EU executive kills anti-greenwashing bill ahead of final talks - Euractiv

c/europe · u/schizoidman@lemmy.zip · 65 points

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'

Comments

u/TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca · 19 points

So much easier to lie and exploit people without all those pesky laws!

u/Gelik@feddit.dk · 5 points

>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](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-and-human-rights-journal/article/revision-of-eu-greenwashing-laws-a-new-framework-of-analysis/F4C69C068D149A64ACC29FB9C31F4BFA

) by Cambridge.