How Europe is working to make competition law more sustainable

Emissions-cutting moves involving anything from packaging to logistics, and which can result in reduction in choice of products, could clash with competition law historically designed to promote and protect business interests. EU and UK authorities are addressing these concerns, unlike their US counterparts

Achieving global climate and nature targets and the UN Sustainable Development Goals mean businesses must find new ways of working. Yet they also need to remain competitive and preserve their competitive edge. The EU and the UK are working to ensure that neither competition law nor regulations aimed at making the economy more sustainable undermine each other, but some would like these efforts go further.