SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

Dole – too little too late?

GREENWASH SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

By Kath Dewar, GoodSense MD, 29th May 2013

This morning, on TV1s Breakfast, I was asked what advice I’d give Dole if they Ethical Choice cartoon Alister Kitchen Aug 2012 Finalcalled GoodSense for marketing help. I thought the answer demanded a little more space than live television permits so will attempt to do more justice to it here.

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ASA rules foul on ‘eco-friendly’

ADVERTISING GREEN MARKETING GREENWASH SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

The Feb 2012 ASA decision against CRC clarifies ‘environmentally friendly’ can only be used in NZ relating to whole of life-cycle – product and packaging. CRC’s promotion of ADOS Greenstik glues was found in breach of the Advertising Standards code because it contravenes Basic Principle 1, that generalised claims can only be made in relation …

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