Bioplastics, compostable waste and carbon neutral products all sound great initially but EU research found that more than half of the green claims it studied were vague, misleading, or unfounded

Regulators concerned over funds making sustainability claims which are exaggerated or unverified

Greenwashing is the practice by organisations of boosting their environmental credentials and image through slick marketing and evidence-free or out-of-context claims

Greenwashing is when an organisation spends more time and money on marketing itself as environmentally friendly than on actually minimising its environmental impact. 

Kim Kardashian's clothing company, Tesco, and Procter & Gamble have also been singled out as making 'misleading' claims about using 'recycable' or ocean-bound' plastic, the Changing Markets Foundation says

Every local authority in Ireland will have a biodiversity officer within three years but it’s up to each of us to get involved, spend time in nature, forge connections, and demand that those in power step up to the challenges at hand

That old saying ‘is it too good to be true?’ stands the test of time when spotting real climate action measures

Ireland was praised for using eco-schemes to support agroforestry or tree planting

Pat Kane and Emma Gleeson share their environmental insights with Louise O'Neill

Companies should brush up on enterprise value reporting, a global securities watchdog has said, as regulators wrestle with the complex task of creating common international standards for corporate sustainability disclosures.