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Drawing on cases, legal provisions, and materials from different jurisdictions across the globe, this book explores the interaction between antitrust law and sustainability to ensure that competition policy contributes to a more sustainable world.
Review Quotes: "This is an outstanding, useful, and welcome volume on efforts around the world to integrate sustainability into competition law. It features competition authorities as the guardians of sustainability, with comprehensive coverage of the soft law and hard law of various jurisdictions, uniquely bookended by refreshing stories." -- Eleanor M. Fox, Professor Emerita, New York University School of Law, USA
"This book is a fantastic contribution to our understanding of the relationship between competition law/policy/economics and sustainability in all its guises. With its global reach it is hoped it can help both businesses and competition authorities ensure that competition law is not an obstacle but a positive force as we strive to fight climate change and achieve a more sustainable future." -- Simon Holmes, Visiting Professor in Law, Oxford University and Member, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal"Sustainability will continue to challenge competition specialists and enforcers. This book is a comprehensive and accessible contribution to both the academic debate and the enforcement practice that fortunately move into a slow but steady paste towards integration." -- Martin Snoep, Chairman of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM)"This remarkable volume offers sustainability-oriented competition scholars a comprehensive foundation--spanning theoretical and empirical economic analysis, relevant constitutional frameworks, and institutional contexts. Its prose is exceptionally accessible yet intellectually rigorous, with a global scope and analytical depth that resonate across disciplines and geographies. The book makes a significant contribution to critical sustainability discourse and illuminates how diverse objectives have shaped, and may continue to shape, competition policies and enforcement across various jurisdictions." -- Masako Wakui, Professor of Law, Kyoto University"This book is a timely exploration of the intersection between competition law and sustainability. It effectively showcases, through a refreshingly pragmatic approach, the emerging debates on the role of competition law in either enabling or hindering sustainability initiatives. It does this by drawing from the diverse approaches to sustainability by different jurisdictions as a contextual inquiry into opportunities within the framework of antitrust and competition law to advance sustainability goals. The book is a comprehensive and valuable resource for enforcers and policymakers to think about the approaches and tools to integrate sustainability goals into competition law, as well as a solid foundation for scholars to build upon." -- Reena das Nair, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Johannesburg"This book offers the most substantive and insightful analysis to date on the intersection of competition law and sustainability. Combining a nuanced understanding of economic incentives with a robust theoretical framework, it draws on a wide range of examples from diverse jurisdictions to chart a clear course through this emerging field. The volume serves as an essential roadmap for academics, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to grasp the evolving role of competition policy in advancing sustainability goals, as well as its limitations. A compelling and timely contribution, it is required reading for anyone engaged in shaping the future of market regulation in a sustainability-driven world." -- Caio Mario S. Pereira Neto, Professor at FGV Law School, São Paulo, Brazil