By: Jean-Luc Marcoux
Eco labeling gets another black eye and marketing green products becomes even more difficult. The Green Cynics will again gloat on this news as the industry cannot credibly and reliably support claims...
View ArticleBy: Amy DuFault
Hi Jean-Luc, I agree and as the co-owner of an eco boutique am already making my calls.
View ArticleBy: Luanne
Misleading and mislabeling is bound to happen any time money is at stake, but Amy is right on: we must remain hyper vigilant, just as with fur labeling and the problem with real fur of tortured animals...
View ArticleBy: H&M fashions labeled organic cotton could be made of GM cotton | green LA...
[...] That’s what the German edition of the Financial Times is reporting. For those who, like me, can’t read German, Ecotextile News has the lowdown in English. Apparently, an independent testing lab...
View ArticleBy: Celeste Lilore
Thanks for the great reporting Amy! Ultimately, good will come of this. The time has come to shift from supply chains to value chains. Systemic approaches are used in value chains. These are needed to...
View ArticleBy: Harmony
Please visit the official press release from the Organic Exchange for a balanced look at the “scandal”: http://www.organicexchange.org/contamination_news.php
View ArticleBy: Green Links Whidbey Island « Whidbey Island Life
[...] Cotton fraud, genetically modified organic cotton? Sound interesting? Ecosalon has a post about the problems that are arising in India. [...]
View ArticleBy: サプライチェーンの開示がマーケティングになる3つの理由【ヨーロッパのエシカルファッション#03】 | EFJEthical Fashion Japan
[...] in particular comes as no surprise, specifically in view of a continued series of scandals, such as organic cotton mislabelling, toxic 'organic' cosmetics, and repeat labour malpractices to just...
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