26 Jul, 2024 Green Claims Developments Gather Pace By Anette Moll Berg Alejandro González Vega David Alexandre Sophie Edgerton John Wilks +2 more... Show less Green claims have become a dominant marketing trend worldwide in recent years. In response to growing concerns about 'greenwashing,'...
16 Jul, 2024 The ESPR: paving the way to a sustainable fashion future By Laura Smit The fashion industry faces increasing scrutiny for its environmental impact and social conditions. It accounts for nearly 10% of all...
09 Jul, 2024 Tailor made temptations: Navigating fast fashion’s ESG woes with Tech By Ryan Harrison Charlotte Swain In a dynamic retail landscape, technology and sustainability form a powerful alliance, reshaping how consumers shop and brands operate....
02 Jul, 2024 Circular HR By Lisa Hodgson Charis Fergusson High employee turnover can be a huge drain on an organisation’s resources. Whilst new talent can bring fresh ideas, positive change and...
05 Jun, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 22 May - how to navigate ads post-administration; #myownbrand; and violent video games By Hannah Potter Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara +2 more... Show less This week we see the ASA: (i) remind businesses to be cautious around claims made which relate to a business before it was taken in to...
18 Apr, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 10 April - diamond ads must be crystal clear By Georgina Doukanaris Hannah Potter Alex Lowe This week we dive into the ASA’s application of its “average consumer” test through the lens of a recent ruling which concluded that ads...
05 Feb, 2024 AI and Advertising – Emerging Themes By Liam Blackford Hannah Potter Claire Sng As is clear from the data, (see Statistica report December 2023), marketers are prioritizing AI investment this year and the majority are...
17 Jan, 2024 The UK’s move towards a green light for competitor collaboration on the environment By Alexandra Kamerling Saira Iqbal Anti-competitive agreements between competitors have traditionally been a principal focus of enforcement in competition law. However,...
11 Jan, 2024 The Impact of the Green Claims Directive on the Fashion Retail Sector By Philipp Eichenhofer Jeremy Heeck The Commission targets Greenwashing in the fashion retail sector In March 2022, the European Commission presented its “Strategy for...
05 Jan, 2024 ESG Horizon Scanning By Martin Wiseman Alison Cunniffe The increasing rigour of ESG legislation, regulation and industry standards is creating new challenges and pressures for organisations...
11 Dec, 2023 Seibu Employees Voice their Stand and Go on Strike By Beelian Tay Think of Japan and what comes to mind? Trains that run on time and impeccable service standards; the unfailing politeness of service...
06 Dec, 2023 Australia’s Respect@Work Act and the retail sector in the spotlight: the new positive duty By Clancy King Georgio Giannellis From December 2023, employers in Australia have a positive duty to eliminate, so far as is practicable, discrimination on the basis of...
30 Nov, 2023 New Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence Standards for Germany's Textile and Fashion Industry: Compliance Requirements and Methods By Alessandra Kilian Guido Kleve The fashion industry, along with its supply chains, are facing increased political scrutiny, being labelled as one of the world's top...
23 Nov, 2023 Green trademarks in China and Hong Kong By Liam Blackford Elizabeth Wong ‘Green trademarks’ or ‘green marks’ denote trademarks which communicate messages about the environmental impacts or credentials of a...
16 May, 2023 The stores have eyes: CCTV, biometric information and consumer privacy By Sarah Birkett Alex Moore Linzi Penman For shoppers entering bricks-and-mortar retail spaces, the presence of security cameras has long been the norm. But some CCTV systems do...
16 May, 2023 Italian court rules on the first case of trademark infringement through NFTs By Valentina Mazza Carolina Battistella The Court of Rome has issued the first Italian decision on intellectual property rights infringement through the unauthorised sale of...