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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by tomp on Thursday February 21, 2019 @09:00AM (#19216881)
That’s why I oppose free trade. We need a legislative solution that would ban (or tax highly) products from countries/companies that skim environmental / employment standards...
Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by rypskar on Friday February 22, 2019 @06:26AM (#19224504)
Who should set the rules? If you should follow national rules in importing country, would not this mean that most European countries would have to ban products from USA?
Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by tomp on Friday February 22, 2019 @06:34AM (#19224531)
Well, yeah, that's the idea. If Europeans want to maintain some standards, it doesn't make sense that companies can simply relocate abroad to escape enforcement.

On the other hand, if a company would want to sell to EU, it would simply certify/prove that its supply chain follows the standards!

Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by rypskar on Friday February 22, 2019 @06:58AM (#19224611)
Since hn don't show who upvote you, I'll add a small comment that I hope EU and others would dare to do more with this than they do now
Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by bwb on Thursday February 21, 2019 @10:22AM (#19217417)
I like that, call it a fix for the problem of the common good. About time we recognize the entire planet is our home and if someone trashes part x it eventually spreads to part y.