Last week, Coca-Cola was sued by Earth Island Institute for deceptive marketing regarding its sustainability efforts “despite being one of the largest contributors to plastic pollution in the world.”

In the Complaint, Earth Island Institute, a not-for-profit environmental organization, alleges that Coca-Cola is deceiving the public by marketing itself as sustainable and environmentally friendly while

“To compete in today’s global marketplace, manufacturers need to be smart, innovative, and sustainable.” That’s the first thing you read on the federal government’s E3 webpage – E3 stands for “Economy – Energy – Environment.”

Manufacturers are an adaptable bunch, or they don’t stay in business for very long. Today, with materials of all sorts

Do you make a “green” product?  Do you make any claims about the recyclability, renewable energy used, sustainability or other “green-ness” of your product?  If so, you may want to double check those claims.

The Federal Trade Commission first issued its “Green Guides” several years ago, and issued revised Green Guides in October 2012.  The

It’s Earth Day, April 22, 2014, and I’m an environmental attorney.  So I felt compelled to make sure that my post this week focused on the environment and the efforts of the manufacturing community in improving our environment.   The (relatively) easy part is done – companies comply with the various air, water and waste laws