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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Neate and Sarah Butler

Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda investigated over eco-friendly claims

The website of the online fashion retailer Asos on a mobile phone
The Competition and Markets Authority has written to Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda outlining its concerns. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether eco-friendly and sustainability claims made by the fast fashion chains Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda constitute greenwashing.

Sarah Cardell, the interim CMA chief executive, said the regulator would be scrutinising green claims made by the brands and “won’t hesitate to take enforcement action” if they are found to have been misleading customers over their environmental credentials.

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