16 May, 2024 You're Invited (in Cannes): "Breakfast Meet-Up on Sustainability & Advertising" By Jeff Greenbaum On June 18, 2024, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance will be hosting a “Breakfast Meet-Up on Sustainability & Advertising” in...
02 May, 2024 European Commission Starts Action Against Twenty Airlines, Alleging Greenwashing By Jeff Greenbaum The European Commission announced that it, along with EU consumer authorities, sent letters to twenty airlines, raising concerns that...
08 Jan, 2024 You're Invited: IAA's World Congress By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association will be hosting its World Congress in Penang, Malaysia from March 6 to 8, 2024. This year's...
26 Sep, 2023 ICYMI - IAA's Three-Part Series on Green Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum Today, the International Advertising Association released the final webinar in its three-part series, "New Developments in Environmental...
21 Jun, 2023 Notebook From Cannes -- Sustainability, AI, and DE&I By Jeff Greenbaum This year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity -- the 70th anniversary of the advertising festival -- has so much of what...
19 May, 2023 H&M's "More Sustainable" Claim is Not Misleading, Court Says By Jeff Greenbaum H&M sells a line of "conscious choice" clothing, which are clothes that are "created with a little extra consideration for the planet." ...
20 Apr, 2023 You're Invited: "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation -- Europe" (Rescheduled!) By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is sponsoring a webinar, "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation -- Europe,"...
14 Mar, 2023 You're Invited: "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation -- Europe" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is sponsoring a webinar, "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation -- Europe,"...
20 Nov, 2022 Court Dismisses "Sustainable" Lawsuit, Saying Coke's Aspirational Claims Are Not Actionable By Jordyn Milewski Last year, we blogged about a case brought against Coca-Cola by nonprofit environmental group Earth Island Institute, alleging that...
13 May, 2022 You're Invited: Fireside Chat With the ICC About Environmental Claims By Jeff Greenbaum On Thursday, May 19th, the International Advertising Association will be hosing a fireside chat with Raelene Martin, the Head of...
27 Sep, 2021 The Difficulty of Substantiating Social Responsibility Claims By Terri Seligman In preparation for my upcoming talk about social responsibility advertising at NAD’s 2021 National Conference, I’ve been watching...
26 Jul, 2021 Homogenizing the Tuna, or When Does a Monadic Claim Intrinsically Denigrate A Competitor? By Terri Seligman NAD just issued a must-read Decision dealing with everything from sustainability claims, to implied health and safety claims, to the use...
19 May, 2021 You're Invited: "Evolving Environmental Marketing Regulation" Webinar (Updated) By Jeff Greenbaum On June 17th, the International Advertising Association is hosting a webinar, "Evolving Environmental Advertising Regulation." The...