consumer issue

Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.

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There is a fine line between green marketing and greenwashing but some practices are clearly dishonest and deliberate.

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Brands and businesses may be tempted to exploit certifications to garner a larger market share at the expense of integrity.

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Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword which can help both enhance transparency or perpetuate false claims on sustainability efforts.

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The fashion industry faces huge sustainability challenges. But the bigger challenge is for consumers to work out who’s genuine and who’s not.

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The deceptive practice undermines genuine efforts by industries and individuals to achieve the 2050 net zero target.

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Food consumed by Indians hundreds of years ago is making a comeback as some consumers switch to sustainable cuisine variants.

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The automated vehicle ‘trolley problem’ shows where self-driving technology can fail. But there could be upsides to coding human values into these machines.

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Mums face a barrage of advertising claims for maternal and baby products that may pose health risks.

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Malaysia’s elderly population is set to feel the full force of its planned removal of fuel subsidies.

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For nine of the last ten years, the most searches were for why Apple products and Evian water are so expensive.

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