The national consumer watchdog is set to crack down on businesses falsely promoting environmental claims to cater to changing consumer demands.
“Green claims involve a huge element of trust as you usually can’t tell just by looking, or even using, whether or not claims are true,” she said.Rickard added that the consumer watchdog in the Netherlands had acted against retail giants H&M and Decathlon,. She hoped these changes would result in flow-on benefits for Australian consumers.
She says public health concerns should motivate the ban because climate change is “the biggest public health crisis we’re facing”.
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey Will that include the Labor/Green government who claimed our power bills would be slashes because of their green agenda?
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey Waiting to see what they do about it. Look what happened to the move to end over-promise by manufacturers...still waiting for any follow-up action.
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey Will it include the carbon footprint of mining, refining, manufacturing, construct & connecting solar farms, wind turbines & batteries?
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey Excellent
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey Will this include green claims by EV, solar and wind turbine manufacturers?
Laura_R_Chung MeganGorrey greenwashing