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Chocolate giant lobbied officials over deforestation laws, report claims
WHY IT MATTERS
The alleged lobbying campaign raises concerns about the impact of corporate influence on environmental regulations and the effectiveness of efforts to prevent deforestation.
What happened
Mondelēz International, owner of Cadbury, Milka, and Oreo, allegedly engaged in a lobbying campaign to weaken the European Union Deforestation Regulation. The company's CEO met with the US ambassador to the EU, Andrew Puzder, in Brussels.
Mondelēz previously supported the regulation but broke ranks with peers to call for a delay.
The company extensively lobbied Brussels powerbrokers and national governments.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Chocolate giant lobbied U.S. and EU officials over deforestation laws, says report
Mongabay · Shreya Dasgupta · Discovery and factual synthesis only; publisher copyright terms apply
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