Abuse of Dominance and Sustainability

In recent years, two critical developments have potentially reshaped the landscape of competition policy: the recognition that competition law may have an important role in combating climate change, and the growing concern over market concentration and increased market power. However, what may be missing is the essential connection between these two developments and the consideration of how abuse of dominance tools can be used to address unsustainable practices by dominant companies.

On 16 October 2024, the OECD and the International Chamber of Commerce held a joint webinar to look at this potential gap and asked whether there is the need to bring these two important developments together in a consistent manner. If this is the case, how should sustainability objectives be integrated into competition policy enforcement? Moreover, in the context of recent cases around the world, how, and to what extent, can abuse of dominance tools be utilised to tackle unsustainable practices by dominant players.

The webinar is available on replay below.