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18/07/2025

Proposed climate law divides France

Less meat in French cafeterias. Bans on short-distance flights. Gas heaters on cafe terraces would be outlawed. As President Emmanuel Macron moves to make France a global champion in the fight against climate change, a wide-ranging environmental bill passed by the French National Assembly this month promises to change the way the French live, work and consume. It would require more vegetarian meals at state-funded canteens, block expansion of France's airports and curb wasteful plastics packaging. Polluters could be found guilty of "ecocide," anew offense carrying jail terms of up to 10 years for destroying the environment. If Mr. Macron gets his way, the fight against climate change would even be enshrined in the French constitution through a referendum. But those lofty ambitions are running into a barrage of resistance. Environmentalists and_ politicians from France's Green party, rather than backing the legislation, have accused Mr. Macron's government of watering down ambitious measures and putting corporate interests above tough proposals by a 150-person "citizens climate panel," which Mr. Macron himself convened last year to address climate concerns. France's influential business federations have joined forces to push back against what they view as overregulation and job-killing populism that could threaten their ability to recover from the economic blow of the Covid-19 pandemic. The bill now moves to the Senate where, if approved, it would go to a joint parliamentary commission for final approval. If the commission fails to come to an agreement, the National Assembly, which is controlled by Mr. Macron's party, will have the final say. Mr. Macron's signature is not necessary for the bill to become law. The clash comes at a delicate time for Mr. Macron, who is facing re-election next year against an array of challengers. He prides himself as a leader on climate issues and wants the legislation to bolster his credentials. "We must find a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy," he said shortly after taking office. "Let's face it: There is no Planet B." But the sharp divide could destabilize one of his major campaign platforms before the voting even starts. On a recent Sunday in cities throughout France, tens of thousands of climate activists took to the streets to denounce the legislation. They issued a warning that was also an insult: The bill had been so diluted that France would be unable to meet its commitments to the Paris climate agreement, the 2015 international accord signed in its own capital to avert a climate catastrophe. Extinction Rebellion activists in Paris chained themselves to gates of the National Assembly and lit smoke bombs that poured out a thick red fog. Camille Etienne, 22, a leading figure among climate change demonstrators, said in an interview that the bill would amount to a "greenwashing" operation. Mr. Macron has sought to burnish his image as a champion of the Paris accord ever since former President Donald J. Trump withdrew the United States from the agreement in 2017. The same day, a defiant Mr. Macron rebuked the American president, riffing off Mr. Trump's campaign slogan as he declared from the Elysée Palace that he wanted to "make the planet great again." Since then, European countries have enacted laws to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 40 percent by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The European Union agreed to anew 55 percent reduction target in December. Environmental concerns have gained traction in France as the climate crisis becomes more pressing. Cafe terraces (warmed by outdoor heaters) and holiday skating rinks (chilled to create ice in above-freezing temperatures) have prompted consciousness-raising. Elite university students are demanding climate change curriculums, and local mayors have defied the national government in banning some pesticides. Mr. Macron last fall sought to make the transition to a greener economy a cornerstone of a 100 billion euro, or $122 billion, "Relaunch France" stimulus package to reverse the pandemic-induced recession. With the climate becoming a major election theme, he faces fresh pressure as France's main Green party rises on the political stage, mirroring a wider rise of environmental parties around Europe. Even Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally and Mr. Macron's chief rival for the presidency, has embraced her own brand of downto-earth environmentalism. But Mr. Macron has had to walk a tightrope between addressing climate change and economic insecurity since the Yellow Vest movement exploded across France in late 2018, Those violent protests began as a grass-roots rebel lion among working class people after the government raised taxes on