At a glance
- For the first time in five years, ecosystems and biodiversity overtook climate change as the environmental issue most often linked to greenwashing risk.
- Alternative energy, mining, industrial metals, utilities, and software and computer services each account for a larger share of greenwashing-related concerns than before, the report says.
- For allocators, the report extends due diligence beyond carbon to land use, water withdrawal and host-community consent across renewable developers, miners, utilities and grid and data-infrastructure names.
Greenwashing incidents rose 112% from 2022 to 2026, Sustainable Brands reports, citing RepRisk's latest Greenwashing Report.
For the first time in five years, ecosystems and biodiversity overtook climate change as the environmental issue most often linked to greenwashing risk.
Alternative energy, mining, industrial metals, utilities, and software and computer services each account for a larger share of greenwashing-related concerns than before, the report says. In alternative energy, biodiversity and ecosystem concerns exceeded climate-related ones between 2022 and 2026.
For allocators, the report extends due diligence beyond carbon to land use, water withdrawal and host-community consent across renewable developers, miners, utilities and grid and data-infrastructure names. A carbon-focused screen hides those trade-offs, the report says.
RepRisk counted 1,594 companies linked to greenwashing in 2026, as Private Wealth Daily previously reported. RepRisk measures reputational exposure, not legal liability.
Reported by the Enforcement desk from Sustainable Brands and Private Wealth Daily archive: RepRisk logs 1,594 greenwashing-linked companies. Published . Corrections