EU leaders must honour their global biodiversity commitments and stop undermining nature protection at home, WWF warns ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17), taking place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19 to 30 October.
We, the undersigned associations, represent a large number of consumer-facing economic operators and would like to reiterate our request to policymakers for a coordinated approach on product information by digital means that would work for all, consumers and economic operators alike, including SMEs.
Today, EU ambassadors approved the Council’s position on the Regulation on speeding up environmental assessments.
Claims that the EU must weaken environmental rules to remain competitive are not supported by Europe’s businesses, according to a new GlobeScan survey of senior business leaders, commissioned by WWF.
“The implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is creating confusion, legal uncertainty, and disproportionate burden for small businesses. Entrepreneurs ask for practical solutions now. Parliament and Member States should approve the suspension of the obligation to appoint authorised representatives in each Member State”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli.
Total B2C European e-commerce turnover continued its steady growth and increased by 7 per cent in 2025, rising from €842 billion to €911 billion.
New WWF polling across Germany, Spain and Sweden lands as Brussels prepares its Ocean Act – and finds overwhelming public backing for better protection of EU seas.
