The Situation: The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") recently secured undertakings from fashion brands ASOS, Boohoo, and George at Asda to address allegedly misleading.
Towards the end of the year, the fashion industry stepped up its sustainability efforts once again: These were discussed at the COP28 climate conference.
Three parties in the Zuid-Holland municipalities have expressed their concerns to the provincial council about the construction of a new housing development near Rotterdam Airport. The Party for the Animals, the SP, and the D66 have submitted written questions to the council. They point out, among other things, that the advertising campaigns for the Wilderszijde residential area in the municipality of Lansingerland hardly mention that the houses will be located so close to the Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
The Advertising Code Committee (ACC) ruled that a radio advertisement about the bill for the Transgender Act, which was broadcast earlier this year, was needlessly offensive. Transgender Network Netherlands, who objected to the ad along with the organization WOMEN Inc., reported the ACC’s decision. The ad featured a woman saying: “My daughter can register as a man. Our son as a woman. This is even possible under the age of sixteen. Gender is not a choice, is it?!”
Travel providers are massively misleading consumers with hidden costs. The Consumentenbond looked at 300 advertised trips offered by 12 large travel companies and found hidden costs on 83 percent of them. The consumers’ association submitted complaints to the Advertising Code Committee and asked the regulator ACM to intervene.