Environmental blog

Green claims and red flags: CAP updates its environmental claims guidance

For years, we have highlighted how important it is that regulators don't let perfection be the enemy of the good when it comes to green...

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Like a seagull on the esplanade, the ASA dumps on Brighton Council from a great height.

The Advertising Standards Authority's ruling against Brighton & Hove City Council concerning a digital poster campaign about the dangers...

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Where's the beef? In the full life cycle, apparently.

Chris Packham is not a man known for backing down from a fight. Whether it's badgers, bird of prey persecution, or the BBC's scheduling...

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EU Deforestation Regulation: the European Commission's simplification push

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is aimed at keeping products linked to deforestation and forest degradation off the EU market....

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Time is running out: preparing your commercial agreements to comply with the duty to prevent workplace harassment

The new tax year started last week, but few people pause to ask why it starts on 6 April, a date that seems, at first glance, arbitrary....

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Green claims back on the agenda: CMA issues new guidance on getting green claims right, across the supply chain

Although the CMA has been focusing on fake reviews and drip pricing in recent months, it is still very interested in green claims. It...

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European Commission adopts new measures to stop unsold clothes and shoes being destroyed

Every year in Europe, an estimated 4–9% of unsold textiles are destroyed before being worn. According to the European Commission, this...

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Airlines' green claims brought back to earth by the EU

Among other things, the EU's Unfair Commercial Practices Directive prohibits misleading actions and omissions. The European Commission's...

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Autumn round up of environmental, social, governance and sustainability regulatory news

From plastics bans to new waste recycling obligations, there is a lot happening in ESG and sustainability regulation. We highlight the...

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Deforestation-free Products Regulation: another postponement on the cards

If you have been looking at processes to review your supply chains to comply with the Deforestation‑free Products Regulation ((EU)...

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It's "lights out and away we go" for Aramco, as ASA decides not to uphold environmental claims complaint

The ASA has ruled in favour of the oil company Aramco in relation to some ads on LinkedIn, Google and Instagram announcing the company's...

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The AdLaw Insights Podcast is out now. EU won't believe the latest developments! EPISODE 6: Green Claims.

The latest episode of our podcast is OUT NOW. In this short episode, we examine the 'will-they, won't they' saga that is the Green Claims...

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