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Informal guidance regarding the ‘recycling of coffee capsules’ initiative
Nine producers of coffee capsules work together to recycle more plastic and aluminum coffee capsules. One key element of that collaboration is that they will make joint investments in technologies (such as sorting machines), as a result of which … -
ACM: competition rules offer room for collaboration on recycling of coffee capsules
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is favorable to a collaboration between producers of coffee capsules aimed at recycling more plastic and aluminum coffee capsules. Nine producers of coffee capsules will make joint investments in … -
Zalando to remove misleading sustainability claims following intervention of European authorities
The European consumer authorities have confronted German online store Zalando with its use of misleading sustainability claims. For example, Zalando used the term ‘sustainability’ as well as visual claims, such as leaves to indicate the sustainability … -
Policy rule ACM’s oversight on sustainability agreements
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has drawn up new rules on sustainability agreements between businesses. ACM does not want competition rules to stand in the way of agreements that contribute towards a more sustainable society. … -
Letter in response to sustainability initiative of waste collectors stimulating recycling
ACM is positive about the sustainability initiative of collectors of commercial waste to collaborate to promote waste-recycling. What do the arrangements entail? Several (competing) collectors of commercial waste wish to agree among themselves to always … -
Businesses can collaborate in order to achieve sustainability goals
Businesses can collaborate in order to achieve sustainability goals. That message is at the core of the new policy rule “ACM’s oversight of sustainability agreements” of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). ACM does not want … -
ACM is positive about collaboration waste collectors to stimulate recycling
Collectors of commercial waste are allowed to collaborate to promote waste-recycling. This is the conclusion of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in response to questions raised by the Dutch Waste Management Association (DWMA, in … -
Basic principles for marketing directed at children online
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), and the Dutch Media Authority (CvdM) work together in the Digital Regulation Cooperation Platform … -
Basic principles for effective online transparency
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), and the Dutch Media Authority (CvdM) work together in the Digital Regulation Cooperation Platform … -
ACM: no need for collective price-fixing agreements among supermarkets about plastic packaging
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) sees no need for collective price-fixing agreements among supermarkets regarding disposable plastic packaging. That has been ACM’s conclusion after conducting an informal assessment of an …