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
In this op-ed discussion between three family-run companies from the consumer goods and recycling industries, their CEOs call for a mass balance method where recycled content is allocated proportionally to all products of a recycling process at batch level. A label claiming „Made from 100% recycled content" should only be allowed for packaging products fully made from recyclate. Otherwise, it should be considered as greenwashing.
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”
Plastics recycling is as much of a challenge as an opportunity for the circular economy. In Europe, amidst growing public concern, new regulation and voluntary pledges from the industry, the problem is that so little of the plastic that is collected actually gets turned into new material. In this article, I investigate whether chemical recycling can make the plastics value chain more circular and what it takes for it to providing a profitable new industry branch.
Creating a New Quality For Corporate Reporting - As European policy makers press ahead to promote sustainable investment, stakeholders are stepping up the discussion about standardizing ESG-related metrics and non-financial disclosure This week at the COP24 climate summit in Katowice, Poland, the discussion about how to implement the directives of the Paris Agreement is in … Continue reading Less medley, more value
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