An Amsterdam court has ruled that Dutch nationwide airlinecompany KLM made deceptive declarations about sustainable airtravel in a case that implicated the provider of “greenwashing.”
ByMIKE CORDER Associated Press
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In a choice hailed by an ecological group as a historical success, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch nationwide airlinecompany KLM deceived customers in declarations about sustainable airtravel in a case that implicated the provider of “greenwashing.”
Amsterdam District Court stated in a declaration that in some ads, that are no longer in utilize, KLM “makes ecological declares based on unclear and basic declarations about ecological advantages, consequently deceiving customers.”
The court stated that in other cases, “KLM paints an excessively rosy image of the impacts of steps such as Sustainable Aviation Fuels (made from sustainable raw products) and reforestation.” The court stated such steps “only partially minimize the unfavorable ecological elements and giv