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Exxon chief urges Donald Trump to use trade talks to fight ‘bone-crushing’ EU regulation (www.ft.com)
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Exxon has consistently lobbied against the regulation, due to be phased in from 2027, which will require EU and non-EU companies with significant turnover in the bloc to ensure that their supply chains do not harm the environment or human rights. EU member states will be allowed to impose fines of up to 5 per cent of global turnover on companies found to be in breach of the law.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

So they're literally saying they want slaves

Because of course

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

At which point will we start to treat the destruction of our climate and our planet as violence?

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

Translation: greedy people want to greed harder.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

5% fine is "bone crushing"?

That's a fucking rounding error. Shut up and pay your bills bitch.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Bit more than a rounding error if it's a percentage of total revenue.

Though it's absurd that industries exist that make such insane profit margins by destroying our planet that they could still easily pay the highest possible fine under this law.

[–] orionsbelt@midwest.social 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

in case you just wanna know who the shitstain is without clicking links:

https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/darren-woods

he made 44 million dollars in 2024.

[–] crandlecan@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

At that speed he'll never be a billionaire 😭😭😭

https://lemmy.world/post/33816558

[–] teegus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He'll need all the money he can get his hands on to bulæild a doomsday vault for when he completes fucking over the planet

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Please be our thug Mr. President.