Markets & Corporate

The European Commission must move to protect consumers from exposure to pesticides that are banned in the EU due to lax residue limits for imported produce, campaigners have argued as the executive completes a policy review

A call by the head of the EU’s financial watchdog for public authorities to regulate and supervise agencies issuing ratings on companies’ and financial products' exposure to climate and environmental risk to prevent 'greenwashing' does not go far enough, an environment group has said

The EU’s solar power industry has welcomed the 'largest pan-European corporate solar power deal in history' struck by global drinks giant AB InBev as it looks to turn its Budweiser beer brand green

France, the UK and a number of eastern European countries have blocked a provisional agreement on establishing a taxonomy for green financial products, with a disagreement over the status of nuclear energy emerging as a key stumbling block

Talks on global rules for carbon markets have seen some progress at COP25 in Madrid, but the latest texts still contain all the 'contentious and potentially harmful' options as the negotiations move to the ministerial level, an advocacy group has said