Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were endorsed by the global community through the UN in late 2015. Sustainability reporting has become a business, and there is evidence of some degree of “Greenwashing”. Walking the talk is more important and convincing of commitment than elaborate reports w...

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Main Author: Teng, Paul
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82828
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42338
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spelling ntu-10356/828282020-11-01T07:13:56Z Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing Teng, Paul S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies Global The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were endorsed by the global community through the UN in late 2015. Sustainability reporting has become a business, and there is evidence of some degree of “Greenwashing”. Walking the talk is more important and convincing of commitment than elaborate reports with quantitative metrics. 2017-05-04T08:41:14Z 2019-12-06T15:06:25Z 2017-05-04T08:41:14Z 2019-12-06T15:06:25Z 2017 Commentary Teng, P. (2017). Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 072). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82828 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42338 en RSIS-Commentaries, 072-17 Nanyang Technological University 4 p. application/pdf
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Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title_full Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title_fullStr Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title_full_unstemmed Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title_short Sustainability: Beware of Greenwashing
title_sort sustainability beware of greenwashing
topic Country and Region Studies
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