The EU Ecolabel, big shovels and the new age of austerity

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Trewin Restorick weighs up the pros and cons of the EU's flagship Ecolabel scheme

Tuesday saw a ferociously early start catching the Eurostar to Brussels to be on the jury for the EU Ecolabel Awards. Many years ago, whilst at Friends of the Earth I sat in on some of the early tortuous...

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