Platform Weeffouten is a collaboration between Natuur en Milieufederatie Noord Holland, Transparency International Nederland, Corporate Europe Observatory and Fair Resource Foundation. On Tuesday 15 October, Platform Weeffouten was officially launched during the symposium ‘Together towards environmental policy that works!’
More than 100 people gathered to discuss the flaws in our environmental policy and to search for solutions together. Jozias van Aartsen spoke passionately about his report ‘Om te Leefomgeving’; his contribution was followed by a panel discussion with Magdeleen Sturm (ex-IBP VTH), Roelof Bosma (Zembla) and Antoinette Verbrugge (Gezondheid op 1), sharply guided by chair Vera Dalm.
During the main program and the subsequent sub-sessions on Tata Steel (with Anne Albers), Chemours (with Anneke van Veen) and pesticides in lily cultivation (with Marijn Kingma) many local residents were present. Their personal stories made one thing clear: we can no longer afford to look away from all the flaws that are putting our living environment and health under pressure. The presence of members of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) made this message even more powerful.
During the symposium, participants provided input for a motion that will soon be submitted to politicians in The Hague.
Want to know more about the Platform Weeffouten? Read all about it on its website.
Platform Weeffouten is een samenwerking tussen Natuur en Milieufederatie Noord Holland, Transparency International Nederland, Corporate Europe Observatory en Fair Resource Foundation. Dinsdag 15 oktober werd het Platform Weeffouten officieel gelanceerd tijdens het symposium ‘Samen naar milieubeleid dat werkt!’
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