UK ads watchdog hands down landmark ruling on green investment claims

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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