Are sustainable certifications worth the paper they are written on?

Madeleine Cuff
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Campaigners argue labelling schemes certifying provenance of textiles, fish and palm oil are 'failing the environment and consumers'

If you're reading this, chances are the last time you shopped for fish you looked for the MSC label to tell you that the fillet of tuna or packet of shrimps you were about to buy was sustainably sourced....

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