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# Listen: The Legalities of Greenwashing

珍妮·科策尔
- 20 3 月 2025
[Green claims](https://spoor.com/zh/tag/green-claims/), [Greenwashing](https://spoor.com/zh/tag/greenwashing/), [知识产权](https://spoor.com/zh/tag/intellectual-property/),

Senior associate, [珍妮·科策尔](https://spoor.com/our-people/jeanine-coetzer/) spoke to [CapeTalk](https://www.radio-south-africa.co.za/cape-talk)‘s Pippa Hudson about the concept of greenwashing. During their talk, Jeanine dived into the growing trend of brands making (mostly misleading) green claims. She broke down the legalities of labelling and marketing products in South Africa with claims about their environmental benefits.

Listen here:

Read more about the need for [truth and transparency in green claims](https://spoor.com/green-claims/).