Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the FTC’s Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims – FESCH.TV

Greenwashing in the Fashion Industry: How the FTC’s Green Guides and Lawsuits Guard Against Misleading Claims & FESCH.TV:

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 Federal Trade Commission’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. 

Elizabeth Sanger, Attorney, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Advertising Practices

Dr. Evelyn Rynkiewicz, Assistant Professor, Science and Math