Powerful lobbying has quietly exempted finance from an EU sustainability law, risking Europe’s environmental and human rights commitments.
Shrink finance, save the planet
It will take more than sustainable-finance rules to summon the investment required for the socio-ecological transformation.
EU competition policy: a more holistic approach needed
The European Commission looks at mergers only through the narrow, consumer-price lens of its competition policy. The wider public interest is not being served. Last year’s merger of Monsanto and Bayer created the world’s largest integrated seeds and pesticides supplier. The merger was approved by the European Commission despite concerns expressed by citizens and NGOs […]