Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO)

CEO challenges the influence of Big Business and corporate lobby groups in EU policy-making.
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Corporate Europe Observatory joins the x-odus.

Twitter started as a platform of public debate. Under Musk, however, X has become a space of fascism, hatred and division. This goes strongly against our values as an organisation and we cannot be complicit.

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This is way as of Monday 20 January, we are quitting X. Our profile will remain active as an archive and to prevent our account to be taken to spread disinformation under our handle.

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#january20 #xodus #eXit

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Corporate Europe Observatory joins the x-odus.

Twitter started as a platform of public debate. Under Musk, however, X has become a space of fascism, hatred and division. This goes strongly against our values as an organisation and we cannot be complicit.

#Xit #HelloQuitteX

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4️⃣ Other sectors
Intense lobbying has also come from lithium battery, medical technology, & semiconductor industries
✊ We need:
- to stop PFAS pollution accumulating further
- a #PFAS restriction
- an end the corporate ‘ #foreverlobbying’ w/ a firewall to protect decision-makers

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The Forever Pollution Project identified 23k #PFAS contaminated sites in Europe
Now their follow-up #ForeverLobbying Project calculated the costs of cleaning up ongoing PFAS pollution could be over €2 trillion, with a bill of €100 billion/yr for ever

👉 https://t.co/xtLk7NCJrx

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👉 CEFIC has commissioned studies on the costs of the PFAS proposal which ignore the health and environmental benefits

👉 While Plastics Europe is trying to head-off a ban on fluoropolymer PFAS by promoting weaker alternative measures.

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3️⃣ CEFIC + Plastics Europe
The chemicals & plastics trade associations have led industry-wide lobby efforts, & have recycled some of their classic tactics

Read our report for more 👉 https://t.co/ezqqHaiayu
And continue scrolling for more info on the top4 PFAS’ top lobby players

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2️⃣ PFAS producers
Taken as a group of 17 companies, PFAS producers have collectively increased their declared EU lobby spending by 34 per cent in the past year.

Read our report and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 https://t.co/ezqqHaiayu

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1️⃣ Chemours: A spin-off company from DuPont, Chemours is the most active corporate lobbyist, w/ declared EU lobby spending ⤴️4x since 2017, widespread high-level meetings across numerous Commission departments,& intensive use of lawyers & lobby consultancies to deliver its agenda

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#PFAS producers are using a range of tactics to resist the proposed EU PFAS regulation.
The evidence of the devastating effects of PFAS is before us, & we cannot afford to clean it up.

🚰We need to turn off the PFAS tap!
https://t.co/8HjTrX8VAi
🧵A “who’s who”: top lobby players

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We are the only fully independent organisation in Europe constantly monitoring and challenging the influence of many corporate lobby groups on policy making in the EU, and we wouldn’t be able to do it without your support.
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We need to stop PFAS pollution accumulating further.
Our new report & collaboration with #ForeverLobbying Project exposes the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction.
We have to win it!
👉 Read it & sign the petition to #BanPFAS in our website.
🧵 Our results show:

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6️⃣ EU Chemicals Agency consultation

The ECHA’s public consultation saw a flood of business responses — strategically orchestrated by Chemours, CEFIC, etc. Some direct lobbying of ECHA officials has also occurred.

Read it and sign for #ToxicFreeEurope 👉 https://t.co/ezqqHaiayu

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PFAS, or forever chemicals, are widespread.
Check out our new report which shows how EU’s proposed PFAS restriction is at serious risk of being hijacked by corporate lobbying
Read it in our website and sign the petition for a #ToxicFreeEurope

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#PFAS industry is running a pernicious campaign against a vital regulation which is needed to protect us from PFAS pollution
The Commission needs to stop meeting PFAS producers & representatives and implement a toxics firewall to protect decision-making
👉 https://t.co/ezqqHaiayu