ESG and Competition Law: The thin line between promoting sectoral sustainability and ex post control
Por Ricardo Ayvar, asociado de Garrigues (Perú), abogado por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, con posgrado en Derecho de la Competencia por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (España) To achieve the objectives set out by applying ESG criteria, many companies have implemented a series of measures and commitments, such as entering into cooperation agreements with competitors for sustainable development. This is where competition policies come into play. We all have probably read about the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance criteria for sustainable development (ESG), or have seen how largest companies have been applying these criteria in different fields. This rise of sustainability has been connected to several areas, including Competition Law. In this article, I will attempt
