‘Fix the faults’: Coles criticised for using carbon credits from controversial project
by Khaled Al Khawaldeh from World news | The Guardian on (#658MZ)
Carbon-neutral farmer says use of offsets from Armoobilla project outrageous' but company says they meet rigorous requirements' of government standard
A farmer who was assured by Coles that it would look for better carbon offsets for its carbon-neutral" beef has described the supermarket's continued use of credits from the Queensland Armoobilla regeneration project as outrageous", claiming the project is a greenwash".
When carbon-neutral sheep and cattle farmer Mark Wootton called on companies to ensure the integrity of farm offsets used for carbon-neutral products back in April, Coles staff had assured him that the supermarket would look for a better alternative" once their contract with Armoobilla finished in July.
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