Andritz, technologies for sustainable substrates made from recovered wood

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Nowadays, the use of wood fibres in specialised substrates is supporting new soil regulations and ...

All the Benefits of a Bamboo Forest

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano Forever Bambù is an Italian company that combines environmental restoration and circular ec...

Agriculture, Cristina Guarda: Europe needs a more ambitious vision

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In mid-February, the European Commission unveiled its Vision for Agriculture and Food, a document ...

COP16 biodiversity Rome: 200 billion dollars for nature and how to mobilise them

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Rome – A roadmap to mobilise at least 200 billion dollars from public, private, philant...

Corporate renewable procurement: greenwashing or key driver of the EU’s clean industrial deal?

In 2023, the amount of renewable energy purchased by businesses and corporations in Europe grew by over 52%, reaching 20 GWs. However, several academic papers like Bjorn, A. et al. (2022) have ...

Omnibus Package: does the EU still have sufficient power to enforce its vision?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 26th of February, the European Commission will unveil the much-debated Omnibus Package, an ...

Climate-Biodiversity-Water Nexus: the protection of ecosystem services in South America

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, major and historical-record wildfires have devastated regions worldwide, includin...

Decarbonization is not enough: energy efficiency is the key to true progress

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Decarbonising our energy supply through renewable sources of energy is absolutely key. But if the ...

Green Deal, where are we at? The JRC study

This article is also available in Italian / questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Since EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, discussio...

CBAM, Commissioner Hoekstra announces exemptions for 80% of EU companies

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Following the increasingly probable step back of the Omnibus package on CSRD, CSDDD, and the Taxon...

Indigenous lands are key to conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have become priorities on the global agend...

Jon Smieja, “Join us at Circularity25”!

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano It's the largest circular economy event for corporations and professionals in the US: Circularity2...

Startup, Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2021, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin, Again is a startup that has developed a bi...

Going with the flow: water becomes economic and biodiversity driver in Europe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the plains of Crau in southern France, EU-funded researchers are pioneering a new approach to w...

The US is threatening a war against European ESG directives

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano European companies don’t like the directives on corporate sustainability (CSRD and CSDDD), a...

Merchant of Doubt, the most actual book today celebrates 15 years

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The book Merchants of Doubt, written by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, remains highly relevant eve...

Why Trump wants Ukraine’s rare earths

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano "We cannot keep spending hundreds of billions to defend Ukraine without getting something in retur...

Water is no longer business as usual

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We have entered an era of fierce global competition. To access energy. To access raw materials. To...

Ireland’s booming economy is ruining its nature. Can it restore the balance?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ireland has every reason to be proud of itself. The global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 dealt ...

Do trade and tariffs decide what we eat?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Threats of new tariffs from US President Donald Trump are on the front pages of all newspaper...

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