Since late 2021, TotalEnergies has been the subject of a preliminary investigation for “deceptive business practices” in the environmental arena. Revealed by Mediapart, this information was confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office following a criminal complaint.
This investigation was opened as a result of a criminal complaint, in October 2020, from various environmental defense associations. The latter accuse in particular the multinational of air degradation, specified the parquet floor.
In April 2022, this group of associations (Wild Legal, Sea Shepherd France and Darwin Climax Coalitions) filed a new complaint, accusing TotalEnergies of “other practices” that, according to them, were the origin of “ecocide”, explained the public. . fiscal.
Still under study, this new complaint has not given rise, at this stage, to the opening of an investigation nor has it been added to the ongoing investigations.
Contacted, TotalEnergies did not immediately react.
If the crime is qualified, the decision would open the way to sanctions for “greenwashing”, which would be a first in France.
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Source: BFM TV
