Consumers can put pressure on haze-linked firms by buying green-labelled products: Experts

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Singapore residents affected by the haze cannot directly douse the flames in Indonesia causing the pollution, but they can exert pressure on errant firms behind the fires by voting with their wallets,

the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) issued Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) a Notice of Temporary Restrictions on the company’s green label.

Green labels are a supply-chain tool, and consumers can pressure the companies by using these labels

But Tan noted that purchasing decisions are still influenced by factors such as price, availability, convenience and trust in the certification.

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