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Net Zero Pledges by Businesses are Fraught with Risk

Green Building Law Update

Businesses making a net zero claim like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are misleading consumers. It is one thing when a political leaders in a government make an ESG claim. But it is another thing for a business to make ESG claims about net zero or otherwise that mislead customers.

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FTC Finds Truly Organic is Not

Green Building Law Update

million to settle a Federal Trade Commission greenwashing complaint alleging that their nationally marketed bath and beauty products are neither “certified organic” nor “vegan” as falsely claimed. By way of a federal court order that became final last month, Truly Organic Inc. and its founder will pay $1.76

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Organic on the FTC Agenda

Green Building Law Update

The word is “organic” as it relates to non-agricultural products is the topic of the October 20, 2016, roundtable sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. If a business makes environmental claims in its ads or on its products or in its building, the Federal government offers guidance through the FTC’s Green Guides.

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FTC Order Restricts use of “All Natural”

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commission issued a summary decision against California Naturel, Inc., In a December 12, 2016 opinion , written by Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, the FTC describes how the company promotes its “all natural” sunscreen on its website as containing “only the purest, most luxurious and effective ingredients found in nature.”.

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Nurdles are the Environmental Calamity of 2019

Green Building Law Update

But when released into nature, environmentalists now claim nurdles are the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution in the oceans by weight. The environmental issue was apparently first popularized in Green Britain including as a result of the 2016 surveys conducted by the Marine Conservation Society.

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Green Building Data Risk as an Opportunity

Green Building Law Update

The European Union has gone in another direction with the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation , applicable as of May 2018, updating and modernizing the principles enshrined in the 1995 Data Protection Directive which guarantee individual privacy rights in one’s personal data including “the right to be forgotten.”

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Mexico-Based Company Building First U.S. Logistics Hub In Indiana

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“We’re proud to bring our experience to this area, and even prouder of the partnership we have formed with the state of Indiana, the city of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission.”. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until employees are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives.

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