By Amanda Stephenson

CALGARY (Reuters) -Canada’s newly finalized anti-greenwashing rules will make it easier for climate advocacy groups to bring lawsuits against oil and gas companies, an industry group and an activist organization said.

WHY IT’S IMPORTANT

The new guidelines released Thursday by Canada’s Competition Bureau lay out the approach the independent law enforcement agency will take with respect to deceptive environmental claims by businesses. The Competition Bureau developed the guidelines after the Canadian government passed legislation last year aimed at cracking down on corporate greenwashing, a term used to describe the marketing of products and practices as more environmentally sustainable than they really are.

The new guidelines make it easier for the Competition Burea

See Full Page