With the rapid rise of environmental consciousness in Australia and abroad, consumer-facing businesses are increasingly making claims about the environmental qualities of their products, services and business operations. While the ACCC has had guidance on the practice of “greenwashing” for some time, policing of environmental and sustainability claims has been a core area of focus for the ACCC in the last 12 months.
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Emma Panhuber
BrowsingEmma is a special counsel in the Dispute Resolution team of Baker McKenzie’s Sydney office, focussing on competition law, compliance and investigations.