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17 Sep

ACCC information on Environmental and sustainability claims

Environmental and sustainability claims –

  • Environment and sustainability claims must be truthful and accurate.
  • You should have reasonable grounds for making representation about future events.
  • Businesses have responsibilities under the Australian Consumer Law not to make false or misleading claims.
  • A business needs to consider the claims it uses. It also needs to consider the information that’s left out and the visual elements, colours and logos used.
  • ‘Greenwashing’ is where a business uses any claim, or omits key information, that makes a product or service seem better or less harmful for the environment than it really is.

For further information please visit the ACCC website information Environmental and sustainability claims

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