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Europe Decoded
Euroviews. What does the future hold for EU’s flagship sustainability law?
After almost five years of public consulting, negotiating and extensive corporate lobbying, EU ministers have given the final and ultimate sign-off to potentially one of the most game-changing global laws aimed at reorienting the purpose and drive of large businesses, Richard Gardiner writes.
Europe News
Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process
Undermining binding EU legislation on corporate accountability would be a green-light signal by the bloc's governments to reckless businesses that they can keep fuelling the climate and ecological crises for corporate profits, Alban Grosdidier writes.
Europe News
Euroviews. CSDDD at a crossroads: A defining moment for people and planet
The passage of CSDDD is not negotiable: it is an essential stride towards a more just, sustainable, and accountable future. The decision on this law is an opportunity for the EU to lead by example, setting a standard that resonates globally, Catherine Howarth writes.
Europe News
Euroviews. Scholz must not surrender to Lindner on the CSDDD
Every level of German society recognises this law is a key step towards a fairer and more sustainable world. It is unpopular with one party, run by a man who seems to be attempting to force his way into political relevance by creating needless controversy, Luisa Neubauer writes.
Economy
Euroviews. Macron’s climate hypocrisy will sink us all
Earlier this year, banks got a free pass from EU rules that would have helped stop them from investing in deforestation. Now it looks like they are about to pull off the same trick — largely thanks to pushback from the French government, Aurelie Skrobik writes.
Economy
Euroviews. CSDDD is the make-or-break moment for the EU's sustainability pledges
How can we justify requiring companies to consider and mitigate sustainability-related risks and harms, but allow financial institutions to neglect them entirely? The question now lies in the hands of the EU negotiators, Isabella Ritter and Uku Lilleväli write.
Business Planet
EU network helps Greek textiles firm push the boundaries of innovation
In partnership with The European Commission
In this episode of Business Planet, we speak to the co-founders of Pepper Vally, an innovative textiles company near Athens, which is reaping the rewards of an EU-funded support network helping SMEs step up to the next level and expand abroad.
Brussels, My Love?
Brussels, my love? Industry vs. nature - who needs to breathe more?
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss a proposal for a nature restoration law that hit a roadblock this week when centre-right politicians called on the European Commission to go back to the drawing board.
