Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
The Rise in Greenwashing Claims - Energy Law Insights
Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny
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Greenwashing and Compliance Risk
ESG and SEC Enforcement in 2022
JONES DAY TALKS®: Riding the Green Bond Wave: Focus is on Standards as Volumes Surge
In 2024, regulators across the globe increasingly acknowledged the need for a nuanced enforcement approach to balancing support for sustainability initiatives against traditional antitrust enforcement and countering the risk...more
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
While ensuring accurate environmental claims is a laudable goal, unclear standards risk deterring businesses from informing the public of their efforts to achieve environmental goals. Ultimately, if businesses are deterred...more
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
The Competition Bureau has released proposed guidelines for environmental claims following the recent greenwashing amendments to the Competition Act. The draft guidelines outline the Bureau's interpretation and enforcement...more
In recent years, sustainability and ESG compliance have become pivotal factors in consumer purchasing decisions. The luxury fashion industry, as a significant contributor to CO2 emissions, faces increasing scrutiny in this...more
The new greenwashing provisions in the Competition Act are attracting significant attention from Canadian businesses, especially for those focused on proactively discussing their efforts regarding emissions and the...more
Australian Update - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Enforcement Priorities for 2024-2025 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced its enforcement and compliance priorities for...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has announced that three fashion retailers have signed voluntary undertakings to ensure that consumers have a clearer idea of how green their clothes really are. At the end of...more
Les organismes de réglementation et les organisations environnementales sont de plus en plus enclins à demander des comptes aux sociétés qui se livrent à la pratique répandue de l’écoblanchiment, c’est-à-dire le recours à des...more
Regulators and environmental organizations are increasingly focused on holding companies legally responsible for the widespread practice of greenwashing — the use of misleading or unsubstantiated claims about the...more
Canada’s Competition Bureau (Bureau) hosted a summit in late September, its first in-person event in more than two years. The summit explored the intersection between competition law and environmental and sustainability...more
On 29 July 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation into three fashion firms over potentially misleading eco-friendly and sustainability claims about their products....more