gasoline and diesel to fight global warming. Mr. Macron attempted to defuse the anger by setting up a panel of randomly selected people from across France to formulate proposals, with the help of experts, for ambitious climate legislation balanced with economic fairness. The climate bill, which now heads to the Senate, whichis dominated by opposition conservatives, for debate in June, stems largely from those proposals. It prohibits domestic flights for journeys that can be made by train in less than 2.5 hours (unless they connect to an international flight). Outdoor gas heaters used to warm cafe patrons would be banned beginning next April. Supermarkets will have to reduce wasteful plastics packaging, while clothing and other goods would carry an "ecoscore" of their environmental impact. Landlords won't be allowed to rent poorly insulated properties, and advertising for fossil fuel energy, like gasoline, would be phased out. Business groups have zeroed in on certain measures that they say amount to costly overregulation. They have also cast doubt on the wisdom of having citi zens propose climate change policy. The main employers lobby, the Movement of the Enterprises of France, or Medef, which represents large corporations, went through the citizens' group's proposals line by line, highlighting those considered to be the harshest and recommending softened versions of the text, according to Journal du Dimanche, a weekly newspaper. Medef was especially opposed to making "ecocide," - defined as deliberate and lasting pollution - a crime. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Medef's president, told a Senate panel that his members worried that it would stigmatize business and penalize economic activity. He said lawmakers, not random citizens, should write laws. Tougher rules could also hobble companies weakened by the pandemic, Francois Asselin, president of the Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, told the panel. "So be careful not to bring them to their knees with too restrictive measures," he said. BASE, a German multinational chemical company and a major producer of pesticides with operations in France, was more blunt. In a post on its website, it singled out recommendations by the citizens panel to reduce pesticides and fertilizer in agriculture, saying they "reflect a profound ignorance of reality." "In seeking to re-energize democracy,' BASF added, referring to the citizens' proposals, "aren't we running the risk of weakening our democratic institutions and fueling populism?" The criticism may be having an impact. In the legislation passed by the National Assembly, "ecocide" was changed from being labeled a crime, as proposed by the citizens' panel, to a civil offense. It could still result in jail time. The proposal to ban short-haul flights originally barred trips that could be covered by a four-hour train trip. After airlines and airports objected, the rule was scaled back to cover only flights that could be replaced by a rail trip of 2.5 hours - achange that barred only eight routes. A measure that would have made it more difficult to pave over empty fields and lots for Amazon-style warehouses now exempts e-commerce companies. The climate bill in its current form will make it nearly impossible for France to fulfill its Paris accord pledges by 2030, the High Council on Climate, an independent body, warned in arecent report. Inresponse, the government said that the modified measures, combined with other climate change regulations passed since 2017, would allow it to meet the goals. But another independent study commissioned by the government, by the Boston Consulting Group, concluded that France would fall short even in the best-case scenario. And this month, the French Senate replaced language that would have the constitution "guarantee" the fight against climate change with wording stating that France would "protect" the climate. Daniel Boy, a political scientist at Sciences Po university in Paris, said that environmentalism "was not really part of Macron's DNA." But he added that Mr. Macron had favored a "pragmatic ecology" made of small steps and concrete measures, reflecting a liberal electorate sensitive to economic interests, and had opposed "a more radical ecology" with wide-ranging changes. That cautious approach is what has drawn the ire of many climate activists - and pulled protesters back into the streets. Ms. Etienne, the activist, said the climate bill in its current form amounted to a "betrayal" of the citizens' convention's proposals and a wasted opportunity for Mr. Macron. "They had the science, the people, the political moment,' she said. "To deliberately lack the will and fall for industry lobbies now - I can't think of any other word than betrayal." Alderman, L. (May 22, 2021). Proposed climate law divides France. The New York Times. pp. 7


