08 Jun, 2023 UK advertising regulator’s year in review hints at what’s to come in 2023 By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Olivia Archibald Quick read The ASA’s 2022 Annual Report shows that it is taking an increasingly proactive approach to the regulation of advertising in...
27 Jan, 2023 CMA expands scope of greenwashing investigation to cover FMCG By Rachel Duffy Andrew Austin Yesterday, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it is investigating ‘green’ claims made about various fast...
06 Dec, 2022 UK advertising regulator publishes consumer perception research on common environmental claims By Rachel Duffy Andrew Austin On 20 October 2022, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), published its anticipated report on consumer understanding of...
16 Feb, 2022 Hot on the heels of the CMA’s Green Claims Code, the UK ASA intends to take firmer action to address “greenwashing” claims in marketing By Rachel Duffy Celine Leong As consumer awareness has grown around the potential impact on the environment of the products and services we use, so has demand for...
28 Sep, 2021 ‘Green Claims Code’: the UK Competition and Markets Authority publishes guidance on misleading environmental claims By Jonathan Isted Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith Ethan Lo +1 more... Show less In June 2021, we highlighted in this blog the Competition and Market Authority’s (the CMA) consultation on its draft guidance for...