Footprint Legal in association with DWF
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The future of food – will the regulatory regime keep up?
How food is produced, supplied and consumed is changing globally. DWF’s Anne Marie Taylor, Director, and Georgia Taylor, Regulatory Consultant, look at the range of these changes, including pressing concerns for the environmental impact. As everyone knows, the food system is… Read More
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Many facets of allergens – from compliance and operational challenges, to risk management
With new year, new challenges arise – DWF’s Dominic Watkins, Global Head of Consumer Sector, looks at the seriousness and key legal aspects of allergen legal framework. 2024 has started with allergen management back in the news, rekindling discussions about many… Read More
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The many elements of sustainability: product, packaging, supply chain, and diligence – can everything be achieved?
As 2023 comes to an end, DWF’s Dominic Watkins, Global Head of Consumer Sector, and Kirsty Poots, Solicitor, look at key outcomes of COP 28, as well as recent developments in the EU and UK. With the close of COP28 in December,… Read More
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New UK law in 2024 will bring big penalties for greenwashing – are your diligence systems ready?
In this edition, Dominic Watkins Global Head of Consumer Sector at DWF, looks at how the new consumer protection laws coming into force in 2024 will impact green claims Given the imperative to do the right thing, it is not surprising that… Read More
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The Time to Act is Now – the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
This month DWF’s Tracey Groves, Partner and Head of Sustainable Business & ESG, and Nadine Robinson, Director of ESG & Sustainability, unveil how to prepare for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is… Read More
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What’s SUP? A regulatory change that is actually coming into force as planned!
In this edition DWF Global Head of Consumer Sector, Dominic Watkins, and colleagues Georgia Taylor and Columba Cordingley reflect on Single-Use Plastics in England & Beyond As the mornings are turning colder, and the summer now seems to have departed,… Read More
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Rise of Regulations sends sustainability shockwave
The pace of legislatory change in the UK and EU makes the compliance environment ambiguous and difficult to navigate. Dominic Watkins, partner and global head of Consumer sector at DWF, unveils what’s on the horizon. In many ways, the impending… Read More
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Carbon claims are being neutralised
When it comes to green marketing these days, what is not said is as important as what is, says Dominic Watkins. Is it safe to make environmental claims anymore? That is the question facing many food and drink companies as… Read More
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Net-zero notebook: Are you reporting comfortably?
This month we look at feet rather than food and discuss why brands must tread very carefully when making green claims. By David Burrows. This column tends to focus on carbon footprints rather than casual footwear but news that Crocs… Read More
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The EU’s grand plan to tackle greenwashing
The green claims directive has been published which means food and drink brands will need to substantiate what they say. By Dominic Watkins and Katherine Mason. Greenwashing is the hot topic in Europe and the UK right now. Some question if it… Read More