by John Mullinder | Dec 10, 2024 | Brandowners, Canopy, Greenwash, Media, Paper packaging,
“Greenwash” is a popular word these days. Companies and even whole industries are constantly in the news for making false or misleading claims about their products or services. And government promises and actions on environmental issues are now being scrutinised like...
by John Mullinder | Aug 30, 2024 | Deforestation, FAO, Greenwash, Paper packaging,, UN Biodiversity
The United Nations Biodiversity office in Montreal has responded quickly to a blog I wrote accusing it of spreading lies about deforestation. But it hasn’t explained why it favoured poorly sourced and decade-old data over current and far more credible UN data. The...
by John Mullinder | Aug 23, 2024 | Deforestation, FAO, Greenwash, Paper packaging,, UN Biodiversity
This is a story about the United Nations Biodiversity office in Montreal posting information on the internet that it should know is false and misleading, and which severely undercuts the hard-earned reputation and credibility of the UN as a whole. No one denies that...
by John Mullinder | Oct 26, 2023 | Canada, Deforestation, Paper packaging,, trees cut down
The paper packaging industry is coming under increasing scrutiny as paper alternatives begin to replace many plastic formats. Are paper products a better alternative? That usually depends on what you mean by “better.” Because there are literally hundreds of ways of...