More than half of the scorecards on H&M’s website claimed that a piece of clothing was better for the environment than it was. It also showed data that were the exact opposite of reality.
The organization that oversees the ratings is mothballing its consumer-facing portion, and expediting an independent review of the system's data and methodology.
Quartz has done the first investigation combining lead emissions data at the country's top civil aviation airports with flight paths for small, piston-engine aircraft over affected neighborhoods.