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Catholic Church “demand climate justice against false green solutions” as bishops’ pressure mounts on COP30 Environment, Human Rights, News
Catholic Church “demand climate justice against false green solutions” as bishops’ pressure mounts on COP30

In a document presented at the Holy See, bishops’ conferences of the Global South attack “green capitalism” that does not give up fossil fuels and extractivism and urge rich countries to recognize their ecological debt which will be “more than $190 trillion by 2050”

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Wishcycling is the latest threat to recycling-friendly consumers Environment, News
Wishcycling is the latest threat to recycling-friendly consumers

Secondo i ricercatori dell’Università di Portsmouth, il greenwashing aziendale induce gli utenti a considerare “ecologici” prodotti che tali non sono. Il risultato? Scelte sbagliate che danneggiano l’intero processo di riciclo

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Europe puts the brakes on regulations for sustainability Environment, News
Europe puts the brakes on regulations for sustainability

To cut costs and bureaucracy, European Commission deletes a slice of rules on sustainability reporting by companies

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Red light for Enel: even a song is an environmental slogan Claim-Checking, News
Red light for Enel: even a song is an environmental slogan

Red light for those selling energy from renewable sources using terms such as green, green or clean. Or images that promise protection for the environment

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Frosta rejected: his slogan is generic and unclear Claim-Checking, News
Frosta rejected: his slogan is generic and unclear

“100% natural”, “sustainable”, too many generic terms in commercials and on Frosta frozen food packages. Green claims directive would reject them

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Brazil logs Amazon forest to welcome COP30 delegates Environment
Brazil logs Amazon forest to welcome COP30 delegates

BBC blames authorities in Brazil for the disputed highway built for the climate summit of November in Belém

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You write “organic” on the label only if the product really is Claim-Checking, News
You write “organic” on the label only if the product really is

You may only write organic on the label if the product is certified organic. That’s what an EU regulation says and the green claims directive reiterates. Green light for those who really do it

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Zalando: goodbye to misleading green claims, two years before it becomes mandatory Claim-Checking, News
Zalando: goodbye to misleading green claims, two years before it becomes mandatory

German e-commerce company anticipates European directive and removes references to sustainability from its site

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On, Federer’s shoe in Court for false environmental claims Environment, News
On, Federer’s shoe in Court for false environmental claims

La denuncia è partita dalla Federazione romanda dei consumatori. Al centro della disputa, la scarpa Cloudneo, prodotta dal marchio svizzero legato all’ex numero 1 del tennis e presentata come 100% riciclabile

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Artificial intelligence supports the fossil industry in greenwashing Environment, News
Artificial intelligence supports the fossil industry in greenwashing

Global Witness’s report: major AI-driven chatbots tend to emphasize the oil giants’ “sustainability” efforts. Presenting the most controversial aspects as the subject of a debate that actually does not exist

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Greenwashing, the italian antitrust against GLS: a fine of 8 million euros Environment, News
Greenwashing, the italian antitrust against GLS: a fine of 8 million euros

At the center of the Italian Authority’s sanction, the “Climate Protect” initiative implemented by the freight forwarding and transport group using “ambiguous environmental declarations”

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No more “green,” “eco-friendly” or “sustainable” on labels and advertisement Claim-Checking, News
No more “green,” “eco-friendly” or “sustainable” on labels and advertisement

Directive 2024/825/EU, passed in 2024 and effective from September 2026, will require companies to be more correct and open in communicating their commitment to the environment. A long list of terms will be banned

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Enel will have to remove a wind farm on a native reservation in Oklahoma Human Rights, News
Enel will have to remove a wind farm on a native reservation in Oklahoma

A federal judge has ordered the removal of 84 turbines installed in 2010 inside the Osage Indian reservation, costing the company more than $250 million

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