Lead member
Richard Thomson
Scottish National Party, Gordon
Commons
Decision
Disagreed on division
This amendment was debated and rejected, following a vote.
Amendment text
Schedule 18, page 343, line 2
at end insert—
“32
Making claims about—
(a)
the environmental benefits, or
(b)
the sustainability (as defined by section 234(1C)) of a product or service which are not based on evidence which can be verified by a court.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment seeks to ban the practice of “greenwashing”. It would include the making of unsubstantiated claims about the sustainability of products and services an unfair commercial practice.