Italy investigates Shein for misleading environmental claims

Italy's competition watchdog has announced that it has opened an investigation into the website operator of global online fashion retailer Shein Infinite Styles Services Co over possible misleading advertising claims made on the site about the environmental sustainability of Shein-branded clothing, reports esgtoday.com . According to the regulator, the investigation is focused on environmental claims in several…

Hurricane Helen devastated several southeastern states

The head of the US Disaster Relief Agency (FEMA) called Hurricane Helen, which killed nearly 100 people, a devastating event for several states that caused "significant damage to infrastructure" and was made worse by global warming, the Guardian reports. The storm killed at least 91 people, according to state and local authorities in South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina,…

EC with warning to 17 member states for CSRD transposition

The European Commission has announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states opening infringement procedures because the member states did not report that they had fully transposed the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into their national legislation. Among the countries that received the letters are Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria,...