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Energizer agrees that the provision of reliable, comparable and verifiable information on environmental impacts of different products is essential for making informed purchases and investments. Energizer is thus in favour of a coherent policy framework that empowers consumers to not only make more sustainable choices, but to trust the green claims on the devices they purchase.

Many traders are taking advantage of consumers’ growing interest in environmental matters because of the climate crisis and are using green claims to differentiate themselves. Many claims are not or cannot be substantiated. This triggers confusion and mistrust among consumers and jeopardizes their active contribution to the transition towards a green economy.

BEUC, the European Consumer organisation, very much welcomes the publication of the Green Claims Directive as an important step in fighting greenwashing and ending misleading unsubstantiated claims from being displayed on products and services. Consumers are confronted with a systemic greenwashing problem.

Energizer agrees that a clear and long-term perspective on consumer rights is necessary in order to empower consumers to be active participants in the green and digital transitions, to protect vulnerable consumers, to enforce consumer rights, and to ensure international cooperation.

BEUC strongly welcomes the announcement that the European Commission will be taking initiatives to empower consumers in the green transition through new information rights, protecting them from misleading practices and strengthening the enforcement of their rights. Such initiatives are urgently needed to allow consumers to play a more important role in achieving the sustainable consumption.

BEUC welcomes the proposal on empowering consumers for the green transition in which the Commissions proposed some targeted amendments to the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) and the Consumer Rights Directive (CRD). However, we still see some need for improvement.

BEUC strongly welcomes the announcement of the European Commission to review the General Product Safety Directive. We agree to the problem definition as outlined in the roadmap which emphasises the challenges posed by new technologies, e-commerce and a fragmented legislative framework for market surveillance.

Energizer is in favour of updating the General Product Safety Directive to ensure that it is fit for purpose and continues to protect consumers in the digital era. As integral components in many household devices, batteries have a critical role to play in guaranteeing the performance of consumer products and as such it is paramount to ensure their safety.

BEUC strongly supports the draft for a General Product Safety Regulation. We agree on the objectives and welcome: • The underlined value of the safety net function and precautionary principle • Coherent market surveillance rules between harmonised and non-harmonised products as well as the new tools given to Member States • Stronger traceability in the supply chain and a greater responsibility for safety of online…