'Deeply concerned': More than 150 civil society organisations raise fears over EU Omnibus proposals

Stuart Stone
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Oxfam, CAN Europe, and ClientEarth among organisations warning plans to re-open EU sustainability disclosure standards could undermine environmental efforts

More than 150 civil society organisations have written to the European Commission to express growing concern at the potential "re-opening" of previously agreed environmental legislation, such as the Corporate...

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