{"id":117665,"date":"2026-09-25T09:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/?p=117665"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:52:59","slug":"businesses-see-eu-green-transition-as-driver-of-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/en\/economy\/businesses-see-eu-green-transition-as-driver-of-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses see EU green transition as driver of competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims that the EU must weaken environmental rules to remain competitive are not supported by Europe&#8217;s businesses, according to a new GlobeScan <a href=\"https:\/\/wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org\/downloads\/wwf-globsescan-report_beyond-uncertainty_business-leaders-survey-on-eu-environmental-policies.pdf\">survey<\/a> of senior business leaders, commissioned by WWF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, nine in ten business leaders (91%) believe the transition to a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable economy strengthens the EU&#8217;s long-term competitiveness. Meanwhile, more than half (55%) say recent EU &#8216;simplification&#8217; efforts have had a negative or mixed impact on their business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org\/downloads\/wwf-globsescan-report_beyond-uncertainty_business-leaders-survey-on-eu-environmental-policies.pdf\">Titled <em>&#8216;Beyond Uncertainty&#8217;<\/em><\/a>, the survey captures the views of 350 senior business leaders across various sectors in the EU on the links between sustainability and competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings show a clear disconnect between the EU&#8217;s push to weaken environmental and sustainability rules and what companies say they need to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Main survey findings in a nutshell:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>91% of business leaders believe the transition to a low-carbon, environmentally sustainable economy strengthens long-term competitiveness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 29% report positive impacts from recent EU efforts to simplify environmental and sustainability legislation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among those reporting negative or mixed impacts, 57% cite increased policy uncertainty as a key consequence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predictable and coherent EU policy and legislation is the most identified competitiveness priority (43%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than half of business leaders (56%) believe the EU is unlikely to achieve its key sustainability goals under current conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the business leaders surveyed, maintaining course on the EU&#8217;s green transition is an economic priority \u2013 pointing to lower exposure to climate and nature risks, greater energy and resource security, and more stable and predictable costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow many more reality checks does Europe need to realise that we cannot deregulate our way out of the climate crisis?&#8221; said Ester Asin, Director of WWF EU. &#8220;This summer was a painful reminder that Europe is already paying the price of climate breakdown, with massive economic costs. Yet, the EU&#8217;s response is to put our environmental protections on the chopping block. Businesses are now making it clear: weakening sustainability policies will only make Europe less competitive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economic costs of climate inaction are already hitting Europe. This summer\u2019s extreme heat could reduce EU GDP by around 1% in 2026 due to economic damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the European Commission estimates that the cost of failing to implement existing EU environmental laws is around \u20ac180 billion a year \u2013 that is ten times the \u20ac17 billion in annual administrative savings the Commission says its simplification efforts have achieved so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also finds that recent efforts to reopen and revise EU environmental legislation are creating uncertainty for many companies, with only 29% of business leaders reporting positive impacts from recent EU initiatives to simplify laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those reporting negative or mixed impacts, the most frequently cited consequence is greater uncertainty about the future direction of EU policy (57%), alongside wasted compliance-preparation investments and a weakened business case for sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wwf_BeyondUncertainty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/wwf_BeyondUncertainty.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117663\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6825853931685465;width:236px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked what the EU should prioritise to boost competitiveness, businesses put predictable and coherent policy and legislation at the top of the list (43%), ahead of public investment and incentives (31%) and affordable clean energy (29%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBusiness leaders are not asking EU policy-makers to choose between sustainability and competitiveness, and it is time to abandon this misleading framing. Instead, they are calling for ambitious and stable EU rules that give companies the confidence to invest and innovate. The real economic burden comes from delaying the green transition and creating uncertainty about its direction,\u201d concluded Ester Asin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwfeu.awsassets.panda.org\/downloads\/wwf-globsescan-report_beyond-uncertainty_business-leaders-survey-on-eu-environmental-policies.pdf\"><em>&#8216;Beyond Uncertainty<\/em>\u2019<\/a> surveyed 350 senior businesses executives from companies across sectors and geographies in Europe, including mid-sized businesses and multinationals, in June-July 2026. 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