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Corporate reporting proposal not enough to improve companies’ behaviour

Brussels, April 16 – A proposal released today by the European Commission to require large European companies to report on environmental and social issues will not guarantee ethical corporate behaviour according to the European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ). [1] The group, representing 250 organisations in 15 countries, has been saying for years that new …

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EU climate and energy plans for 2030 dangerously inadequate

Brussels, March 27 – EU officials today published details of their planned approach to climate and energy policy until 2030. Friends of the Earth Europe has described the plans as ‘dangerously inadequate’ and particularly criticised the lack of legally binding targets to encourage more energy from renewables and more energy savings. The European Commission’s strategy …

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Genetically modified crops: European farming at risk

Environment and agriculture organisations have launched a new campaign today to prevent the further spread of genetically modified (GM) crops in Europe. The European Commission is currently considering reviving talks to approve 25 new GM-crops for cultivation in Europe – including crops resistant to the pesticide RoundUp and insecticide-producing varieties of GM maize, soybean and …

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MEPs keep alive greener farming

Members of the European Parliament today voted to continue the process of ‘greening’ European agriculture. However the changes don’t go far enough, says Friends of the Earth Europe which is calling for much stronger measures to protect the environment and the majority of small farmers. The vote on the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) …

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Canadian First Nations leader brings ‘stop tar sands’ message to Europe

A leader of Canada’s Indigenous peoples gave a dramatic eyewitness account of the environmental and social devastation associated with mining tar sands at the world’s biggest tourism fair today. Representatives from Canada’s First Nations and Friends of the Earth Europe are at the Berlin ITB expo to protest about the destruction of Canada’s natural environment …

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