Investigative Sustainability Journalist

Emma Haworth

Bristol, UK

Former trade journalist. Now investigates what sustainability brands claim versus what they can prove.

About

Emma Haworth spent eight years as a packaging trade journalist before going independent. She left because the publications she wrote for were funded by the companies she was supposed to scrutinise -- a conflict of interest the industry prefers not to discuss. Now she investigates the gap between what sustainability brands claim and what the evidence supports. She is particularly interested in packaging certifications, carbon offset schemes, and the language companies use when they have nothing to prove. She writes The BS Files for Bhumi.

Credentials

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8 years as a packaging trade journalist
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Independent investigative journalist covering corporate sustainability claims
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Specialist in packaging certification standards and regulatory compliance

Areas of Expertise

Primary

Corporate greenwashingPackaging certification standards (EN 13432, OK Compost, TUV, BPI)Supply chain transparencyRegulatory landscape (EU PPWR, UK PPT, FTC Green Guides)

Secondary

Corporate communications analysisLobbying disclosureCarbon offset marketsESG reporting standards

Writes for

The BS Files

Investigations into corporate sustainability claims. Claim, evidence, verdict.

Packaging

Regulation explainers, certification guides, and brand claim audits.

Articles by Emma Haworth

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