Tootfinder

I am specifically irked by the number of otherwise sensible people who see 1 and 3 and refuse to see 2, using their cynicism to rationalize their laziness.
You, yes you, can recycle AND not fall for the greenwashing. You can do it. I know you can.

"Will your clothes need a passport? EU targets fashion’s greenwashing with new rules"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Greenwashing

Will your clothes need a passport? EU targets fashion’s greenwashing with new rules | The Optimist Daily
Clothes entering the EU may soon require digital passports to prove sustainability claims, targeting greenwashing and improving supply chain transparency.

I am once again begging, begging everyone to hold these 3 thoughts in their head at once:
1. Plastics recycling is not very effective. It’s far, far better to not use plastic at all in the first place, and that failing, far better to reuse.
2. Plastics recycling is not worthless or pointless. Don’t just throw it all away because “iT dOEsn’T matTeR.” A miserable 5% reclaimed is still better than 0% reclaimed.
3. Plastics recycling is nonetheless part of a petrochemical greenwashing campaign, per @…’s post below. https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/115650231600448649

🟢 Was ist eigentlich #Greenwashing? Eine neue Übersichtsstudie hat 646 Definitionen ausgewertet.
Greenwashing bedeutet, dass Unternehmen sich „grüner“ darstellen, als sie wirklich sind – oft durch vage, irrelevante oder selektive Infos.
Das „Need for Balance“-Modell beschreibt auch das Gegenteil –

What is greenwashing- a scoping review of greenwashing definitions and development of the need-for- balance model - Journal of Sustainable Business
As organizations are under increasing pressure to demonstrate environmental responsibility, concerns about greenwashing have grown considerably. Despite its significance, there is no consensus on its definition, which complicates both research and mitigation efforts. To address this gap, we conducted a scoping review of 332 articles published across 174 journals, analyzing 646 definitions of greenwashing. While terminology varies, common themes emerge, and two main types of definitions can be d…

"Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025"
#Greenwashing #Climate #ClimateChange

„Waffenherstellung kann nicht unter die Definition nachhaltiger Investitionen fallen, da die eigentliche Funktion der Produkte darin besteht, zu verletzen, zu zerstören oder zu töten. Das hat negative Auswirkungen […], die nicht mit den Grundsätzen der nachhaltigen Entwicklung vereinbar sind. Daher ist es von größter Bedeutung, dass […] die Präferenzen von Kleinanlegenden in Finanzberatungsgesprächen sorgfältig ermittelt und respektiert werden.“

the more I hear Liberal MPs and others justifying the MOU, it is just.... infuriating. The oil and gas and nuclear focused messaging and greenwashing is at extreme levels.
This Liberal Canadian government is the worst environmental government since Harper.
And the paternalistic approach to First Nations consultation is a massive step back.
Canada, just days after COP30 closed, has screamed from the rooftops its willingness to burn the planet down.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #climate #environment

Brazil charges 31 people in major carbon credit fraud investigation https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/brazil-charges-31-people-in-major-carbon-credit-fraud-investigation/

Brazil charges 31 people in major carbon credit fraud investigation
Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted 31 suspects for fraud and land-grabbing in a massive criminal carbon credit scheme in the Brazilian Amazon, according to Brazilian national media outlet Folha de S.Paulo. It is the largest known criminal operation involving carbon credit fraud to date in the nation. The police probe, called Operation Greenwashing, was launched […]

"‘Greenwashing’ Lacoste, Nike and Superdry adverts banned in the UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Greenwashing