By Chris Lang “Credit cards that help the planet.” That’s the sales pitch from a company called Sustain:Green. With the company’s new biodegradable credit card you can “Fight climate change”, “Fund rainforest preservation”, and “Reduce your carbon footprint”.
Tag: Carbon Credits
G2G Investments: Recovery room? Scam? Or what?
G2G Investments Ltd is “an independent brokerage specialising in offering investment opportunities in gold, silver, and other alternative investments to private clients seeking to hold wealth in capital assured tangible assets”. At least that’s what it says on the company’s website.
How Emerald Knight’s sales pitch duped the Financial Times blog FT Adviser
A scam company called Emerald Knight featured regularly on FT Adviser in 2011 – 2012.
Financial Conduct Authority wins appeal case against Capital Alternatives
The Court of Appeal has upheld a February 2014 High Court ruling in which the Financial Conduct Authority won their case against Capital Alternatives and other firms. The FCA accused the firms of “promoting and/or operating collective investment schemes (CISs) in the UK illegally and without our authorisation”.
Eco Business Management: Another carbon credit boiler room scam bites the dust
Eco Business Management, a company that sold carbon credits to the public as investments, has been closed down in the High Court in London for misleading potential investors. REDD-Monitor wrote about Eco Business Management in October 2014.