02 May, 2024 EU: Commission and CPC authorities launch greenwashing investigation in respect of green claims made by 20 airlines By Sara Feijao The European Commission announced on 30 April 2024 that EU consumer authorities (the CPC Authorities), coordinated by the Commission,...
27 Mar, 2024 UK: CMA sets out green compliance standard for environmental claims in the fashion sector By Emma Cochrane Tackling “greenwashing” - where firms overstate the eco-credentials of their products or services - is a clear priority for the UK's...
20 Mar, 2024 Informal Guidance for WWF-UK on sustainable collaboration By Emma Cochrane Jonathan Ford Aoife Monaghan The UK Competition and Marketing Authority has published a second piece of informal guidance under its Green Agreements Guidance, giving...
08 Jan, 2024 Evidence and context – the key to green advertising claims in the UK in 2024 By Emma Cochrane UK agencies were busy in the last weeks of 2023. The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) called out a number of adverts in the aviation...
19 Dec, 2023 Green is for go - first agreement proceeds under UK competition and sustainability rules By Emma Cochrane Jonathan Ford The CMA has published its first piece of informal guidance under its Green Agreements Guidance, giving the Fairtrade Foundation UK the...
18 Oct, 2023 Keen, green sustainability machine: UK’s CMA publishes final Guidance on environmental sustainability agreements By Emma Cochrane Zoe Cameron Jonathan Ford Last week, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its ‘Green Agreements Guidance’ in final form (having previously...
04 Oct, 2023 Green Deals: Can EU Merger Control support the bloc’s wider policy objectives? By Jonathan Ford Emma Cochrane Last week, the European Commission published its latest competition merger brief, setting out the views of staff in its Directorate...
05 Jul, 2023 Baby steps – European Commission opens the door for positive engagement on sustainability agreements but more can be done By Emma Cochrane EU rules on horizontal cooperation agreements have now been finalised, with some key developments with respect to the guidance on...