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Published Oct. 22, 2019 1:02 PM

The constant buying and throwing away of clothes is destroying our planet. Therefore, EU governments should force companies to make clothes that last longer and can be recycled more easily.

Academics and business representatives present at the conference agreed that governments should introduce regulation that stops companies from operating in an unsustainable way. Photo by Iselin Rønningsbakk / CICERO.
Published Apr. 26, 2019 11:02 AM

Introducing regulation that requires companies to act sustainably is crucial because many firms want to be more sustainable, but fear that doing so will be expensive and put them at a competitive disadvantage to less responsible businesses.