PARIS (AFP) — A French court Thursday ruled oil and gas giant TotalEnergies had engaged in “misleading commercial practices” ...

The decision against TotalEnergies is the first to penalize a fossil fuel company under France’s greenwashing law.

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On July 24, 2023, the High Court dismissed ClientEarth's application for permission to bring a shareholder derivative claim against Shell's directors (the "Board") for breach of directors' duties ...

Environmental law nonprofit ClientEarth filed a greenwashing complaint against BlackRock to French financial regulators last week, accusing the investment firm of inconsistently labeling its funds as ...

Environmental group ClientEarth has opened legal proceedings against Shell for failing to prepare for net-zero. The case holds 13 Shell directors liable for the company’s inaction. The way this ...

The English High Court has refused permission for ClientEarth to continue a derivative claim against the directors of Shell in relation to the company's climate change commitments and management of ...

ClientEarth has filed a case against Danone with France’s equivalent of the High Court, hoping to force the consumer goods major to disclose more information on its plastics use and to reduce plastic ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Michael Allan McIntosh of Palm Beach died Thursday, May 7, 2015. He was 81. Born on Nov. 18, 1933, Mr. McIntosh was raised in New York City. His family owned the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company ...

Judges ruled on Thursday that the energy giant had misled consumers by overstating its carbon neutrality goals. The case ...