EU executive kills anti-greenwashing bill ahead of final talks
www.euractiv.com
“The Commission intends to withdraw the green claims proposal,” said a spokesperson for the executive on Friday.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/41843778

The European Commission said on Friday it would axe a law designed to outlaw unfounded claims about the environmental or climate friendliness of companies or their products, in line with a demand from the centre-right European People’s Party.

The law was long opposed by business groups, who complained of increased administrative work, and faced hefty fines if caught ‘greenwashing’

  • Gelik@feddit.dkEnglish
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    10 days ago

    without elaborating a reason

    Man, what’s going on here?

    Greenwashing doesn’t need to be introduced. It’s no petty offence, I would say. From what I can gather there are laws already in place and this was a proposal for a reform. At least that’s what I from this recent Framework body of Analysis by Cambridge.