Posted on 05/22/2023 12:47:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The practice of “greenwashing” is set to be targeted by the European Union, with a new directive to protect consumers.
Lots of companies make claims about their environmental sustainability, but there is no simple way for consumers to know if what is claimed is true or may qualify as “greenwashing”.
There are many definitions of what greenwashing is, but it basically involves entities making inaccurate or even false claims about the environmental impacts of their businesses, services or products.
In Ireland, consumers can complain to the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) if they think a claim is untrue.
The ASAI recently upheld a number of such complaints, with one concerning a petrol lawnmower that had been advertised as “environmentally friendly”.
The authority ruled the new model lawnmower may have been less environmentally damaging, but it was not correct to say it was environmentally friendly. …
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The entire “green” movement is a lie.
Most companies are greenwashing because their governments are greenmailing them into it.
Exactly right.
This “economic” approach is pure fascism.
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