Tag Archives: sustainability. antitrust

EC imposes €875 million cartel fine for jeopardising the EU’s Green Deal and sustainability goals

By Max Seuster, Christian Filippitsch, Geert Goeteyn, Isabelle Rahman and Charles Sauvage on 29 September 2021 Posted in Antitrust Enforcement Agencies, Cartel Enforcement

In our latest client alert, we discuss the significance of the European Commission’s recent decision and explain the practical implications for EU antitrust enforcement and businesses.… Continue Reading

When does sustainable collaboration become an anticompetitive agreement?

By Geert Goeteyn and Charles Sauvage on 16 March 2021 Posted in Antitrust Compliance

On 4 February 2021, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition held a discussion about how EU competition policy can contribute to the Commission’s sustainability goals, embodied in the European Green Deal. In that context, it discussed, amongst others, how to assess the compatibility of sustainability agreements with article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning … Continue Reading