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The report presents evidence that major fossil fuel companies possessed accurate knowledge of the catastrophic effects of their products on the global climate as early as the 1980s but instead funded campaigns of disinformation and deception. It highlights specific internal documents from Shell and ExxonMobil, a 1998 American Petroleum Institute 'Roadmap' to increase public uncertainty, and allegations of a criminal hacking scheme targeting climate advocates. The Union of Concerned Scientists calls for these corporations to cease greenwashing, pay for climate damages, and accelerate a global phaseout of fossil fuels.

The author contends that the French government has pivoted away from the climate and social ambitions expressed by President Emmanuel Macron a year prior. The primary point of contention is the 'Omnibus' legislative proposal, which the author claims undermines the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The text asserts that this proposal would exclude 80% of companies from environmental information obligations and facilitate greenwashing by removing non-financial transparency indicators. Furthermore, the author criticizes the lack of public consultation and transparency regarding France's official position on these EU texts, describing the process as a democratic retreat that favors economic and financial lobbies over civil society.

Anjali Helferty, Deputy Executive Director of CAPE, discusses her return to the organization and emphasizes the continued need for physician-led advocacy against pipelines and in favor of federal climate legislation and environmental justice in Canada.

Mighty Earth criticizes the US SEC for approving the IPO of JBS, the world's largest meat company, alleging the decision was influenced by a $5 million donation from JBS subsidiary Pilgrim's Pride to President Trump's inaugural committee. The author contends that JBS has a history of corruption, bribery, and misleading climate data, and that the listing will enable the company to scale its deforestation and climate pollution, which is estimated to be equivalent to that of Spain.

The document outlines the difficulties of decarbonizing commercial aviation, noting that it contributes nearly 4% of historical global warming when non-CO2 effects are included. It highlights the limitations of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and electric aircraft, the disproportionate impact of frequent flyers, and the prevalence of greenwashing in the industry.

The document outlines the difficulty of decarbonizing commercial aviation, noting that while it contributes around 4% of all-time global warming, it lacks the immediate clean technological fixes available to other sectors. It highlights the limitations of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), the outsized impact of frequent fliers, and the role of non-CO2 emissions like contrails. The guide encourages reporters to scrutinize industry greenwashing, report on how climate change increases flight turbulence and heat-related disruptions, and consider demand reduction as a necessary strategy to meet 1.5 degrees Celsius targets.

The document argues that the British Columbia government should apply its strategy of recovering healthcare costs from harmful product manufacturers—such as those in the tobacco and opioid industries—to the fossil fuel sector. It highlights significant health and financial burdens on BC's healthcare system, including costs from the 2021 heat dome, wildfire smoke, and the spread of infectious diseases due to warming temperatures. The authors contend that fossil fuel companies have profited while engaging in misinformation, and they call for a ban on fossil fuel advertising and the recovery of expenses from the oil and gas industry.

The report finds that none of the 20 largest European and UK banks have developed a robust climate transition plan, with an average score of 41/100. While banks have improved reporting and governance to meet regulatory requirements, they lack concrete decarbonization and engagement strategies, often continuing to finance fossil fuel development. The analysis highlights a significant gap between public net-zero commitments and actual business model shifts, warning that current disclosures are more 'ESG marketing material' than actionable transition plans.

The report finds that 'responsible' employee savings funds offered by France's top account keepers are marginal and often contradictory to climate goals. It highlights that over 30% of responsible funds from Crédit Agricole and Société Générale invest in fossil fuel expansion, attributing this to partnerships with asset managers like Amundi. The study also accuses these institutions of greenwashing through misleading marketing, while noting that BNP Paribas E&RE and Natixis Interépargne offer more aligned options via managers like Mirova.

WWF expresses caution regarding plastic crediting, stating it should only be an additional approach to robust plastic waste reduction strategies. The organization opposes the terms "plastic neutral" and "plastic neutrality," arguing they are misleading and do not convey true environmental impact. For crediting to be credible, WWF asserts it must drive investment toward circular systems and comprehensive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), adhere to ISEAL standards, and ensure social safeguards, including living wages for waste pickers. The document emphasizes that credits must prove additionality and match the specific polymer and form of the plastic produced by the buyer to prevent the neglect of low-value plastics.

