Digital Twins for Water Resource Management
The need to manage vast quantities of data, simultaneously improving operational and invested capital efficiency, is increasingly driving integrated water service managers to use advanced digital in...
The shadow of consulting firms (and Tony Blair) on climate negotiations
The government of Azerbaijan seeks help for COP29. In recent weeks, proposals to collaborate with the government of Baku in managing the 29th UN climate conference, to be held in November in Azerbai...
Startup: Cloov, the rental and second-hand platform for fashion brands
By using proprietary software, the Cloov startup enables apparel and accessories brands to create an online platform for rental and second-hand sales. Through its Software-as-a-service (SaaS), in ju...
"Biodegradable" tableware violates plastic pollution regulation
This is the second article of the three-part series Bioplastic: green innovation or another plastic problem? an international investigation jointly published by Renewable Matter ‒ a...
Climate doesn't need nuclear power: new EEB report says so
Everyone's crazy about nuclear power, but the climate doesn't need it. So says a new report by the European Environmental Bureau, unsurprisingly released on March 21, the same day world leaders...
Financing the EU's Circular Transition
The transition to a Circular Economy is under way. It is just over 8 years now since the European Commission published its Circular Economy Action Plan. In that time, we have had a second Action Pla...
Tomra separates food-grade plastic from non-food-grade plastic with deep learning
* from Koblenz An intelligence capable of making decisions within milliseconds, based on information learned gradually over time, improving day by day the ability to distinguish a waste. Th...
Nature Restoration Law stalled again: Italy among opponents
It appeared that the Nature Restoration Law, a key piece of the Green Deal, was a done deal. Yet a minority of EU members, including Italy and Hungary, once again prevented the adoption of legi...
Sustainability Report, the ESRS E5 Standard on resource use and circular economy explained
In the past few months, the European Union has made significant advancements towards transparency and comparability of sustainability data. Especially for what concerns the goal of standardising the...
CSDDD, agreement reached on the sustainability due diligence of businesses
On March 15, ambassadors from European Union member states gathered at the COREPER Permanent Representatives Committee voted in favor of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)....
Gaza, impending famine: hunger and thirst as improper weapons against the population
“The IPC's analysis of acute food insecurity conducted in December 2023 in the Gaza Strip signaled the risk of famine by the end of May 2024 if an immediate cessation of hostilities was not im...
World Water Forum 2024 to be held in Bali
The 10th World Water Forum 2024 will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from the 18th to the 24th of May. The theme of this edition is Water for Shared Prosperity. Organised through collaboration betw...
Water Resilience Initiative, institutional letter against the EU Commission's suspension
After being postponed in February, the European Commission has suspended the Water Resilience Initiative. Its submission has, in fact, been withdrawn from the agenda of the upcoming College of Commi...
Startup: RECO2, sustainable cobblestones out of industrial waste
Metallurgic, mining and glass scraps are transformed by a patented production process into Vytreum, a material used for outdoor flooring with characteristics comparable to current ceramic and c...
Motonormativity: underestimating cars' risks and pollution
The car: an extraordinary means of transportation whose danger we have forgotten. Of course, driving implies possessing a driving licence, but it has become an everyday act to such an extent that it...
Renewable Matter's sponsored articles
Transparency is one of the core values of Renewable Matter, which is why I want to clarify to our readers how we engage with advertising companies, while fully respecting our authority. The co...
Sustainable finance across Europe, Asia, and the United States: interviews from RM49
In each monographic issue of Renewable Matter, the Think Tank section is an opportunity to hear directly from the most prominent figures in the fields that, from time to time, we cover. Scienti...
Are the ESG Ratings Working?
Raise your hand if you have never heard of ESG ratings. At least since the introduction of environmental, social and governance factors into corporate financial analysis was popularized in 2006 by t...
Startup: Broccoli, the Sharefunding Platform for Sustainable Food Companies
“In the last two years, nothing has been more important on the agenda than our health and our climate impact. Issues that will not be resolved in the next century. However, we can have an impa...
Welcome to Post-Capitalism
Chico Mendes, a Brazilian trade unionist and environmentalist, is often credited with the phrase that “environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening.” In a world where the ri...