EU green label at risk of losing credibility

The EU’s push to cut red tape could see products containing harmful chemicals, including some PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, qualify for its green investment label. This shift, buried in a broad deregulation proposal, threatens to weaken sustainability standards while allowing businesses to capitalise on green credentials without meaningful environmental safeguards.

Critics warn that these changes undermine the EU’s ‘do no significant harm’ principle and destabilise the investment landscape. With the European Parliament set to fast-track the reforms, businesses must prepare for potential shifts in sustainable finance regulations.

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