Retail resists broad sustainability requ • Table.Briefings

The new Ecodesign Directive is supposed to specify additional sustainability criteria for more products. Retailers would prefer a catalog of specific rules. Consumer advocates see this as a delaying tactic.

The importance of a secure supply of raw materials is becoming increasingly clear these days. In the statement of the informal Council of Versailles, the circular economy is mentioned as an instrument for greater independence from Russian energy imports. The new Ecodesign Directive now takes on all the more significance.

Retail resists broad sustainability requirements

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