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Can trade policy protect the environment?

The sustainability chapters in EU trade agreements

For many years, consumer organisations, environmental organisations and trade unions, as well as policy makers, have criticised the EU's trade policy for undermining its environmental commitments. In response to this criticism, the EU has been integrating so-called sustainability chapters into its trade agreements for about ten years. These are designed to ensure that the EU and its trading partners meet their environmental commitments. But how effective are sustainability chapters in trade agreements for environmental protection? Our FactSheet provides information.

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