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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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The UK Competition and Markets Authority Takes Action Against Allegedly Misleading Environmental Claims

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The Situation: The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") recently secured undertakings from fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda to address allegedly misleading environmental claims. The CMA has also...more

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Two EU Directives Aim to Shape European Legal Framework for Green Claims and Greenwashing

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The European legislator has initiated two directives with the intent of clarifying and unifying the EU’s legal framework on environmental claims, the EmpCo Directive and Green Claims Directive. Environmental, social, and...more

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EU Cracks Down on Environmental Claims (Updated)

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Update: On February 20, the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (the “Directive”) received final approval from the European Council and was published in the Official Journal of the EU on March 6, 2024. The...more

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EU Cracks Down on Environmental Claims

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Key Takeaways - On January 17, the European Parliament approved the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (the “Directive”), aimed to improve environmental marketing practices and ban the use of...more

Hogan Lovells

Green Claims update - Green Claims Directive Proposal - Sustainable Products Regulations

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The European Commission has presented its long-awaited proposal for a Directive on substantiating environmental claims on March 22, 2023 which is intended to apply to all voluntary green claims covering not only texts, but...more

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EU Green Claims Directive Proposal

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On March 22, 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a new EU directive on the substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (the "Proposal"). This Proposal sets out specific rules for...more

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European Commission publishes proposal for the Green Claims Directive

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It’s not easy being green: the European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for the Green Claims Directive to enhance consumer protection against greenwashing....more

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Green Marketing Claims To Receive Increased Scrutiny

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Green Marketing Updates in the European Union (EU) - Background - On March 22, 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published a Proposal for a Directive on Green Claims (Proposal). The Proposal is part of the EU's...more

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Think before you claim “green”: the EU’s new Green Claims Directive

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On the 23 March 2023, the European Commission proposed a new Green Claims Directive (the “Directive“). If adopted, the Directive will have a huge impact on businesses making green claims on the products they sell in the EU. ...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - April 2018 #3

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An Interview with Bill Raney, President of West Virginia Coal Association - Nick Preservati, Co-Chair of Spilman's Energy Practice Group, recently sat down with Bill Raney, President of the West Virginia Coal Association...more

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