Canadian CEOs say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
I’m not a Canadian citizen. I studied in Quebec before moving back to my country. I love Canada and I follow Canadian politics very closely.
Justin Trudeau has done some disappointing things. Bill C-59 is not one of them.
In fact, I believe Bill C-59 is perhaps the single greatest bill adopted under Justin Trudeau.
This bill gives enormous new powers to the Competition Bureau:
Guide to the June 2024 amendments to the Competition Act
June 25, 2024 Important amendments to the Competition Act became law on June 20, 2024, following Royal Assent of Bill C- 59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023. The Government of Canada has made these changes as a part of its modernization of Canada’s competition regime. This guide provides an overview of the most important changes.
(competition-bureau.canada.ca)
Canada’s competition laws just changed: Here’s what you need to know
A small set of changes to competition law were just passed as the second part of Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act.
The Conversation (theconversation.com)
This bill also allows the Competition Bureau to punish companies that knowingly lie about their environmental record:
From greenwashing to green trust: How Bill C-59 strengthens regulations and protects Canadians
The Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023 (Bill C-59) received royal assent, implementing key climate-related “truth-in-advertising” amendments to the Competition Act in an effort to stem "greenwashing" by Canadian companies.
Canada Climate Law Initiative (ccli.ubc.ca)
Prove it: Competition Act amendments require companies to back up environmental claims | Insights | Torys LLP
New provisions put companies’ claims of environmental protection to the test.
(www.torys.com)
Here is a funny thing that happened. A few hours before Bill C-59 was set to pass, some oil companies started deleting content from their websites:
Pathways Alliance, a coalition of Canadian tar sands producers aiming to build a massive carbon capture project in Alberta, scrubbed their website of its content June 19.
In its place is a notice indicating the organization “removed content from our website, social media and other public communications” and that they had done so in response to anticipated changes coming with Bill C-59.
Pathways Alliance Website Scrubbed Ahead of New Greenwashing Law
The oil sands lobby group deleted the contents of its site in anticipation of changes to the Competition Act.
DeSmog (www.desmog.com)
It’s just outrageous to see Danielle Smith and these CEOs whine like that about Bill-C59.
If you don’t break the law by knowingly lying, you have nothing to fear.
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
In other words: “If we can’t lie to people about our environmental efforts then we’re not even going to try to lie.”
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
I can understand why this would deter companies from advertising their environmental initiatives, but it kinda sad (though entirely expected) that it turns out they were only doing for the good PR. Guess this means we need to start introducing some environmental legislation with teeth.
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
Is that the low-emissions one that bad actors keep pretending is a “production cap”, despite oil production currently being higher then ever?
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I can understand why this would deter companies from advertising their environmental initiatives, but it kinda sad (though entirely expected) that it turns out they were only doing for the good PR. Guess this means we need to start introducing some environmental legislation with teeth.
b-b-b-but the economyyyyyyyyyyyy
-some corporate shill probably
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In other words: “If we can’t lie to people about our environmental efforts then we’re not even going to try to lie.”
And that’s good.
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
This is not intended to disparage you, OP.
Fuck every CEO, and every fucking lie that comes out of their stupid shit dripping mouths.
If a CEO complains about something, I immediately think that I will probably support that thing.
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
But… If they’re green washing, they weren’t doing shit anyway.
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I can understand why this would deter companies from advertising their environmental initiatives, but it kinda sad (though entirely expected) that it turns out they were only doing for the good PR. Guess this means we need to start introducing some environmental legislation with teeth.
Not just for good PR - they are also using creative accounting to claim “green” initiatives (and the incentives/tax reductions that come with them) without actually doing anything beneficial to the environment. Fucking leeches…
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From 'greenwashing' to 'green hushing' — companies complain new law stifles environmental efforts | CBC Radio
Some corporate leaders say new anti-greenwashing legislation has had the unintended effect of dissuading companies from taking climate action. But environmental organizations and others say that's a cop out.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
If we’re no longer allowed to lie and cheat, then we won’t play.
Next step would be to tax the ever living shit out of companies that don’t want to save the planet.
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But… If they’re green washing, they weren’t doing shit anyway.
See, they’re hoping everyone is too dumb to realise that.
