Mondelez Defeats Greenwashing Lawsuit Over ‘Climate Neutral’ Clif Bar Claim October 29, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Mondelez International of deceiving consumers into overpaying for Clif bars...
French Court Penalizes TotalEnergies for Deceptive Greenwashing Claims October 24, 2025 By America Hernandez Oil major TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 ad campaign claiming it could become carbon neutral by 2050, a French...
Apple Watch Not a ‘CO2-Neutral Product,’ German Court Finds August 27, 2025 By Rachel More Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a “CO2-neutral product” in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday...
Greenwashing Complaint Filed Against Canadian Fossil Fuel Companies August 21, 2025 By Robert Tuttle Canadian energy giants Cenovus Energy Inc. and Enbridge Inc. are facing a greenwashing complaint by an investor group that accuses...
Australia Pension Fund Mercer Sued Over Customer Disclosures August 14, 2025 By Amy Bainbridge Australia’s financial regulator is suing A$70 billion ($46 billion) pension fund Mercer Super, accusing it of failing to report multiple...
Louisiana Is Latest State to Redefine Natural Gas as Green Energy Under New Law June 27, 2025 By Jack Brook and Jennifer McDermott Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed...
EnergyAustralia Apologizes to Customers After Greenwashing Case May 19, 2025 By Keira Wright CLP Holdings Ltd.’s EnergyAustralia — one of the nation’s “big three” energy companies — apologized to customers for the marketing...
Clorox Australia Fined $5.2 Million Over False Claims of Using Recycled Plastic April 15, 2025 Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday Clorox’s local unit had been fined A$8.25 million ($5.19 million) by the Federal Court...
What Two Oil Firm Ads Show About Where UK Regulator Draws Line on Greenwashing April 10, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard An ad for TotalEnergies SE inflated the oil company’s investments in renewable energy, misleading consumers, the UK’s advertising regulator ruled...
Deutsche Bank’s DWS Pays $27 Million in German Greenwashing Case April 3, 2025 By Karin Matussek and Arno Schütze Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm DWS agreed to pay €25 million ($27 million) to end a long-running German investigation into...