Due to the increased importance of sustainability, environmental protection and social factors in recent years, the luxury industry has found itself at a crossroads of tradition and transformation. Once characterized...more
9/3/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
False Statements ,
Fashion Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Human Rights ,
Luxury Goods ,
Misleading Statements ,
Pollution Control ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
SFDR ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
The European Commission ("Commission") is relentless in its fight against Greenwashing and the misrepresentation of sustainability impacts or benefits of a company’s products or actions. Following the global ESG trend and the...more
5/23/2023
/ Advertising ,
Audits ,
Debt ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Equity Securities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Germany ,
Greenwashing ,
Investment ,
Liability ,
Misrepresentation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Risk Mitigation ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Unfair Competition
It took longer than expected, although not primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years after the EU Commission submitted its first proposal, the Directive on representative actions was adopted by the...more