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UK ads watchdog hands down landmark ruling on green investment claims

HSBC Bank advert
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Ruling from ASA on HSBC adverts sets marker on ‘unqualified claims’.

HSBC has been found to have misled consumers about the environmental credentials of its investment activity in a landmark ruling by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling means that businesses, particularly those in the financial sector, must be careful not to omit information that could be

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