As we settle into a new calendar year, we reflect on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) 2022/2023 compliance and enforcement priorities announcing, amongst other priorities, their commitment to resolving consumer and fair trading issues regarding environmental
Ethics
Raising our (Ad) Standards: What environmental claims have Australian regulatory bodies deemed acceptable (or not)?
By Georgina Hey (AU) & Isobel Taylor (AU) on
The recent announcement that the self-regulated Australian Association of National Advertisers’ (AANA) will be undertaking a review of the AANA Environmental Claims Code (Environmental Code) follows the growing community concern about the environment, increased sustainability claims…
NFTs and Intellectual Property Rights
By Farah Mukaddam (UK) & Will Garton on
Any creative endeavour is in theory capable of being tokenised or “NFT’d”. Record prices are being reached for the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). But what are NFTs? How are they created? Why are they so valuable? What does the…