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EU Environmental Policies and their Impact on Business

20 November 2017, 18:26 CET

Without a strong policy to back up the environment, pollution and toxicity has run rampant across the planet. While change is certainly looming nearer and nearer, there is a long way to go yet before success is in sight. A strong dose of power is needed, and there’s no better place to find power than in a parliament.

Environmental policies have kick-started the process for a greener future. Alongside individuals equipping their homes with solar panels and cycling to work, ecological regulations are now changing the way businesses operate to do their part. After all, the EU parliament isn't a stranger to enforcing its legislation, with a clear authority in getting things done.

Below are just a few ways that EU environmental policies are kicking companies into a greener shape.

Emissions Reports

Emissions are an epidemic of the cityscape because of cars, trucks and other petrol and diesel vehicles rolling on through. The very air becomes polluted, and sickness and disease for both plants and people surely follow from round the clock airborne poison. Up until now, the issue has been bottle necked.

Since 2013, mandatory emissions reports have been enforced upon businesses, who now must report their facts and figures on emissions so that statistics rise above scaremongering. There's no better way to break up rumours than hard evidence, and this is precisely what the EU's environmental policy has injected into the corporate landscape. While some businesses describe it as a 'regulatory burden', others are getting outside help to really minimise the air pollution around them.

Additional Appeal?

Standards spark trends, and the legal requirements have instilled a moral second wind for companies everywhere looking to tackle climate change. The law is just the base level, and some businesses are quite happy to run with it all on their own.

Environmental policies are not just an assortment of obscure laws, for they have inspired better branding for companies looking to go green. It is a good show for a public image, and a lucrative business decision that does more than tick the boxes the EU parliament enforced. By using policy as a jumping off point, going green has generated more appeal and opportunity from a marketing point of view.

A Focus on Fairness

Whether it's carpooling or cycling to work schemes, many companies are working hard to keep their emission levels down. However, it all takes a lot out of a firm, as they go the extra mile on their own time to truly make that difference.

Some companies do not go that extra mile. Instead of spending an extra few minutes picking up co-workers scattered through town for the carpool, they'll head straight to their desk and focus on bolstering their business. Consequently, EU environmental policies maintain a degree of fairness, uniting everyone under one jurisdiction that sees everyone do their part for something other than a profit.

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