Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom and Ireland

Key definition

AC definition

What does AC mean? In practice, AC (access controller) describes the person, team or system that authorises and restricts access to premises, secure areas or IT systems, and manages user or visitor permissions. It is a descriptive term used across facilities, construction, events and information‑security contexts; it is not a defined term in UK or Irish legislation or case law and should not be confused with the “controller” in UK GDPR/EU GDPR. Key features typically include setting and operating access rules, screening entrants, issuing and revoking passes or credentials, keeping access logs, enforcing site or system policies, and coordinating with health and safety...

Ireland: Greenwashing-Litigation Pathways, Regulatory Enforcement and Corporate Disclosure Risks (CPA 2007, CSRD, SFDR)

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Introduction

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have shifted decisively from the periphery of corporate planning and positioning to sit firmly at the heart of legal and regulatory exposure. In Ireland, companies face mounting demands to prove authentic sustainability credentials to customers, investors and regulators. Concurrently, assertions on climate neutrality, emissions reduction, recyclability and wider environmental effects are now being examined with increasingly exacting care and detail. In this context, accusations of ‘greenwashing’-i.e. misleading, overstated or unverified environmental claims-are crystallising into a substantive litigation hazard across sectors. What began as a reputational issue is swiftly becoming a legal liability carrying possible civil, regulatory and, in some instances, criminal outcomes. This threat clearly extends beyond consumer-facing industries. Financial services, asset managers, aviation, energy, food and drink, construction and property are all exposed to it, especially where sustainability statements meet disclosure duties or appear within regulated communications. Ireland’s overall risk profile is distinctive and evolving. Although reported judgments are still few in number, the mechanisms to pursue greenwashing actions already exist, and a growing suite of Irish and EU sustainability laws now offers numerous procedural and substantive routes for challenge...

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