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11 September 2024

The CMA's Open-Door Policy On Green Agreements: Don't All Rush In! What Do We Know Following The First Half Year Of The Guidance?

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The article reviews the UK Competition and Markets Authority's Green Agreements Guidance, offering insights into early enforcement trends and key considerations for competitor collaboration on environmental initiatives.
United Kingdom Antitrust/Competition Law

With the UK Competition and Markets Authority's formal Green Agreements Guidance having been in effect for more than six months, we now have early indications of the CMA's initial approach, in practice, to assessing collaboration between competitors seeking to achieve green goals. In this article, Mark Hills and Sarah Wilks unpack the main lessons learnt so far and flag key points to consider when assessing potential collaboration in this space.

This article was first published in the Quarterly Competition Magazine of Thought Leaders 4 Competition in September 2024: https://thoughtleaders4.com/competition/competition-knowledge-hub-view/competition-issue-6-hitting-the-marks-for-q3-your-quarterly-update-on-competition-law-and-litigation

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