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As the fight against climate change ramps up, we must be on guard against ‘greenwashing’
Posted 13 January 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Legal and Policy|National
OPINION: Green claims are becoming more influential, more complex and more open to abuse, from vague sustainability language to outright scams. Trading standards can help businesses comply and consumers choose with confidence, but the Net Zero agenda will require far greater capacity if greenwashing is to be tackled effectively.
Government’s Net Zero carbon strategy sets out policies and proposals for decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet its target by 2050. This has implications for consumers and business, and therefore local authority trading standards services, as the UK navigates a sea of changes in consumer choice. The Government has committed to “work with the grain of consumer choice”, which is pos...
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