Competition watchdog finalizes anti-greenwashing guidelines for businesses

Some companies and environmental groups wish the Competition Bureau could offer more detail and practical advice on how to comply with the law.

Canada’s competition watchdog has finalized its guidelines for new federal anti-greenwashing provisions without imposing new rules but offering more indication of which corporate communications could be scrutinized.

The Competition Bureau said on Thursday that it is unable to make changes to the legislation, which has been the subject of heated debate. The guidelines are designed to help businesses ensure compliance, it said.

Companies, especially in natural resource industries, have complained the provisions prevent them from publishing anything about their environmenta

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