The Higg Index
Sustainability ratings tool comes under fire.
In August 2013, consumers filed a class-action lawsuit against Helzberg Diamond Shops Inc. claiming that the company “materially misrepresented” the total weight of the diamonds in its engagement rings. Specifically, plaintiffs claim the total weight of the diamonds in the engagement rings was less than advertised. (Caprarola v. Helzberg’s Diamond Shops, Inc., Case No. 2013-CH-18976, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois).
Sustainability ratings tool comes under fire.
Andrew Ross Sorkin, DealBook from The New York Times
What’s sustainable about fast fashion?
At issue is company’s distribution of products illegally marketed as drugs.
The case may be resolved but what will deceived consumers get out of the deal?