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Mayer Brown

UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reminds fashion retailers that it's not so easy to claim you're green

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has announced that three fashion retailers have signed voluntary undertakings to ensure that consumers have a clearer idea of how green their clothes really are. At the end of...more

White & Case LLP

ESG in the Consumer & Retail Industry – Key Legal Issues and Risks

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The importance of environmental, social, governance ("ESG"), in particular from the perspective of consumers, stakeholders and regulators, is growing across all industries, and the consumer & retail industry is no exception....more

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The Generative AI Revolution: Key Legal Considerations for the Fashion & Retail Industry

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For better or worse, generative artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Retail and fashion companies that fail to embrace AI likely risk losing their current market share or, worse,...more

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Five Recent Trends in the Consumer & Retail Sector

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The Consumer & Retail sector has seen some significant new trends in the last few years. In part these have been driven by changes in consumer behavior following the pandemic, including the ever increasing volume of online...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK’S CMA Expands Investigation of Greenwashing

The UK’s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) issued a press release on January 26, 2023 announcing a potentially wide ranging investigation into the “accuracy of ‘green’ claims made about household essentials – such as food,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Kattison Avenue/Katten Kattwalk | Issue 2

We’re delighted to welcome in 2023 with our second crossover edition of Katten Kattwalk/Kattison Avenue. In this combined winter issue, we cover top issues affecting brands in fashion, retail and advertising. On the hot...more

Perkins Coie

2022 Summer Sustainability Series: A Look Back

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Last week we observed the first day of fall, offering an opportunity to look back at the summer that was. Summer 2022 was marked by continued supply chain disruptions; inflation; and acceleration of environmental, social, and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Will U.S. Customs Seize Your Presumptively Illegal Apparel? Compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

Some apparel, fabric and other goods just became more likely to get stuck at the border if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) suspects they contain cotton from Xinjiang or from companies on a recently published U.S....more

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The Fashion Industry Meets Human Rights Due Diligence: New York’s Proposed “Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act”

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In January 2022, the New York State Senate introduced a bill that seeks to impose significant human rights and environmental due diligence and disclosure obligations on fashion retail sellers and manufacturers operating in...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Turning to '22 December 2021 - The Way Forward: A European Perspective

In this the final edition of REF News and Views for 2021, we attempt to summarise the key movements and market activities we have seen within the European real estate finance sector − how this both impacted 2021 and how it is...more

Dechert LLP

New requirements for marketing UCITS and retail-AIFs in France

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AMF Doctrine relating to sustainable finance and investor information in the collective management industry - In this OnPoint, we report on new measures required by the French regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers...more

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Business integrity for consumer companies

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Consumer companies around the world are incorporating sustainability, business integrity, and brand purpose into their business operations. This can include procuring ethically sourced products, ensuring fair pay, or...more

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