{"id":219317,"date":"2023-03-17T09:10:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T09:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/?p=219317"},"modified":"2023-03-17T17:22:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T17:22:37","slug":"unilever-and-weleda-call-on-eu-commission-to-strengthen-eu-soil-health-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindustry.beauty\/unilever-and-weleda-call-on-eu-commission-to-strengthen-eu-soil-health-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Unilever and Weleda call on EU Commission to strengthen EU Soil Health Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unilever<\/a><\/span> and Weleda<\/a><\/span> are among a number of companies to sign an open letter to the EU Commission,<\/a> calling for the upcoming EU Soil Health Law to be more ambitious.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The law was proposed in 2021 and is expected to be implemented in June this year, with the aim of protecting and restoring the health of European soils.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the health of European soils rapidly degrading, an ambitious soil health law is urgently needed,\u201d the letter, which was signed by numerous farming organisations, academics and retail giants, explains.<\/p>\n

\"Healthy soils are fundamental to achieve the climate, biodiversity, water and zero pollution targets of the European Green Deal, and to support the EU\u2019s Farm to Fork objectives and transition to a sustainable food system.<\/p>\n

\"It is fundamental to understand the cost-benefit structure of soil health monitoring and action: while the costs of soil health degradation to society, businesses and biodiversity are exponentially rising, the costs of soil health monitoring and soil health regeneration are rapidly decreasing.\"<\/p>\n

The letter states that the EU Soil Health Law must include:<\/strong><\/p>\n