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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

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Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Disclosure Interrupted: CSA Pauses Climate and Diversity Disclosure Rules

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pausing its work on climate-related and diversity-related disclosure rules in order “to support Canadian markets and issuers as they adapt to the recent developments in the U.S....more

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The Canadian Competition Bureau’s Draft Guidance for Going Green

In June 2024, amendments to the Canadian Competition Act (Act) garnered significant attention (and criticism) from both business and legal communities in Canada for the introduction of new “greenwashing” provisions. The new...more

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In the Green Zone: Navigating the Competition Act’s New Greenwashing Provisions

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The new prohibition against greenwashing under the Competition Act took effect on June 20, 2024, while private actions for deceptive marketing practices will take effect next year. This prohibition merely codifies existing...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

La législation canadienne relative à l’écoblanchiment est maintenant en vigueur

Le 20 juin, le gouvernement fédéral a adopté des modifications à la Loi sur la concurrence (la « Loi ») qui ciblent l’« écoblanchiment » (c.-à-d. le fait de faire des déclarations non vérifiées ou non fondées concernant les...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada’s New Greenwashing Laws Enacted

On June 20, the federal government passed amendments to the Competition Act (Act) that target “greenwashing” (i.e., making untested or unsubstantiated claims about the environmental benefits of a product or business). These...more

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Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2023 Canada

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There are a variety of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”)-related regulations applicable to federally and provincially incorporated companies; however, the focus of this chapter will be on public companies that...more

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