Sustainability and Competition Global Practice Guide |
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Ireland |
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Arthur Cox
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Richard Ryan |
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| Are ESG measures/sustainability agreements included in your jurisdictional competition regime? | Currently, Ireland does not have any ESG measures or guidance on sustainability agreements as part of its competition regime. |
| If ESG measures/sustainability agreements are not included in your jurisdictional competition regime, do you foresee any new regulations coming into place in 2022? | The Irish government has not stated to date that any such measures would be put in place in relation to the Irish competition law regime. |
| Has your Authority issued any guidance on the role, if any, of ESG in the competition law analysis applied to mergers or other conduct? | No, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) has not to date issued any guidance on the role of ESG in its competition analysis for mergers or other conduct. |
| Has your jurisdiction issued guidance regarding competitor collaborations or participating in industry working groups, and if so, do they specifically address ESG? | No, the CCPC has not issued guidance to date on competitor collaborations or participating in industry working groups in relation to ESG. |
| Can parties seek specific guidance from authorities on proposed ESG initiatives? | There is no specific mechanism currently in place whereby parties can seek guidance on proposed ESG initiatives. |
| How, if at all, does your jurisdiction quantify or calculate the ESG effects? | As far as we are aware, Ireland does not quantify or calculate ESG effects. |
| What does your legal authority currently permit even if your agency is not yet active on this topic? | The CCPC has not yet indicated what would or would not be permissible from an ESG perspective. |
| Are there precedents that involved ESG/sustainability matters in your country? If so please provide a short description. | As far as we are aware, there are no precedents relating to ESG or sustainability matters from a competition law perspective in Ireland. |
| Is there specific antitrust regulation in your jurisdiction to be aware of which might give rise to private or class action ESG litigation? | There is no specific antitrust regulation in relation to private or class action ESG litigation. |
Sustainability and Competition Global Practice Guide
Currently, Ireland does not have any ESG measures or guidance on sustainability agreements as part of its competition regime.
The Irish government has not stated to date that any such measures would be put in place in relation to the Irish competition law regime.
No, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”) has not to date issued any guidance on the role of ESG in its competition analysis for mergers or other conduct.
No, the CCPC has not issued guidance to date on competitor collaborations or participating in industry working groups in relation to ESG.
There is no specific mechanism currently in place whereby parties can seek guidance on proposed ESG initiatives.
As far as we are aware, Ireland does not quantify or calculate ESG effects.
The CCPC has not yet indicated what would or would not be permissible from an ESG perspective.
As far as we are aware, there are no precedents relating to ESG or sustainability matters from a competition law perspective in Ireland.
There is no specific antitrust regulation in relation to private or class action ESG litigation.