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It is an action to avoid the known as Greenwashing (or Ecopostureo) and to ensure that the communications made by these companies are truthful clear and precise and are backed by solid scientific evidence.
The Ministry of Social Rights Consumption and Agenda 2030 has signed a letter addressed to the aviation sector to fight Greenwashing (or Ecopostureo) in the airlines that is against the deceptive practices that some companies carry out to offer a public image respectful of the environment that does not correspond to reality. The ministry directed by Pablo Bustinduy has carried out this international action through the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs with 35 countries represented in different consumer protection authorities. The letter requires rigorous airlines in the environmental statements they use in their commercial communication and thus strengthen the fulfillment of the legislation of protection of consuming persons. The letter has been promoted by the International Net through consumption. In this concrete action in addition to the Spanish administration a total of 16 consumer authorities include which include European countries such as Belgium Denmark and Norway; Latin America countries such as Colombia Chile and Peru; and Eastern and Austral Africa countries represented in the Comesa Customs Union in which nations such as Kenya Angola and Ethiopia are that they do in the field of environment comply with the norms of protection of consumers. These recommendations include: the communications that are made must be truthful clear and precise and must be backed by scientifically solid and reliable evidence. They must avoid lazy terms as ecological or sustainable that may induce error on the real environmental impact. They should not exaggerate environmental benefits of minor changes. carbon.It should not be highlighted in communications uncertain future aspirations such as climatic neutral only specific measures that have already been adopted or to those that are in progress indicating it thus. Communication on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) must be clear precise and not misleading. The aviation sector considers that this fuel is a key method of reducing net carbon emissions but it is necessary that additional information is provided to contextualize its scope in the reduction of emissions. This action carried out within the frame Consumer decisions have a high economic and environmental impact.
