Sustainability

EU Deforestation Law Under Fire as Germany Reassesses Stance Amid New Sustainability Tools in Tourism Sector

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BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union is facing mounting pressure from eleven member states to reconsider the provisions of its forthcoming deforestation law, designed to eliminate the EU’s contribution to global deforestation. Critics argue that the legislation, which seeks to eradicate deforestation linked to the importation of products like soy, beef, and palm oil, should be revised to accommodate concerns from trading partners, especially Brazil and the United States. The law’s implementation date was previously pushed back to December 2025 amidst these objections. These eleven nations urged the European Commission to simplify the law further … Read more

Fairlife Faces Allegations of Greenwashing in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Misleading Sustainability Claims

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Fairlife, a popular milk brand owned by The Coca-Cola Company, alleging that the company misleads consumers about its sustainability and animal welfare practices. The complaint, lodged in a federal court in California, claims that Fairlife is profiting from consumer demand for cruelty-free and eco-friendly products while operating in ways that contradict those ideals. Acquired by Coca-Cola in 2020, Fairlife has positioned itself as a brand dedicated to ethical farming, water conservation, and animal welfare. However, plaintiffs assert that the company’s marketing is deceptive, citing video evidence of severe … Read more

Hamburg Hosts iF DESIGN AWARD 2025: A Showcase of Innovation and Sustainability in Design

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Hamburg, Germany – Over three days in Hamburg’s Schuppen 52, a group of experts congregated to deliberate upon thousands of designs entered in the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025, scrutinizing each under the lens of the competition’s cornerstone criteria: idea, form, function, differentiation, and sustainability. The final jury session, which capped months of rigorous evaluation that began with an online preselection of nearly 11,000 entries last December, halved the contenders and set the stage for selecting global leaders in design innovation. In this prestigious competition, entries spanned nine diverse disciplines ranging from product and communication design … Read more

iF DESIGN AWARD 2025: World’s Top Design Jury Integrates New Sustainability Criteria in Prestigious Global Competition

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Hannover, Germany – One of the global design community’s premier accolades, the iF DESIGN AWARD, has recently commenced its initial jury stage for the upcoming 2025 iteration. Since 1953, the iF Design, an esteemed independent design organization based in Germany, has hosted this coveted award. This year’s session began in December, featuring some of the most esteemed experts from various disciplines within the international jury, focusing significantly on sustainability. The event noticeably marks a significant evolution of the competition, incorporating a new set of sustainability benchmarks. These criteria, spearheaded by the new Global Head of … Read more