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CMA issues guidelines on navigating legal pitfalls around sustainability

Government
Gary Noakes
12 October 2023

New guidelines on how businesses can co-operate on environmental goals without breaking laws have been issued by the government’s competition watchdog.

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The Green Agreements Guidance, published by the Competition and Markets Authority, gives general advice on how businesses can collaborate on sustainability goals.

The CMA said it was keen to ensure “that competition law does not impede legitimate collaboration between businesses that is necessary for the promotion or protection of environmental sustainability”.

The guidance gives only one reference to travel, detailing how airlines could avoid penalties for cooperation for the good of the environment.