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Company Transparency (Carbon in Supply Chains)
17 March 2020
Lead MP
Karen Bradley
Debate Type
General Debate
Tags
Crime & Law EnforcementEconomyClimateBusiness & TradeStandards & Ethics
Other Contributors: 1
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Karen Bradley raised concerns about company transparency (carbon in supply chains) in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.
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Lead Contributor
Opened the debate
Ms. Bradley argued that despite the ongoing crisis of covid-19, climate change remains an urgent and significant threat to health, wealth, and happiness worldwide. She highlighted the UK's role in providing global leadership by being the first developed country to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050 and hosting COP26 this autumn. She emphasised the importance of ensuring businesses do not offshore carbon-intensive production overseas and proposed adopting a similar approach to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, requiring annual statements on carbon emissions in supply chains.
Karen Bradley
Con
Staffordshire Moorlands
Ms. Bradley argued that despite the ongoing crisis of covid-19, climate change remains an urgent and significant threat to health, wealth, and happiness worldwide. She highlighted the UK's role in providing global leadership by being the first developed country to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050 and hosting COP26 this autumn. She emphasised the importance of ensuring businesses do not offshore carbon-intensive production overseas and proposed adopting a similar approach to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act, requiring annual statements on carbon emissions in supply chains.
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