The document outlines a strategy for the advertising industry to avoid inadvertently incentivising harmful content. It proposes a four-step action plan: setting internal standards and risk protocols, incentivising quality journalism, optimising media mixes to avoid platforms that commercialise inaccuracies, and enforcing supply chain accountability. The guide emphasizes that information integrity is essential for human rights and a sustainable future, noting that ads appearing alongside hate speech can lead to a 35% drop in click-through rates and a decrease in brand affinity.

The guide outlines six essential steps for advertising agencies and brands to integrate sustainability into their business models: organization, briefing, production, content, information integrity, and climate literacy. It emphasizes the need to combat climate disinformation, reduce Scope 3 emissions, and avoid greenwashing to meet consumer demand for responsible brand behavior.

Since January 2025, one-third of funds previously holding the French ISR label have abandoned it rather than comply with new criteria excluding companies developing new coal, oil, or gas projects. Reclaim Finance argues this highlights the failure of voluntary labels and the persistence of greenwashing, noting that over 4,000 ESG-promoting funds are sold in France compared to only 967 ISR-labeled funds. The organization urges regulators to implement binding exclusions of fossil fuel development in the upcoming 2025 revision of the European Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to protect investors and accelerate the financial transition.

The document analyzes the 'responsible' employee savings fund offerings of major French account holders, finding that these funds often include investments in companies developing new fossil fuel projects incompatible with a 1.5°C warming limit. It highlights a gap between marketing claims and actual investment practices, specifically citing Crédit Agricole and Société Générale.

The document analyzes the EU Omnibus proposal, characterizing it as a "massive deregulation project" that weakens corporate sustainability and due diligence requirements. It compares the proposal's specific changes to the demands of industry lobbies—including the French Banking Federation (FBF), Medef, BDI, Confindustria, the American Chamber of Commerce, and Business Europe—concluding that the Commission's proposal closely aligns with these corporate interests, suggesting "corporate capture."

The report argues that promoting LNG as a 'transition fuel' in Indonesia creates a long-term dependency on fossil fuels and contradicts climate commitments. It highlights that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank Group and ADB, continue to support gas infrastructure through technical assistance and policy loans despite their public Paris Alignment pledges. The document details numerous negative impacts of gas projects, including corruption in LNG procurement, human rights violations in Aceh, and environmental disasters such as the PHE ONWJ oil spill in Karawang. It concludes that gas is not a clean alternative due to high methane emissions and calls for an immediate shift to truly renewable energy.

The statement by Friends of the Earth International criticizes current biodiversity financing mechanisms as unjust and insufficient, highlighting how the global financial sector drives nature loss through credits to extractive industries and debt cycles in developing nations. It rejects market-based solutions like biodiversity offsets and green bonds as 'greenwashing' and calls for direct financial support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

The statement critiques current biodiversity financing mechanisms as unjust and insufficient, highlighting how the global financial sector drives biodiversity loss through credits to extractive industries and predatory debt cycles. It argues that 'false solutions' like biodiversity offsets and green bonds often facilitate greenwashing or profit from destruction. The document calls for a system change that prioritizes direct funding for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs), who are identified as the most effective conservation actors but the least funded.

The document critiques the current financial mechanisms of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, highlighting how the Global Environment Facility and private finance models perpetuate biodiversity loss. It identifies the role of banks in funding extractive industries and the 'predatory debt' cycles that force developing nations into nature-destroying exports. The author rejects biodiversity offsets and green bonds as 'false solutions' and calls for direct funding mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

The report examines Arla's climate strategies, finding that its net-zero commitments fail to meet most UN recommendations and that its focus on technological solutions like biogas does not address its primary methane emissions. It further alleges that Arla engages in lobbying to derail EU climate legislation and uses misleading marketing campaigns to present its products as carbon neutral.