Grocer

The Ecologist

Sublime

New Consumer Magazine

Third Sector

Shaping Tomorrow

CSR Wire

WBCSD

CSR Chicks

The CSR Group

CSR Blokes

Tomorrow’s Company

Business in the Community

Corporate Watch

United Nations Global Compact

The Association of Sustainability Practitioners

International Centre for Corporate Social

Responsibility

Conversations with Disbelievers

The Carbon Trust

Climate Care

Corporate Culture

Dow Jones Sustainability Group

Index

Social Accountability International

ABI

UK Centre for Economic & Environmental Development

Corporate Responsibility Group

The CarbonNeutral Company

The Network for Responsible Marketers

Forum for the Future

Corporate Edge

Cause & Effect

CorporateRegister.com

The Environment Council

FTSE4Good

Good Business

Ethical Company Organisation

National Centre for Business and Sustainability

Good Corporation

Global Reporting Initiative

Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society

Corporate Social Responsibility Forum

Fairtrade Foundation

European Business Ethics Network

One World.net

The Corporate Citizenship CompanyCommittee to Encourage

Corporate Philanthropy

Business for Social Responsibility

The Copenhagen Centre

Transparency International

Human Rights Watch

IVCA Clarion Awards

SRI Europe The Prince’s TrustAlcan Sustainability Prize

Marine Stewardship Council

The Equator Principles

Acre Resources

The Shell Foundation

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

The Vodafone Foundation

ACCA Sustainability Reporting Awards

Green Awards

Green.tv

ASrIA

Amnesty International

Eurosif

Save The Children

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

International Federation of Organic Agricultural

Movements

Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International

Forest Stewardship Council

Rainforest Alliance

Ethical InvestmentSustainable

Agriculture Initiative

Ethical Tea Partnership

Greenjobs.com

Generation Investment Management

Article 13 Ltd

OxfamInvestor Responsibility

Research CentreThe Centre for Corporate Citizenship

at Boston College

United Nations Environment Programme

Christian Aid

War Child

Chicago Climate Exchange

United Nations Development Programme

UNICEF

UNAIDS Carbon Disclosure ProjectTradecraft Exchange

Triodos Bank

World Water Forum

Innocent Drinks

Clinton Global InitiativeNPower Juice

Ben and Jerry’s

Green and Blacks

Trucost

Ecotricity

Good Energy

Belu Water

RD North

George Monbiot

John Elkington

TreehuggerSpinwatch



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What’s in a label?

1. Consultation2. Arms length3. Transparency and right to appeal4. Strict logo use5. Full traceability and segregation6. Re-inspection and recertification



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