News Item: Businesses Should Work Together to Tackle Environmental Challenges

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued information to help businesses achieve environmental sustainability goals whilst staying on the right side of competition law. This covers how businesses can work together to tackle environmental challenges.

When cooperating with other businesses there are some important points to consider when reading this guidance:

• Being aware of legal considerations before signing up to sustainability agreements
• Some technical information which will require discussion with a competition law advisor

As the hire sector is expected to play an increasing role in ensuring construction and other parts of the economy maintain strong green policies, this advice could be valuable to equipment hirers and suppliers. Click here to view the guidance in full.