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ARTICLE — 9 April 2021
There are few bright spots in the European Commission’s leaked new taxonomy proposals
Within the EU Commission’s recently leaked revised draft delegated Act on the climate-related parts of the taxonomy, several of the sections that had aroused great discussions - not least in Sweden - have now been revised. Overall, however, we find it deeply concerning that it is clearly politics, not science, that now define what is and what is not contributing to a sustainable society in the proposal.
ARTICLE — 9 April 2021
Få ljuspunkter i EU-kommissionens nya taxonomiförslag
EU-kommissionens nya taxonomiförslag innehåller både problem och utmaningar. Det är problematiskt när politiken, och inte vetenskapen, bestämmer vad som bidrar till ett hållbart samhälle, skriver Marcus Morfeldt, expert på hållbarhet.
ARTICLE — 26 February 2021
The EU Taxonomy threatens the progress on climate change and Swedish competitiveness
Swedish Enterprise is concerned that the proposed EU taxonomy will have a negative impact on our ability to achieve our climate goals and will hit the competitiveness of Swedish companies hard, thus affecting our prosperity. It is clear that the taxonomy does not align with, or support, the Swedish strategy for fossil free society.
ARTICLE — 10 February 2021
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise responds to consultation on Sustainable corporate governance
The European Commission is set to propose a legislative framework for sustainable corporate governance in Q2-2021. This initiative aims to “improve the EU regulatory framework on company law and corporate governance” and is said to include new rules on corporate governance as well as new rules on due diligence in supply chains.
EVENT — 1 February 2021
Hur kommer EU:s taxonomi påverka det svenska näringslivet och den gröna omställningen?
Under webbinariet presenterar Cartina rapporten ”Översyn av taxonomins
påverkan på det svenska näringslivet.”
ARTICLE — 16 December 2020
Joint position on Taxonomy from the Nordic business federations from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
The Nordic business federations of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden are deeply concerned by the delegated Regulation on the EU’s environmental objectives for climate change mitigation and adaptation under the ‘Taxonomy’. We find that it will undermine ours, and Europe’s, ability to reach our climate goals.
ARTICLE — 2 December 2020
EU Taxonomy hits the wrong target
The taxonomy as proposed may negatively impact our ability to reach our climate goals. It also risks undermining our competitiveness and ultimately leading to an overall increase in global CO2 emissions.
ARTICLE — 24 November 2020
Regeringen måste skydda den svenska klimatomställningen
Företag ska redovisa hur hållbar deras verksamhet är enligt EU:s taxonomi. Nu varnar Svenskt Näringsliv för att det nya verktyget får motsatt effekt och ökar koldioxidutsläppen.
ARTICLE — 7 October 2020
Internationell kartläggning inom kraftsamling elförsörjning
Sverige och större delen av Europa går mot en kraftig utbyggnad av vindkraft för sin elförsörjning. En avgörande faktor för det svenska näringslivet är leveranssäkerheten, visar en ny rapport.
COMMENT — 27 August 2020