Greenwashing and Durability act, 674

Recognising false ecological claims on products. Giving citizens full knowledge and right to repair.

Greenwashing and Durability act, 674

Article 1: Greenwashing

1.1 Greenwashing shall be defined as a practice of giving a false impression of the environmental impact or benefits of a product, which can mislead consumers

1.2 The Department of the Environment shall establish the Kodiak Environmentalist Regulation Committee(KERC)

• 1.2.1 The KERC shall review all environmental claims verify them and either: remove, approve or modify them.

1.3 This act shall ban the following practices:

• 1.3.1 Generic environmental claims on products without proof

• 1.3.2 Sustainability labels that are not approved and verified or modified by the KERC.

Article 2: Regulating Durability Claims

2.1 This act shall ban the following practices:

• 2.1.1 Advertising goods that have design features that could reduce a product’s lifespan

• 2.1.2 Making unproven durability claims in terms of usage time or intensity under normal conditions

• 2.1.3 Presenting goods as repairable when they are not.

2.2 All citizens that bought any product shall have the right to repair within reason.

• 2.2.1 There shall be establish programs that promote repairing products instead of throwing them away and buying new.

Article 3: Funding

3.1 The funding for all projects mentioned in this act shall be 500,000 thousand florins

Written and authored by MGA and Minister Brook Vonz