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Companies are selling us more stuff by telling us it's 'sustainable'

Over the past year, consumers bought more than 13.6 billion products marketed as sustainable for a total of $73 billion, NielsenIQ found.Rena Goldman Sales of packaged goods advertised as environmentally and socially conscious have been rising. Over the past year, consumers plunked down $73 billion for products described as sustainable. The federal government is updating guides around how companies can prove their environmental claims. This article is part of Insider's weekly newsletter on sustainability.

 

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