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How can UK businesses avoid falling foul of the Green Claims Code?

How can UK businesses avoid falling foul of the Green Claims Code?

The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) director of consumer protection speaks exclusively to edie with her advice on avoiding greenwashing, as defined by the CMA’s Green Claims Code, without resorting to ‘greenhushing’.

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