ESG For Lawyers: Navigating the Legal and Compliance Landscape for Practitioners
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Greenwashing Deep Dive – Australia – Part 2
Australian Consumer Law: Framework and Actions The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), in October/November 2022, suo motu conducted an internet sweep to identify misleading environmental and sustainability marketing claims. It included a review of 247 company websites across a range of products including energy, vehicles, household products and appliances, clothing, footwear, and identified 57%
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Greenwashing Deep Dive – Australia – Part 1
Overview We have come a long way from the days of caveat emptor. The rise of conscious consumers has lead to a flurry of greenwashing claims sometimes ridiculously blatant, but today’s consumers not only drop more money on products with an ethical edge, they are also leading legal challenges to greenwashing claims. In the case
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Greenwashing – A Compliance Concern for GCs and Legal Departments
If you are a GC or part of a legal team, should greenwashing be a concern for you? Yes absolutely. Most countries handle greenwashing in a piecemeal way and this is unlikely to go away, because of the complexity and wide ranging nature of greenwashing. Sometimes, a greenwashing claim can be challenged under false advertising,