Is the end nigh for questionable climate claims in UK adverts?

Cecilia Keating
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Is the end nigh for questionable climate claims in UK adverts?

As scrutiny of 'greenwashing' ramps up across Europe, the UK advertising watchdog has pledged to crackdown on misleading 'green' marketing and climate claims

Companies making broad brush claims about their environmental credentials could face significantly more scrutiny from the end of this year, after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) announced it...

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