15 Mar 2023 --- A leaked draft of the European Commission’s (EC) Green Claims legislation, designed to combat greenwashing, is expected to raise litigation against packaging companies using vague, impartial and misleading advertising. However, the draft also appears to omit pledges made by the EC to prevent the textiles industry from using recycled PET (rPET) in fabric production – something industry bodies say poses a serious threat to circularity and fundamentally undermines the fight against greenwashing.
