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It also claims to be a "nonprofit, non-advocacy organization based in Brussels, Belgium, composed of stakeholders in the environment and health debates (scientific institutions, NGOs and industrial groups)"
However, the only actual link with to environmental NGOs within the governance structure is the presence of an ex-CEO of WWF Belgium on the staff, and the current CEO of WWF France as one of the 'Active Members'. However, as the web site points out, "All members of GreenFacts commit themselves on a purely personal basis. Their involvement does not constitute an official position of their other affiliations".
The use of the phrase 'stakeholders in ...NGOs' manages to imply the engagement of NGOs, whilst in fact it is only a couple of individuals from NGOs. A similar phraseology is also used on press releases and other materials, to imply (incorrectly) that environmental NGOs were involved in setting up GreenFacts, for example:
