May 02, 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,...
Mar 27, 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...
Mar 27, 2024 CMA sets out [green]print for environmental claims in the fashion sector By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Bruce Kilpatrick Helen Crossley Emma Cochrane Kim Rust +3 more... Show less Tackling “greenwashing” - where firms overstate the eco-credentials of their products or services - is a clear priority for the UK's...
Mar 20, 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...
Jan 25, 2024 Fair game for online shopping? New laws to target unfair trading practices By Emma Cochrane Following a consultation into consumer transparency launched in September 2023 (see here) and in the context of the Digital Markets,...
Jan 09, 2024 The legal outlook for antitrust and foreign investment 2024 – focus on Tech By Emma Cochrane Verity Egerton-Doyle William Leslie John Eichlin Arthur Peng +2 more... Show less In our Antitrust & Foreign Investment Legal Outlook 2024, we explore the regulatory developments and antitrust enforcement challenges...
Jan 08, 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...
Dec 19, 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...