In Brief - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has just announced the ACCC’s Compliance and Enforcement priorities for 2025-2026....more
3/7/2025
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Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Mergers ,
Retail ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair Contract Terms
In Brief - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) continue to be vigilant and seek significant penalties for alleged "greenwashing" (misleading...more
10/21/2024
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Australia ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenwashing ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities ,
Sustainable Business Practices
AUSTRALIAN UPDATE - Updated Bill to Introduce Climate-Related Financial Reporting Regime - Background - The Australian Government released the first reading draft of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market...more
5/29/2024
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Australia ,
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Investors ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
In Brief - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2024-25, with ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb expanding on the Commission's key areas of focus in...more
Companies will often make representations about modern slavery as part of their environmental, social and governance (ESG) measures. In this article, we consider whether potentially false or misleading claims about modern...more
In brief - The ACCC has published the findings of its recent internet sweep of environmental and sustainability marketing claims made by businesses. Across 247 company websites, the ACCC found that 57% of businesses had made...more