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Businesses told to be prepared to back up their environmental claims

In a speech to the Sydney Morning Herald Sustainability Summit this morning, Ms Rickard said the ACCC is actively targeting ‘greenwashing’ this year, warning businesses who make false or misleading claims undermine consumer trust and confidence in the market. “Unfortunately, the ACCC is hearing growing concerns that some businesses are falsely promoting environmental or green […]

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Weekly kill: Red ink prevails, as live cattle and meat prices de-couple

Beef processors are again notching up hefty losses on scarce slaughter cattle, as Australian beef remains largely out-of-touch in key international meat markets. A flat China beef export market caused by further COVID shut-downs and overall economic malaise, combined with very strong export competition and volume out of the US into markets like Japan and […]

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