Jun 18, 2024 What’s new in greenwashing? The Green Claims Directive on its way to adoption By Tobias Timmann Yulianna Tkach Following the adoption of the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (the “Empowering Consumers Directive”) which came...
Apr 25, 2024 Greenwashing in the spotlight - recent developments in the Netherlands By Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Alvaro Pliego Selie Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld +1 more... Show less On 20 March 2024, the Amsterdam District Court rendered its judgment in a class action case brought by the Foundation Fossil Free...
Aug 11, 2023 ASA and CMA crack down on greenwashing By Cat Greenwood-Smith Kate Collister Rachel Duffy The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have recently published updated guidance on...
Apr 04, 2023 Draft rules on 'green' claims and rights to repair published by European Commission By Kieran Watkins Rachel Duffy On 22 March 2023, the European Commission published two long-awaited legislative proposals which form a key part of its Circular Economy...
Mar 02, 2023 COP15 – how does the new global biodiversity framework impact businesses? By Jake Reynolds James Raeside Chris Bellringer Elena Engels Theresa Schumacher +2 more... Show less COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, was held between 7 and 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada and, after lengthy debate and...
Feb 22, 2023 Sustainability claims in the regulatory spotlight: new guidelines on advertising with sustainability claims in the Netherlands By Felix Roscam Abbing Jan-Jaap Koningsveld In the past two years, ‘greenwashing’ and sustainability claims have come under increasing regulatory scrutiny in the Netherlands. The...
Jan 27, 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...
Dec 22, 2022 The new EU deforestation regulation and its international scope – is your business affected? By James Raeside Kieran Watkins Marlen Vesper-Gräske Simon Duncombe +1 more... Show less The European Commission, Council and European Parliament reached provisional agreement on the new Deforestation Regulation on 6 December...
Dec 15, 2022 COP15: the importance of biodiversity and what it means for your businesses By James Raeside Jake Reynolds Simon Duncombe Last week marked the start of COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference, which runs from 7-19 December 2022. Just like other Conferences of...
Dec 06, 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...
Nov 10, 2022 Greenwashing claims on the rise in Germany: adverts for climate-neutral products and services put to the test By Sarah Hillebrand Jan Henning Buschfeld Stefanie Spancken-Monz Since consumers are paying more attention to climate-friendliness and sustainability when it comes to purchasing decisions, companies are...
May 12, 2022 Slow fashion: The EU’s vision for sustainable and circular textiles By Astrid Seehafer Rachel Duffy Jemima Holt Estimated by the European Commission to have the fourth highest impact on the environment and climate change (just after food, housing,...