ATRenew: Giving Consumer Electronics a Second Life
“Consumers with a limited budget do not see buying second-hand items as shameful.” This is the mantra of Rex Chen, President and CFO of ATRenew, a Chinese company whose mission is to ext...
Life cycle to carbon credits: the importance of EPDs in structural timber
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Within the framework of the new EU Regulation on Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF), t...
Up to 500,000 heat pumps per year: this is how Vaillant is investing in Europe
Bratislava – Visiting the Vaillant Group’s new mega-factory in Senica, Slovakia, one figure stands out above all others: a potential capacity of 500,000 electric heat pumps per year. A p...
Carbon Market Buyer’s Guide 2026, a new phase for the market
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Carbon credits are definitively shifting from being merely an accessory to corporate sus...
Startup, Liquid Sun: Turning CO₂ into Clean Aviation Fuel
“We are a carbon recoding company.” This is the motto of Liquid Sun, a startup based in Tampere, Finland, which has developed an innovative low-temperature electrolysis technology capabl...
From Jaguars to Sharks: Protecting Wildlife Against Transnational Crime
From Mexico to Argentina, through Central America and Brazil, wildlife trafficking has evolved from a marginal crime into a key component of transnational organized crime, closely linked to drug tra...
Recycling: an app called Junker reveals italians’ shortcomings
What are the most common doubts Italians face when standing in front of recycling bins? And how well do they understand the correct disposal methods for waste streams such as textiles and WEEE, whic...
Startup: NitroCapt develops sustainable nitrogen fertilisers
NitroCapt, a Swedish agri-tech company, aims to transform one of the most polluting sectors of agriculture: the production of nitrogen fertilisers. Winner of the prestigious $2 million Food Planet P...
Ecological Civilization as Ideology
The maturation of domestic environmental policies, programs and institutional capacity has contributed to the emergence of an ideology of Chinese global environmentalism that China has begun to depl...
High Altitude, High Responsibility: the "Alpeggio Project"
Every year, with the arrival of the first autumn chills, the mountains of Trentino prepare for a moment of celebration: the Desmontegada. This is the moment when livestock herds, which have spe...
Sludge: from disposal to recovery. Is the era of the euro-per-tonne fee coming to an end?
This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water For years, the price of sewage sludge was a margi...
The mind, the society, the paralysis: The Enigma of Climate Inaction
Why, despite decades of awareness of the severity of the climate crisis, do we continue to respond in a timid and fragmented manner? In The Enigma of Climate Inaction. Why Are We Doing Nothing ...
Ecoalf and Materra, working together for regenerative cotton in India
Ever since its foundation in 2009, the Spanish fashion company Ecoalf has been investing in sustainability and regeneration. In 2024, it reached almost 55 million in revenue, with 250 employees and ...
What lies behind the rush for Indonesian nickel
On 18 February 2026, a landslide occurred inside the Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Indonesia, one of the world’s major nickel mining hubs. One employee was killed by the collapse in a tai...
Proving the ecocide in Ukraine is challenging
Three hundred kilometres upstream from the dam that no longer exists, on the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia, biologist Vadym Maniuk walks across the parched, crunching ground. Beneath his feet, millions ...
Fishcon: Technology to Help Fish Pass Through Dams and Hydropower Plants
Based in Linz, Austria, Fishcon has designed a new generation of passes for fish and aquatic organisms, called Fishcon Lock or 2-Chamber Organism Bypass. The technology is based on a patented hydrau...
Magyar’s victory in Hungary does not dispel Orbán’s shadow
With 98.15% of the votes counted, the results of the 12 April elections in Hungary are now final: the Tisza party, led by Peter Magyar, has secured 138 of the 199 seats and 53.56% of the vote, achie...
Aquafil: how to structure governance for sustainability
In the global debate on corporate sustainability, environmental initiatives have historically attracted a great deal of attention, joined in recent years by a growing focus on social issues, while t...
Strait of Hormuz: from helium to aluminium, the non-oil raw materials crisis
Rotterdam - “If the port is doing well, our economy is also doing well,” said Ursula von der Leyen in September 2022, discussing the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. At the time, Eu...
Oxygen Conservation: investing in natural capital
A vast expanse of moorland stretching to the horizon, ponds teeming with life, and the cold waters of the Scottish sea: these are among the images that greet visitors to the Oxygen Conservation...