The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Mr Petros Xenophontos, visited Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday, where he will participate in the Informal Meeting of Environment Ministers taking place on 18 and 19 April 2023.
During the Informal Summit, European Ministers will have the opportunity to exchange views and discuss best practices with representatives of green businesses on the conditions, incentives and further cooperation to overcome bottlenecks to achieve the green transition.
In this context, ways to strengthen the role of the business community in reversing biodiversity loss will be explored by examining the ways in which business activity depends on and impacts on nature and biodiversity.
In addition, the Summit will focus on the challenges and opportunities for the business community, targeting increased resource efficiency and cyclicality, and the need for further action by Governments to support the transition. To this end, measures such as efficient separate waste collection systems and high quality recycling should be jointly promoted to strengthen the market for secondary raw materials.
In addition, ways of developing greater and more effective cooperation between EU Member State Governments and business will be explored to ensure that markets and their participants mitigate climate change and environmental degradation at national, EU and national level.
