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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Cait Kelly (now) and Rafqa Touma (earlier)

Nationals accuse Labor of ‘hypocrisy’ over response to scathing APVMA report – as it happened

David Littleproud
David Littleproud claims Labor had not supported a Coalition push for a governance board for the APVMA between 2019-21. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

ACCC to crack down on company greenwashing

Companies should have evidence to back up claims they make about their environmental sustainability, according to draft guidelines developed by the competition watchdog in a bid to stamp out greenwashing.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published the draft guidance on Friday after its recent greenwashing internet sweep identified concerning practices ranging from overstating climate action to companies developing their own certification schemes.

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