Partners Jessica Davidson and Nina Rose and associate Robert Silverstein highlight ways in which businesses can reduce the risk of greenwashing suits. The authors discuss how companies must be able to support claims on a product’s front label and make any caveats prominent, as well as how back-of-the-package caveats and disclaimers are disfavored by courts.
Reducing the Risk of ‘Greenwashing’ Litigation and Defending Actions That Are Filed
Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance