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Rivals may be allowed to collaborate on sustainability: Australian antitrust chair

( May 27, 2025, 06:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: While competition enforcement is important for markets in transition, Australia’s antitrust enforcer also recognizes that there will be times when businesses need to work together to overcome “urgent and systemic environmental problems,” according to the country’s top competition official. Gina Cass-Gottlieb has told a Sydney audience that where there is no incentive to unilaterally pursue a sustainability initiative, or where a single entity acting alone lacks the technological capacity or scale needed, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission may consider allowing collaboration. “It is critical that these legitimate collaborations are not hampered by a fear of breaching competition law – or confusion about how competition law operates,” Cass-Gottlieb said.The full speech follows: ...

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