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Green or Greenwashing: Who Gets to Decide?

European efforts to introduce standardised rules governing how brands back up environmental claims are fuelling a heated debate that stands to create winners and losers.
European efforts to introduce standardised labels that signal a product’s sustainability credentials to consumers are fuelling a heated debate that stands to create winners and losers.
H&M has introduced scorecards that grade the sustainability credentials of materials used in select garments, part of a trend towards more transparency and accountability in marketing as scrutiny on the industry mounts. (H&M)

Last May, H&M

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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