Lexology has published its Global Antitrust Sustainability Heatmap, a comparative resource tracking how competition authorities around the world treat sustainability considerations under antitrust law.

The heatmap consolidates jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction developments on the intersection of environmental and social sustainability goals with competition rules — an area that has drawn growing attention from regulators, counsel, and trade associations in recent years.

What is the Global Antitrust Sustainability Heatmap?

The resource functions as a country-by-country reference tool. It allows practitioners to compare how different jurisdictions approach questions such as cooperation between competitors on sustainability objectives and the treatment of environmental benefits in antitrust analysis.

Why does it matter for practitioners?

For counsel advising companies on joint sustainability initiatives, industry agreements, or green claims, the heatmap offers a single comparative view of divergent regulatory positions. Companies operating across borders face materially different standards depending on where they do business, and a consolidated map reduces the time needed to survey the applicable frameworks.

Who should consult it?

The tool is aimed at antitrust practitioners, in-house legal teams, and compliance officers evaluating sustainability-related cooperation, as well as policymakers tracking international convergence — or divergence — in this field.

Note: The source announcement did not specify the individual jurisdictions covered, the publication date, or specific enforcement positions included in the current edition of the heatmap. Readers should consult the full Lexology resource for jurisdiction-specific detail.