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#greenwashing

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Beware of "compostable" products that aren't actually compostable at home. In digging through my compost pile this week I unearthed 3 forks (from takeout food I purchased several years ago) that I think were made by the California-based company, Karat Earth (aka Lollicup). On Amazon and elsewhere the sentence the company uses in marketing is "simply toss the fork into a compost bin when finished." And the forks themselves have the text, "compostable" embossed on them. On company's own website, however, is a logo from the Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) indicating, in a small font, that forks are "commercially compostable only," which means they only begin to break down at ~190 °F (88 °C). Somebody needs to file a class-action lawsuit to force greater transparency on marketing materials. #compost #composting #fork #takeout #food #psa #plastic #restaurants #greenwashing #polymer #corn #bioplastic

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@johleut Meiner Ansicht nach ist die Kritik des #direktMagazin völlig berechtigt, die #ZKB betreibt eindeutig #Greenwashing.
#MSCI, einer der renommiertesten globalen Anbieter für #ESG-Ratings sowie #ClimateAction100+ / #CarbonTrackers, kategorisiert zum Beispiel den Fonds «#Swisscanto (CH) Equity Fund #Responsible Global #Resources» klar als «strongly misaligned» – überhaupt nicht vereinbar – mit dem 1,5-Grad-Ziel.

Claims sencillos y difíciles de refutar, pero sin contenido real: Las marcas, en muchas ocasiones, utilizan terminología que se asocia a compromiso con el medio ambiente, pero sin ofrecer datos reales que permitan refutar o confirmar dichas afirmaciones. Son referencias vagas que no dicen realmente nada. A continuación, se recogen algunas de ellas:

Emisiones cero
Eco / Bio/Natural/ Verde
Eco-Friendly/Sostenible
Reciclado
Renovable

#Greenwashing

elsaltodiario.com/consumo-que-

www.elsaltodiario.comEstrategias de lavado verde en la industria de la modaEl informe de CECU, «Sombra aquí, sombra allá: ¿cómo la industria textil maquilla su imagen medioambiental», realizado por Carro de Combate, identifica alguna de las estrategias más comunes de lavado verde desarrolladas por las grandes empresas del sector textil.

So, I totally get "#greenwashing." But I also believe there ARE solutions to some of our problems out there. I've gathered up some hopeful articles about technology that's in use, or on the horizon, that could help solve some of our problems. I know I said I might not do much for this week's #SolarPunkSunday, but that has changed. Some of this stuff is too good NOT to share. Seriously! And we need real hope, not just hype!