Tatum Joseph

Dec 13, 2023 | lexology.com | Miranda Noble |Sarah Barker |Paul Schoff |Charlotte Turner |Tatum Joseph

The ACCC has released its long-awaited final guidance for businesses making environmental claims about their products, services or the business itself. Key takeoutsThe ACCC has released its final guidance on making environmental claims, establishing eight key principles to follow to mitigate the risk of greenwashing. Enforcement action is expected to increase, with the ACCC foreshadowing the potential use of Section 155 notices, substantiation notices, infringement notices and penalty proceedings.

Jul 30, 2023 | minterellison.com | Sarah Barker |Paul Schoff |Phoebe Roberts |Tatum Joseph

Greenwashing is not a new source of legal and reputational risk for business. With the sharp evolution of sustainability (and climate change in particular) into a material financial issue, greenwashing has now become an acute source of legal risk for both commercial corporations and financial institutions.

Jul 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Sarah Barker |Paul Schoff |Tatum Joseph |Lucy Sanderson |Aaron Wood

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Jul 17, 2023 | lexology.com | Phoebe Roberts |Paul Schoff |Sarah Barker |Aaron Wood |Tatum Joseph

Businesses should prepare for increased enforcement action following the release of the ACCC draft guidanceKey takeouts1. Substantiation is keyThe ACCC draft guidance makes clear that appropriate transparent information supporting environmental claims is crucial to mitigate the risk of misleading consumers. 2.