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Recent greenwashing Articles
Federal Court Reinstates Greenwashing Case Over Aspirational Statements
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-10-12T19:34:57-04:00Saturday, October 12th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act, Earth Island Institute, Earth Island Institute v. The Coca-Cola Company, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...
Greenstalling is Not a Thing, But ..
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-09-29T16:31:44-04:00Saturday, September 28th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Baltimore environmental lawyer, Climate Week NYC, environmental attorney Maryland, green bleaching, green washing, greenstalling, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...
New York is Coming for Your Cheeseburger with Greenwashing Case
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-03-02T20:59:31-05:00Saturday, March 2nd, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: 2040, beef, GHG, greenhouse gas, greenwashing, JBS USA, Kaplow, Letitia James, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...
Does evian Water Greenwash?
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-01-20T21:35:19-05:00Saturday, January 20th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon neutral, carbon neutrality, Carbon Trust, evian, green bleaching, green hushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, PAS 2060, Stuart Kaplow, sustainability law|
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 ...
Unmasking “Green Bleaching”: A New Chapter in Sustainability Strategies
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-01-03T11:31:59-05:00Sunday, December 17th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: green bleaching, green hushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow, sustainability law|
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 ...
EU to Ban Greenwashing and Much More
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-11-25T19:37:23-05:00Saturday, November 25th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: climate neutral, Green Guides, greenwashing, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...
Net Zero, Carbon Offsets and more Now Require Disclosures
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-29T17:36:16-04:00Sunday, October 29th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: "voluntary carbon offset", AB No. 1305, carbon offset, greenhushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, net zero, Stuart Kaplow, Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures|
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 ...
Guidance on Avoiding Greenwashing while Providing Input Down Under
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-08-13T17:14:28-04:00Sunday, August 13th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Environmental and Sustainability Guidance, FTC, Green Guides, greenwashing, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
The Australian government has issued draft Environmental and Sustainability Guidance describing the obligations under Australian consumer law which businesses must comply with when making environmental and sustainability claims. The Guidance released on July 14, 2023, sets out what the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission considers ...