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August 12, 2023October 4, 2023

The Potential for Greenwashing from “Green” Trademarks and Marketing

By Vanessa Turk

The world is moving into an era of heightened environmental consciousness. This is driving businesses to enhance their commitment to sustainable practices. Registering a green trademark is one of many ways for a business to implement more sustainable practices, but it comes with the potential for greenwashing, which can have adverse legal consequences. Greenwashing is the practice of making a product or practice appear more environmentally friendly than it really is by using unsubstantiated and misleading claims about the sustainability of products, services, or practices.

July 28, 2023October 2, 2023

An Introduction to U.S. State Environmental Rights Amendments

By Johanna Adashek

Environmental rights declare the right of people to a certain level of environmental protection, just as civil rights cement the people’s rights to due process or freedom of speech. Environmental rights can be in the form of a law, constitutional amendment, or most recently, within a UN Declaration. This post will focus mainly on environmental rights amendments (ERAs), or those enumerated within a constitution. Further, while dozens of countries have ERAs within their constitutions, this post will focus on ERAs within U.S. state constitutions. This post will review the states with ERAs and different approaches to ERA protections, discuss the utility of ERAs, and describe recent developments involving ERAs.

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