Greenwashing

A misleading campaign advertising HSBC's green credentials has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling comes in the wake of dozens of complaints that the bank's posters appeared on high streets and bus stops in the lead up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgo

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a code for businesses on how to communicate their green credentials ahead of a review of misleading claims. The Green Claims Code focuses on six principles which are based on existing consumer law. It states that firms making green claims &ld

What is the CMA doing about 'greenwashing'? Scott Rodger explains all. The ethical consumer market in the UK has increased four-fold since 1999 and is now conservatively estimated at over £40 billion per annum. Consumers are actively changing their behaviours in favour of more sustainable