The competition watchdog wants to help businesses work together on sustainability – but it’s forgotten a key part
- Written by Stephanie Perkiss, Associate professor in accounting, University of Wollongong
When businesses work together – for whatever reason – they run the risk of breaching the competition laws enforced by our national watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
These laws aim to prevent anti-competitive practices that can hurt Australian consumers, like cartel behaviour and misuse of market power....