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Recent greenwashing Articles

30Nov, 2024

PepsiCo Wins Dismissal of New York Greenwashing Lawsuit Alleging Plastic Pollution

By |Saturday, November 30th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , |

After this blog was posted, on December 9, 2024, Letitia James, the Attorney General of the State of New York filed a Notice Of Appeal of her office’s loss described below, to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. On October 31, PepsiCo ...

12Oct, 2024

Federal Court Reinstates Greenwashing Case Over Aspirational Statements

By |Saturday, October 12th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

A recent ruling from a federal appellate court is bringing new attention to claims of greenwashing including specifically that a business’s aspiration statements about environmental matters (e.g., “we will be net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040” or “we will use at least 50% recycled ...

28Sep, 2024

Greenstalling is Not a Thing, But ..

By |Saturday, September 28th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Last week's Climate Week NYC was driven by the theme “It’s Time,” a rallying cry meant to emphasize the urgency of climate action. However, a new term emerged in that highly charged environment, “greenstalling.” This concept, according to some of the radical environmental movement voices ...

2Mar, 2024

New York is Coming for Your Cheeseburger with Greenwashing Case

By |Saturday, March 2nd, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This blog may sound like a broken record as we have time and again warned about the risks of a business claiming that they will be “net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040” or the like. For readers who may not have heeded our warnings ...

20Jan, 2024

Does evian Water Greenwash?

By |Saturday, January 20th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Last week United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Nelson Roman ruled that Danone Waters of America, the French multinational that produces evian bottled water, must face trial over greenwashing claims that it wrongly says on the label that the ...

17Dec, 2023

Unmasking “Green Bleaching”: A New Chapter in Sustainability Strategies

By |Sunday, December 17th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , |

In the ever evolving landscape of corporate sustainability, where the battle for environmental credibility rages on, a new metaphor has emerged .. "green bleaching." Originating from the shores of the United Kingdom, this metaphorical concept is making waves in the world of eco-conscious statements. While ...

25Nov, 2023

EU to Ban Greenwashing and Much More

By |Saturday, November 25th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , |

The EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading environmental marketing claims. The agreement reached on September 19, 2023, updates the existing EU list of banned commercial practices and adds to it several problematic marketing habits characterized as ...

29Oct, 2023

Net Zero, Carbon Offsets and more Now Require Disclosures

By |Sunday, October 29th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

California has just enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act which requires the disclosure of specified information about net zero claims, carbon offsets, and more by businesses, including by an untold number of companies located beyond the Golden State’s borders. Businesses need to immediately pay ...

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