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Greenwashing / Legal Action

11 April 2022

2 minutes

“Kohl’s and Walmart are paying millions of dollars under the FTC’s Penalty Offense Authority for mislabeling their rayon products as bamboo,” said Samuel Levine, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “False environmental claims harm both consumers and honest businesses, and companies that greenwash can expect to pay a price.”

Kohl's, Walmart caught greenwashing; fined $5.5 million for marketing rayon products as bamboo

The US Federal Trade Commission used its Penalty Offense Authority last week to take action against retail giants Kohl’s, Inc and Walmart, Inc for falsely marketing dozens of rayon textile products as bamboo.

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Kohl's, Walmart caught greenwashing; fined $5.5 million for marketing rayon products as bamboo

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