This post was written by Siobhan Hayes, Indeg Kerr and Tim Foster.
In earlier postings we have introduced the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme(CRC). This posting is a brief look at how the hotels sector will be affected by the CRC.
Continue Reading...This post was written by Nick Elliot.
On 7 July 2009, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its first judgement relating to the interpretation and validity of a provision of the REACH Regulations (REACH). This legal challenge concerned the interpretation and validity of Article 6(3) of REACH concerning the registration requirements applicable to “monomer substances”. However, it should come as no great surprise that the ECJ firmly rejected the legal challenge in its entirety.
Continue Reading...This post was written by Siobhan Hayes.
In earlier postings we introduced the UK’s carbon reduction commitment (CRC) and we have considered which companies need to comply. In this posting we are covering the penalties that UK businesses will face if they fail to comply with various reporting requirements and fail to buy and surrender carbon emission allowances by the relevant deadline.
Continue Reading...This post was written by Brian Goldberg.
On June 9, 2009, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) testified regarding its efforts to ensure truthfulness of environmental or “green” marketing claims before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Through its testimony and latest enforcement actions, the FTC has clearly demonstrated that it will continue to ensure that green advertisements are “truthful, substantiated, and not confusing to consumers.”
In order to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive practices, the FTC explained its multi-tiered approach of (1) issuing rules and guides for businesses, (2) challenging fraudulent and deceptive ads through enforcement actions, and (3) publishing materials to help consumers make informed purchasing decisions.
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