US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds
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Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation US corporate lobbyists launched a two-year “blitz” to postpone and weaken the world’s most progressive legislation to protect forests, according to a new investigation by the environmental watchdog Mighty Earth. Major US firms and trade associations, including Cargill, Bunge, Mondelēz and the US Soybean Export Council, as well as numerous other US firms and organizations, sought to influence the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in more than 350 meetings, the advocacy group found . Continue reading...
Directly affected
- PGR Progressive
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping
Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted
- MATX Matson
Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted
- DAC Danaos
Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer
- GSL Global Ship Lease
Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer
- SBLK Star Bulk Carriers
Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand
- GOGL Golden Ocean
Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation US corporate lobbyists launched a two-year “blitz” to postpone and weaken the world’s most progressive legislation to protect fo…
Source: The Guardian
How solid the shipping case looks
12 out of 100
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