JUNE 14, 2021 9:00AM

As the demand for sustainability increases, so does the interest in passing off goods with fake green credentials.

Last year, Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) revealed it had uncovered falsified organic cotton certificates in India. And within the auto industry, a U.S. federal court slapped Volkswagen with $2.8 billion criminal fines in 2017 for cheating on emissions tests.