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Canada watchdog warns of bamboo "greenwashing"
2019-03-14 17:52:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The Canadian competition watchdog has issued a warning to consumers to be aware of apparel retailers engaging in "greenwashing" - particularly in relation to the sale of products made using fabric derived from bamboo.
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Greenwashing? RSPO audits rife with mistakes and fraud, report finds
2015-11-16 18:06:11| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new report casts doubt on the credibility of the RSPO's network of auditors, a vital component of the organization's certification process. Some auditors crop up repeatedly in problematic cases. The study was conducted by London-based NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency and Malaysian NGO Grassroots. The worlds biggest sustainable palm oil organization has been accused of ignoring serious flaws within its certification process that have allowed some of the largest oil palm companies...
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Climate crimes: Naomi Klein on greenwashing big business
2014-09-13 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Soon after reporting on the 2010 BP oil spill, Naomi Klein found she was pregnant and miscarried. Was there a connection? She looks at the 'greenwashing' of big business and its effects Share Tweet this Email Naomi Klein The Guardian, Friday 12 September 2014 Jump to comments (...) Naomi Klein: 'My doctor told me that my hormone levels were too low and that I'd probably miscarry, for the third time. My mind raced back to the...
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Wal-Mart and Exxon have this in common: Big checks, famed nonprofits and corporate greenwashing
2014-06-22 14:30:59| Energy - Topix.net
You'll be amazed by the famed do-good organizations that take checks from companies they should keep close eyes on In 2012 Time magazine reported that the U.S. branch of the Sierra Club - one of America's oldest conservation organizations - had accepted more than $25 million from the natural gas industry from 2007 to 2010.
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Wal-Mart and Exxon have this in common: Big checks, famed nonprofits and corporate greenwashing
2014-06-22 14:26:36| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
You'll be amazed by the famed do-good organizations that take checks from companies they should keep close eyes on In 2012 Time magazine reported that the U.S. branch of the Sierra Club - one of America's oldest conservation organizations - had accepted more than $25 million from the natural gas industry from 2007 to 2010.
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