Environmental Leader published a column today by Stoel Rives’ Joseph Eckhardt, addressing the regulation of environmental certification programs. 

On the one hand, the FTC in the United States takes an enforcement approach, recently challenging a company that was marketing a sham certification program.  In Europe and  Canada, in contrast, regulators have done something different, appointing private firms to assess and certify “green” products and services. 

Read the full column here.

Photo of Chad Marriott Chad Marriott

Chad Marriott serves as counsel to sponsors, owners, and investors, as well as commercial and industrial customers, in the development, sale, acquisition, and financing of renewable and thermal energy projects throughout the United States.  His breadth of experience in finance, M&A, and state…

Chad Marriott serves as counsel to sponsors, owners, and investors, as well as commercial and industrial customers, in the development, sale, acquisition, and financing of renewable and thermal energy projects throughout the United States.  His breadth of experience in finance, M&A, and state and federal utility regulation keeps him actively engaged as a member of Stoel Rives’ Energy Development team.

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