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I remain incredibly skeptical of any tech companies promises around carbon emissions reductions. Literally all previous promises around carbon offsets are esse
by fooblaster 4y ago
I remain incredibly skeptical of any tech companies promises around carbon emissions reductions. Literally all previous promises around carbon offsets are essentially fake. It is impossible to distinguish green washing from legitimate efforts in press releases, which implies to me a huge pressure to greenwash. I do not know how exactly to fix this problem.
- themitigating 4y agoTesla might not have been successful if it wasn't for carbon credits.
- ChrisRR 4y agoEspecially a company that is known for advertising so heavily to try and get people to replace their highly complex piece of electronics every year with an extremely similar piece of electronics
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoIf it wasn't bullshit it wouldn't require a long and slickly-designed page to explain. They should switch to releasing new phones biannually and embrace repairability.
- matthewmcg 4y agoFor U.S. public companies, at least, the SEC views greenwashing as securities fraud matter. There are examples of the SEC bring enforcement actions for misleading ESG statements: https://www.sec.gov/securities-topic/enforcement-task-force-focused-climate-esg-issues https://www.sec.gov/securities-topic/enforcement-task-force-...