By James L. Curtis and Meagan Newman
Traceability, according to the June 2014 guide published by the U.N. Global Compact and sustainability advisory firm BSR, means: “The ability to identify and trace the history, distribution, location and application of products, parts and materials, to ensure the reliability of sustainability claims, in the areas of human rights, labor (including health and
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By Ilana R. Morady and Meagan Newman
California’s Safer Consumer Product regulations, which implement the state’s “Green Chemistry” law, will take effect October 1, 2013. The regulations require manufacturers of widely used consumer products to seek safer alternatives to harmful chemical ingredients.
The regulations, which apply to consumer products in the California stream of commerce, establish a three-step process:
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By Ilana R. Morady and Eric E. Boyd
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it has extended the deadline for the public to submit comments on its new Appliance Labeling Rule. The new regulations, which apply to residential furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps, are mandated by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Act). The Act
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By Ilana Morady
On September 13, 2011, The ChicoBag Company (“ChicoBag”), a reusable bag manufacturer, and Hilex Poly Company (“Hilex Poly”), the nation’s largest one-use plastic bag manufacturer, settled an unfair competition suit brought by Hilex Poly against ChicoBag.
Earlier this year, Hilex Poly filed a complaint in U.S. District Court of the District of South Carolina alleging that ChicoBag
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By Ilana R. Morady
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds, has been advertising its Natural American Spirit cigarettes as earth friendly, additive-free, and organically grown. Consumer groups have been less than pleased with the company’s “green” marketing. While the tobacco used to make the cigarettes may be grown in an ecologically responsible manner, the “green” claims
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