28 Nov, 2023 Is it time to chuck your recycling claim in the bin? And if so, what do you replace it with? By Brinsley Dresden As well as launching its new 5 year strategy today at its “Greenspeaking with Confidence” webinar, the Advertising Standards Authority...
26 Jun, 2023 ASA announces stricter interpretation of green claims, with greater emphasis on social responsibility. By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Friday 23rd June the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority issued an updated version of their guidance on misleading environmental...
12 May, 2023 Greenwashing - EU might set bar even higher than UK By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Over the past few years, the UK regulators concerned with combating ‘greenwashing’ - i.e., the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
17 Feb, 2023 Environmental claims: Casting a wide Net Zero By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor It is a sign of how quickly the regulation of environmental (green) claims is evolving in the UK. World leaders have been talking about...
22 Aug, 2022 Will President Macron's ban on fossil fuel ads do anything to help save the planet? By Brinsley Dresden President Macron of France has been polishing up his halo, as well as his green credentials, by announcing that France will be the first...
06 Jun, 2022 ASA issues progress report to mark UN's World Environment Day: but will the right balance be struck going forward? By Brinsley Dresden The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken the opportunity of the United Nations' World Environment Day on Sunday 5th June...
15 Dec, 2021 ASA upholds rulings against 7 crypto trading ads, but one takes some topping By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor It seems the ASA is on a mission to stamp out misleading and irresponsible advertising relating to crypto currency trading. This week,...
27 Sep, 2021 Train operator derailed by the ASA for failing to award competition prize By Alex Meloy Train operators often get a bad press for cancelling their train services - not their competitions. So Abellio East Midlands Ltd, which...
23 Sep, 2021 **Breaking news** ASA makes announcement on green claims By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Hot on the heels of the CMA's new Green Claims Code, the ASA today made an announcement about its own work in reviewing green claims in...
20 Sep, 2021 CMA gives businesses until the New Year to ensure their environmental claims are compliant By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden The CMA today published its long-awaited “Green Claims Code”. Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive of the CMA, said that “More people than...
22 Jul, 2021 UK government consults on new consumer protections - are we moving toward more muscular, US style regulation? By Brinsley Dresden On a few occasions in recent months we've recently commented on the over reliance on the self-regulatory system to protect consumers,...
11 May, 2021 Gobsmacked! Queen announces total ban for online HFSS ads and 9 p.m. watershed for TV ads. By Brinsley Dresden When you read the Queen's Speech, it seems quite innocuous. "Measures will be brought forward to support the health and well-being of the...
19 Mar, 2021 How to lose friends and influence people By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA is losing patience with influencers, after its recent study showed that many influencers are still routinely breaking consumer...
29 Jan, 2021 40% of websites are "greenwashing", according to global website sweep By Alex Meloy A global sweep of over 500 websites has found that as many as 40% of them appear to be making misleading environmental claims that are...
29 Jan, 2021 Sexist government advertising makes the case for the return of the Central Office of Information By Brinsley Dresden God knows these are dark times. This second lockdown (or is it the third?) is beginning to take its toll, even on those of us who rather...
16 Oct, 2020 Disclosures: Instagram provides new commitments to UK's CMA By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Facebook (owner of Instagram in the UK) has committed to a package of changes to tackle what the Competition and Markets Authority...