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CMA urges green economy to provide feedback on its anti-greenwashing guidelines

29 June 2021 • 4 min read

CMA urges green economy to provide feedback on its anti-greenwashing guidelines

Consultation on draft guidance for firms making environmental claims through their packaging, branding, labelling, and business practices closes on 16 July

Businesses across the UK have less than two weeks to have their say on the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) sweeping new anti-greenwashing guidelines, and the watchdog has urged firms from across the...

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