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Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Greenwashing | UK Online Advertising Programme | 'Dark patterns'
Regulatory Outlook

Modern slavery | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market | Eradicating modern slavery in UK government supply chains
Regulatory Outlook

Environment | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

Government delays mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain to January 2024 and publishes first statutory instruments | Government launches consultation on the
Regulatory Outlook

Environment, social and governance | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2024

FCA publishes Sustainability Disclosure Requirements | How UK and EU regulators plan to hold financial service providers accountable for greenwashing
Regulatory and compliance

New UK advertising guidance as ASA proposes to actively investigate green disposal claims in 2024

Research by the ASA gives insight into consumer beliefs about the veracity of claims and understanding of terms used
Competition, antitrust and trade

UK competition regulator issues first informal guidance on sustainability collaborations

Open-door policy can provide businesses with competition law certainty on proposed green agreements
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

How to avoid greenwashing risk in the European real estate sector

As sustainability becomes an integral part of developing and managing property, the possibility of a claim of greenwashing is now
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

Green aviation claims fail to land with UK regulator

Advertising regulator finds against airline sustainability claims, while further CMA scrutiny of greenwashing is anticipated
Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | December 2023

Greenwashing, SDR, sustainability finance framework, fund disclosure rules and more
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

How UK and EU regulators plan to hold financial service providers accountable for greenwashing

What can providers do to mitigate the risk of accusations of greenwashing as regulatory focus on ESG-related claims tightens?
Financial Services

UK's FCA lays down rules for sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels

What will the new regime look like and what steps should firms consider taking at this stage?
ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

ESG Knowledge Update | November 2023

Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news