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18/07/2025

The promoters of the new communication model offer exclusive express sessions to members of the Global Alliance associations

Are you a member of The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management association? The creators of the new global communication model offer an Express Live Session about the 2021 Global PR and Communication Model. Global Alliance, in collaboration with Corporate Excellence - Center for Reputation Leadership, developed a model that defines the roadmap and the building blocks of the PR and Communication functions, to promote its contribution to the creation of differentiation, reputation, trust, and social legitimacy of organizations. This model has been built with the collaborative and participatory effort of a network of 1,400 professionals from 46 countries in 5 different regions, through research based on global consensus on the present and future of the role and value of public relations and communication management. After the process of research, analysis, definition, and presentation with international participation, the developers of the model are trying to give back to its of the members of the Global Alliance by offering them exclusive express sessions on the bases and benefits of the model. With this, they aspire that organizations and professionals worldwide are capable of improving the business decision-making process, promoting a real and authentic connection with their stakeholders, and promoting differential leadership in the future post-COVID-world. Global Alliance has offered, with great success, Express Live Sessions for all the regional councils of the international association: Africa, Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific and India & Middle East. We want to invite you to organize this Express Live Session webinar for your professional community, as one of the benefits for being a GA member. Topic: Express Live Session about the 2021 Global PR & Communication Model + Q&A session. Duration: 30 minutes Date: To be confirmed with each GA local member Platform: Zoom: It will be hosted by Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership Agenda: Welcome & Introduction Video about the Global PR & Comms Model (12 minutes) Q&A session Speakers:​ ​​Dr. Ángel Alloza Academic & Research Director, Global Alliance & Director of "The Global PR & Communication Model 2021" CEO, Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership Dr. Clara Fontán Director of Intelligence & Knowledge of Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership Member of the research team "The Global PR & Communication Model 2021" This offer is free as one of the benefits of being a member of Global Alliance. If your association is a member, now is your opportunity to take advantage and learn from the new communication and public affairs model. More information at prcommsmodel.com or by contacting us at info@corporateexcellence.org


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18/07/2025

Global Alliance launches, The 2021 Global PR & Communication Model

A new roadmap for enhancing the role of PR and Corporate Communication Structure the PR & Comm job around five strategic building blocks A practical guide for achieving the most relevant outcomes for operating in every market in the 21st century: differentiation, reputation, trust with stakeholders. With the collaborative and participatory efforts of a network of 1,400 professionals on 5 different regions Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership has unveiled today The Global PR and Communication Model, a new way to guide the job or PR and Communication professionals all over the world.The Model is structured around five strategic Building Blocks that generate and protect value in today’s world: corporate purpose, brand and corporate culture, reputation and reputational risks, communications and connected intelligence and intangible asset metrics. These Building Blocks enable organizations to achieve the differentiation, engagement, advocacy, trust and social legitimacy that they now require in order to maintain their license to operate.“With the collaborative and participatory efforts of a network of 1,400 professionals on five different regions, this has been a global consensus-based research on the present and future of the role and value of public relations and communications management. The core of our professions strength is our ability to build relationships, that connect us everywhere around the world” said Justin Green, President of Global Alliance. “The world is in a period of complete transformation because of the new intangible economy, and we needed a new direction by taking reputation and intangible assets as its focus” stated Ángel Alloza, CEO Corporate Excellence and Academic Research Director of Global Alliance. According to Alloza, who led the project, the research and the report, together with Clara Fontán and the great team at Corporate Excellence, “the Model emerges as a practical roadmap to help organisations and professionals achieve their most important and relevant outcomes for operating in every market in the 21st century: to achieve lasting differentiation, build a solid reputation, and consolidate trust with stakeholders, which means at the end of the day broadening your licence to operate”.“Developing this model, which is an evolution of the Melbourne Mandate, the Global Alliance is serving its mission: to create global standards to elevate our profession”, stated José Manuel Velasco, Immediate Past Chair and leader of the steering committee of the project. “The Model looks at the future of our function providing strong reasons to deserve a position in the executive committee of any kind of organizations”, added.The Model also consolidates the Stockholm Accords (2010) and the Melbourne Mandate (2012) and integrates the Global Capability Framework developed in partnership with Huddersfield University in 2018.The Model aims to enable organisations and professionals worldwide to improve their leadership and business decision-making process while promoting a real and authentic connection with their stakeholders for the post-COVID-19 world.The project today unveiled has the support of LLYC, the leading PR company in Spain and Latin America. LLYC “strive to improve the world around us, firmly believing honest, intelligent, innovative and efficient communications foster confidence and understanding among people, companies and institutions—in other words, the foundations of economic and social progress. In this way, we contribute to solving many of the challenges of our times”. The full report and executive summary of the Global PR and Communication Model can be found here: https://www.prcommsmodel.com/Developed by Global Alliance in partnership with Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership, as knowledge partner, a leading research, knowledge and training non-profit organisation specialised in the management and measurement of intangible assets, and with the sponsor contribution of LLYC, a global communications and public affairs consulting firm, this model defines the roadmap and building blocks of the functions of PR and Communications that contributes to the creation of differentiation, reputation, trust and social legitimacy.


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