Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the Federal Trade Commissions's Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims

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Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the Federal Trade Commissions's Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims
Contributor Names
Sanger, Elizabeth (Speaker)
Rynkiewicz, Evelyn (Moderator)
Pearson, Karen (Host)
Date
2023-10-19
Description
What is being done to regulate and reduce waste and overconsumption in the fashion industry? What can be done to make sure companies follow the laws regarding false claims of sustainability? In her presentation, Elizabeth Sanger discussed the FTC’s Green Guides, actions the FTC has taken to stop greenwashing and false advertising in the fashion industry, and what pressing challenges there are in regulating the fashion and consumer goods industries. Dr. Evelyn Rynkiewicz, Assistant Professor, Science and Math will be moderate the Q & A.
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Lectures
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Clothing trade
Greenwashing
Sustainability
Deceptive advertising
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Fashion Institute of Technology. (2023, October 19). Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the Federal Trade Commissions's Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims [Video]. Archive on Demand. https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/131677
Fashion Institute of Technology. "Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the Federal Trade Commissions's Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims." Archive on Demand, 19 Oct. 2023, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/131677
Fashion Institute of Technology, "Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the Federal Trade Commissions's Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims," Archive on Demand, October 19, 2023, video, https://archiveondemand.fitnyc.edu/item/131677