Competition watchdog gives guidance, seeks input on policing deceptive ‘greenwashing’ by business

By Cristin Schmitz (July 22, 2024, 4:39 PM EDT) -- The federal Competition Bureau is asking for input from lawyers, their clients and the public to inform the bureau's “future enforcement guidance” regarding misleading and unsubstantiated environmental claims by businesses about products or activities, including future enforcement guidance with respect to last month’s amendments to the Competition Act that explicitly address “greenwashing.”...