EU hits Chinese biodiesel with anti-dumping measures. The European Commission announced today that it will impose anti-dumping tariffs of up to 36.4% on biodiesel imports from China. This is... Leggi tutto
Ecodesign EU to making sustainable products the norm. Legislators agree on Ecodesign rules, but fail to ban the destruction of unsold goods and ensure enforcement for products sold online. T... Leggi tutto
ESG investors committed to transition, according to a survey by Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank Chief Investment Office (CIO). Investors, especially in Europe, remain committed to achieving env... Leggi tutto
Coalition for sustainable raw material policies. Over 40 Civil Society Organisations converge to advocate for Sustainable and Just Raw Material Policies. This coalition responds to the escal... Leggi tutto
Synthetic fertilisers kill soil. European Commission bends over backwards for the fertiliser industry. Without obtaining any input from civil society or the scientific community, the Commiss... Leggi tutto
EU wastes more food than it imports, says new report. European Commission faces pressure to set legally binding targets to tackle food waste scandal. The EU wastes more food than it imports,... Leggi tutto
TNFD as Greenwashing? Civil Society Groups Say UN-backed TNFD Proposal Invites Corporate Greenwashing on Nature. Thirteen civil society organizations are sounding the alarm about the corpora... Leggi tutto
Extracost of green shipping: it would add just 8 cents to a pair of Nikes. Running ships on renewable hydrogen has almost no impact on the price of consumer goods from trainers to television... Leggi tutto
Construction Products Regulation. Companies must not be given the pen to write their own environmental rules in standards for construction products – NGOs warn EU Commission The new Construc... Leggi tutto
STRING Region green transition of road transport. Local and regional governments in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway together with six private companies has applied for EU/CEF funding to... Leggi tutto
Climate impact of new buildings much too high, finds BPIE analysis. A failure to decarbonise newly constructed buildings could prevent the EU from achieving its climate targets for 2030 and... Leggi tutto
Conversion of Hard-to-Recycle Plastic. The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a Global non-profit Organisation, and the Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC Global) announced a... Leggi tutto
Irresponsible antimicrobial use in meat supply chains, threatening public health. A study of the ten largest animal health companies by the $38 trillion-backed FAIRR Initiative finds that no... Leggi tutto
European Green Deal’s gender blind spots set to widen inequalities and weaken environmental protection. Despite the European Union’s declared commitment to gender equality, women are invisib... Leggi tutto
Global electricity demand growing faster than renewables, driving strong increase in generation from fossil fuels. New IEA report sees 5% rise in electricity demand in 2021 with almost half... Leggi tutto
WWF new impact platform that engages businesses and investors to deliver on sustainability ambitions. Nineteen companies and investors across sectors, ranging from major market actors alongs... Leggi tutto
New European Bauhaus: what kind of future do you want to live in? The initiative was announced as an innovative, participatory dimension to implementing the European Green Deal and borrows f... Leggi tutto
Single-Use Plastic Life Cycle. New Publication: Addressing Single-Use Plastic Products Pollution using a Life Cycle Approach. In response to the request by Member States at the Fourth sessio... Leggi tutto
Banks still involved in fossil fuels. New Report: World’s 60 Largest Banks Have Poured $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Agreement; Climate Groups Sound Alarm as Financing for Foss... Leggi tutto
EU in European Partnerships invests nearly €10 billion for the green and digital transition. The Commission proposed to set up 10 new European Partnerships between the European Union, Member... Leggi tutto
EU Polyolefins recycling targets: increased quality collection and sorting a must to reach the key measures to advance recycling. New study (1) identifies key measures to advance recycling.... Leggi tutto
To reduce over-consumption. European Parliament demands EU targets to reduce over-consumption. MEPs confirm push for targets to curb over-consumption and decouple economic growth from resour... Leggi tutto
Call for hydrogen airports. Paris Region, Choose Paris Region, Groupe ADP, Air France-KLM and Airbus are launching an unprecedented worldwide call for expressions of interest for the hydroge... Leggi tutto
Luxembourg free public transport from 1st March 2020: the social icing on the cake of the innovative multimodal transport strategy in Luxembourg. From 1st March 2020, public transport in Lux... Leggi tutto
Prologis Global ESG Initiatives. Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate, has again been recognized by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) and the Dow Jones... Leggi tutto
