FSA Submission in Response to DG COMP’s Call for Contributions on Competition Policy supporting the Green Deal

Brussels, January 28, 2021 – The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) welcomes one of the key European Commission’s priorities – known as the “European Green Deal” – to make the EU’s economy sustainable. FSA members support the Commission’s endeavour to encourage businesses from all sectors to contribute to this priority, including through:

• innovating and investing in smarter, environmentally friendly technologies;
• rolling out cleaner, cheaper and healthier forms of transport; and
• decarbonising the energy sector

Indeed, FSA members already contribute to these goals across industries and value chains, investing over EUR 140bn into R&D to enable smart devices and ecosystems, and the development of the Internet of Things – which is one of the key facilitators to sustainability solutions.