Past Event Overview
The Australian Steel Association invited members to our first event of 2025. The webinar focused on sustainability claims and certification requirements for steel suppliers in Australia, which brought members up-to-date on this important, and evolving space.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: 26th February 2025
Time: 10.30am – 11.30am
Location: Zoom (link provided upon registration)
This session provided clarity on:
- Navigating confusion surrounding sustainability certification requirements in Australia
- Whether sustainability certification is legally required to supply steel in Australia
- Best practices for making credible sustainability claims
- The role of third-party certifications and what they actually mean
- Legal obligations under the Australian Consumer Law and how to avoid misleading claims
This webinar is relevant for steel suppliers, manufacturers, compliance officers, and marketing professionals responsible for sustainability communications.
Highlights From The Presentation
Event Speakers
Ian Reynolds
Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Ian is a competition and consumer law expert who focuses on merger control, market power, joint ventures, regulatory compliance and other commercial arrangements. He specialises in obtaining Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) merger clearances, defending ACCC investigations and prosecutions, and advising a variety of clients on structuring their commercial arrangements.
Kate Gill-Herdman
Special Counsel, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Kate is an experienced disputes and ESG practitioner. She works with corporate and public sector clients to navigate complex and sensitive issues including mitigating greenwashing risks and responding to greenwashing allegations and also advises clients on Australia’s new climate-related financial disclosure regime. She also advises on supply chain investigations and corporate responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Patrick Keane
Senior Associate, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Patrick has experience across the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious competition and consumer law issues, including ACCC investigations and merger control. He has particular experience advising clients in the technology and telecommunications sectors, with recent mandates including contested merger litigation in the Australian Competition Tribunal and the defence of misuse of market power and Australian Consumer Law claims in the Federal Court.
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