EMPPA 2024 Association Day Brussels

Placing Moulded Pulp at the Core of the EU Circular Bioeconomy

During her confirmation-hearing with Members of the European Parliament on November 5th 2024, EU Commissioner for the Environment Jessica Roswall emphasized her "focus on nature-based solutions" and indicated potential "bio-based content requirements for certain products”. Hinting at two EU laws that have been heavily debated over the last months, she also underscored the “essential” importance … Continue reading Placing Moulded Pulp at the Core of the EU Circular Bioeconomy

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Into the Crucible: Will the European Chemicals Industry Rise to the Circularity Challenge?

Chemicals are a critical, but often overlooked, factor of success for a circular economy. 96% of all products on European markets, from food to medical treatments, from buildings to consumer electronics, rely on chemicals, so this shouldn’t come as a surprise. But what does circularity mean for the future of the chemicals industry? Should it embrace circular systems or resist them?

“The path to safer and cleaner material cycles is promoting substitution”

Interview with Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director for Circular Economy & Green Growth at the European Commission’s DG Environment, about the EU’s upcoming “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”

“The Corporate Reporting Dialogue Is Looking for Alignment, Not for One Common Framework”

I had a chance to talk to Wim Bartels in his capacity of Progamme Lead at the Corporate Reporting Dialogue (CRD) about key issues and initiatives around the further development of corporate reporting. In our interview, we address topics like the CRD’s objectives and alleged competition, the convergence of non-financial and financial reporting frameworks, integrated versus multiple reporting, PDF versus HTML, and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools.

Unleashing the Power of Online Reporting

Confronted with an ever-growing demand for transparency and materiality, companies need to find an adequate format to publish both financial and pre-financial information to their stakeholders in an effective way. While traditional reporting reaches its limits, online integrated reporting features a number of key advantages that enable them to get the job done.  It is fair to … Continue reading Unleashing the Power of Online Reporting