‘Greenwashing’ your Bills

Submitted: The Two Sides Team January 27, 2019

In an era of rapid climate change and man-made destruction of fragile ecosystems around the world, consumers are increasingly looking to reverse or slow damage to the environment by “going green.” A worthy goal—but it’s important we make our choices based on complete and unbiased information. This includes claims about the sustainability of electronic communications over paper documents.

This article by Consumer Action provides an overview of the tools that are available from the FTC Green Guides to help navigate how green terms and language are used by companies and how to spot when you are being “greenwashed.”

Read the Consumer Action article and learn more about “greenwashing” language