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Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of change remains unclear
The government plans to remove some requirements in Bill C-59 after feedback from business and advocacy groups, aiming to reduce investment uncertainty and maintain protections against false environmental claims.
- The federal government said in its 2025 budget that Ottawa will claw back some anti-greenwashing provisions in Bill C-59 and present amendments in the coming weeks.
- After intense pushback from lobby groups and business organizations, the government said greenwashing provisions created investment uncertainty, causing some natural resource companies to slow or reverse environmental efforts.
- The pullback focuses on the undefined `internationally recognized methodology` phrase and third-party complaint rights, and law firms say the government may keep product-testing rules while lowering evidence standards.
- Royal Bank of Canada and other firms cut public targets, noting legal uncertainty; investors say climate-risk disclosures are harder to find, yet no private claim has been filed since the private right of action began in June, 2025.
- Critics argue the move resembles capitulation to corporate pressure and a shift toward U.S. policy, while environmental groups criticized the pullback and business groups welcomed it; experts propose clearer criteria, safe harbours and suspending private action.
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Greenwashing rules to be scaled back, but scope of change remains unclear
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