Merger Control and Sustainability: A New Dawn or Nothing New Under the Sun?

In September 2023 the EC issued a policy brief on sustainability, setting out how merger control would contribute to a sustainable future, with a focus on how current legal framework can support this, and outlining how its existing tools take account of green objectives in this context. The EC note the role of customer sustainability driven preference, and go on to note that efficiencies can result in the development of technologies, “green” products, and wider “green innovations” which