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118 Cases found

Specific Instance to the UK NCP under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises filed by Global Witness against UK Export Finance

At issue: Whether UK Export Finance was in breach of the OECD Guidelines for Multi-national Enterprises by failing to contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement, disclose emissions, and rapidly phase out support for fossil fuels.
Jurisdictions:
  • United Kingdom
    • National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines
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Specific Instance filed to the Australian National Contact Point under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by FoE Australia and Others v ANZ Bank Group Limited

At issue: Whether ANZ Bank breached the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by failing to disclose emissions arising from its investments, failing to align its portfolio with the goals of the Paris Agreement, and failing to publish climate scenario analysis relating to all ANZ investments.
Jurisdictions:
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Notre Affaire à tous v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's advertising of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as "carbon neutral" is misleading and false.
Jurisdictions:
  • France
    • Jury de Déontologie Publicitaire (French advertisement ethics self-regulatory organization)
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Carbon Market Watch v. FIFA

At issue: Whether FIFA's advertising of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as "carbon neutral" is misleading and false.
Jurisdictions:
  • Belgium
    • Belgian advertisement ethics panel
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Higher Regional Court of Koblenz’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding grave lights

At issue: Whether advertising on grave lights as ‘CO2 neutral’ or ‘climate neutral’ is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Koblenz
      • Higher Regional Court of Koblenz
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Regional Court of Düsseldorf’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding candles

At issue: Whether a candle producer's advertising on 'climate neutral candles' is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Düsseldorf
      • Regional Court of Düsseldorf
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Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding frozen croquettes

At issue: Whether the climate-neutrality statements advertised on product packaging constitute misleading corporate practices
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg e.V. v. Commerz Real Fund Management S.à.r.l.

At issue: Whether advertising on an investment with its positive effect on the ‘personal carbon footprint’ is a misleading commercial practice and/or misleading by omission, when it is done in such a manner that the consumer calculates the ‘CO2 compensation’ dependent on the investment, indicating specific results
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Stuttgart
      • Regional Court of Stuttgart (Landgericht Stuttgart)
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Higher Regional Court of Schleswig’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding bin liners

At issue: Whether advertising on bin liners as ‘climate neutral’ is a misleading commercial practice and/or misleading by omission
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Regional Court of Oldenburg’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding meat products

At issue: Whether advertising on climate neutral meat products and climate neutral operations are misleading by omission
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Oldenburg
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Regional Court of Mönchengladbach’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding jams

At issue: Whether advertising on climate-neutral jams is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Mönchengladbach
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Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main’s decision on various climate neutral claims

At issue: Whether the advertising claims ‘climate neutral company’ and ‘climate neutral hygiene’ are misleading
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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Regional Court of Kleve’s decision on company’s climate neutral claims regarding sweets

At issue: Whether an advertising on climate neutral production of all products is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Kleve
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Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding detergents

At issue: Whether the advertising of detergents as ‘CO2 neutral’ on the packaging, on flyers and on the internet is a misleading commercial practice
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
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Regional Court of Konstanz’s decision on climate neutral claims regarding heating oil

At issue: Whether the advertising claim ‘climate neutral premium heating oil’ is a misleading commercial practice and/or misleading by omission
Jurisdictions:
  • Germany
    • Konstanz
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PCWP and others v. Glencore

At issue: Whether Glencore, in its representations about decarbonisation plans and engagement with Traditional Owners, is engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct under the Corporations Act and/or Australian Consumer Law. Further, whether advertising material containing those representations breaches the Australian Advertising Codes.
Jurisdictions:
  • Australia
    • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  • Australia
    • Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
  • Australia
    • Ad Standards
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Lauwrys A.O. v. The Province of Antwerp

At issue: Whether GABRIËLS & CO l.c.'s new gas station project in Boechout complies with the climate objectives under the Flemish Code for Spatial Planning
Jurisdictions:
  • Belgium
    • Antwerp
      • Council for Permit Disputes
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Spain v. Apostolos Mangouras & Others (“Prestige” case)

At issue: Whether who were responsible for the environmental damage caused by the oil spill of “Prestige” and the determination of the amounts of compensation of each party held liable.
Jurisdictions:
  • Spain
    • Supreme Court
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ClientEarth v. Flemish Region

At issue: Whether the approval by the Flemish authorities of INEOS' Project One is illegal under EU and Belgium laws due to INEOS' inadequate assessment of how the project would impact the climate.
Jurisdictions:
  • Belgium
    • Flanders
      • Environmental Ministry of Flanders
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The Friends of Nature Institute v. Gansu State Grid

At issue: Whether a company's failure to connect renewable energy to the grid is unlawful as it generates additional GHG emissions.
Jurisdictions:
  • China
    • High Court of Gansu Province (Gansu State Grid)
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