Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 6 May 2025.
Perran Moon
Labour, Camborne and Redruth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he would make it his policy to create exemptions for Extender Producer Responsibility depending on (a) a producer’s sustainability and (b) B-Corp status.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
There are no exemptions planned for producers with B-Corp status. While private ESG schemes like B-Corp certification can play an important role in driving sustainability, they are complementary to, rather than a replacement for regulatory measures like pEPR.
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