The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers bill aims to enhance consumer powers and protections, including in respect of unfair commercial practices. As introduced, it did not contain any explicit environmental content, despite the significant role consumers will play in reaching net zero and addressing the nature crisis through their decisions about when and how they make purchasing decisions.   As a result, the bill offered an opportunity for Peers to consider issues wh

Baroness Helene Hayman Published in BusinessGreen : 12 March 2024• 3 min read Baroness Hayman sets out why she is proposing an amendment to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill which would make it easier and cheaper to repair electronics The runaway success of BBC One's The Repair Shop speaks of a much wider public appetite for a society that throws away less and mends more. Research  has found that two thirds of people are regularly frustrated by products that

On Tuesday, Peers for the Planet’s (P4P) annual parliamentary reception took place in the House of Lords to celebrate four years of cross-party working on climate and nature.   The event brought together members of the P4P cross-party grouping and parliamentarians across both houses and political divides, as well as over 100 representatives from across diverse sectors and civil society who have supported the groups work.   P4P Chair Baroness Hayman, opened the event by paying