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    EU Approves Law to Ban Greenwashing on Product Labels

    EU Approves Law to Ban Greenwashing on Product Labels

    The European Parliament has voted to adopt a law regulating sustainability claims on product labels. The law will prohibit retailers from making general environmental claims and sustainability claims without evidence. The law bans the use of terms including “eco,” “biodegradable,” “environmentally friendly,” “natural” and “climate neutral” without evidence. The EU will now require sustainability labels […]

    Twitter/X Climate Misinformation Policies Ranked Worst in Survey of Big Tech Platforms

    Twitter/X Climate Misinformation Policies Ranked Worst in Survey of Big Tech Platforms

    The Climate of Misinformation report by Climate Action Against Disinformation, an international partnership of more than 50 organizations dedicated to climate and anti-disinformation, has given Twitter — rebranded as X — one point out of 21 for “lacking clear policies” to address misinformation related to climate, presenting no evidence of effectively enforcing policies and being […]

    New ISSB Rules Could End Corporate Greenwashing if Adopted, Chair Says

    New ISSB Rules Could End Corporate Greenwashing if Adopted, Chair Says

    Under new rules for businesses set by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and backed by the Group of Twenty (G20) nations, companies will be required to disclose their contributions to climate change, reported Reuters. The previous lack of clear standards has led large companies to understate their carbon emissions and overstate their climate credibility, […]

    U.S. Considers Replacing ‘Chasing Arrows’ Recycling Symbol

    U.S. Considers Replacing ‘Chasing Arrows’ Recycling Symbol

    Since 1970, the “chasing arrows” symbol has been an iconic marker of recyclability. But now, President Joe Biden’s administration is considering if the symbol has become misleading. The symbol was first designed by Gary Anderson, who was studying at University of Southern California and submitted the logo for the International Design Conference in 1970. It […]

    Egg Labels, Decoded

    Egg Labels, Decoded

    Faced with a wall of egg cartons at the grocery store, all plastered with different labels and phrases, it’s hard to know what to choose. Which is better: cage-free, free range or pasture-raised? What does “farm-fresh” mean? What lies behind the USDA Organic label? Are vegetarian-fed hens healthier and happier? Without uniform regulation of these […]