Category: Environmental
Sustainable Fashion – A G&S Panel Discussion
Introduction On January 13, 2020, Goulston & Storrs PC hosted a panel discussion featuring leaders in the fashion industry’s movement towards more sustainable practices. The panel was organized by Jen Furey, a member of Goulston & Storrs PC’s retail group, and Ana Gonzalez Herrera, the founder of the boutique...
Updates to California Proposition 65 Affect Retailers and their Suppliers
On August 30, 2018, significant changes to California’s Proposition 65 (“Prop 65”) warning regulations take effect. In the retail context, Prop 65 requires businesses with 10 or more employees to warn individuals in California about products containing certain listed chemicals “known to the State of California to cause cancer...
Sustainability in the Fashion Industry: Kering Group's Innovative Approach in the Luxury Sphere
Retailers are facing an increasing population of ethically minded consumers . A Nielsen 2015 global survey found that 66% of respondents were “ willing to pay more for products and services that come from companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impact ,” up from 55% in...
Sustainability in Retail: Going Strong and Expected to Continue
The COP21 meeting has been underway for the last week, with just a few more days left to go. The meeting, an annual session which started following the 1992 United Nations Framework on Climate Change, brings together businesses, policymakers and other thought leaders to advance an important conversation on...
Claims about Biodegradable Plastics Breakdown Under FTC Scrutiny: Marketers Beware!
In the recent administrative proceeding before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against ECM Biofilms, Inc. (ECM), the FTC’s presiding chief administrative law judge (ALJ) ruled that the plastics additive manufacturer ECM violated the FTC Act by deceptively claiming, and providing others with the means to claim, that plastics treated...
Climate Change Adaptation: Massachusetts Releases New Policies to Address
Boston and New York City, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, undertook comprehensive climate change preparedness planning to review the vulnerabilities of each city’s built environment and to assess potential measures to enhance the resilience of both public and private infrastructure. Today, we highlight new state policies, recently released for...