A valuable COP for undervalued wetlands
COP30 in Brazil is done and dusted. As always, the outcome was mixed with many crying “too little, too slow”, while others pointed to potentially significant progress woven into the fina...
NextChem launches sustainability-linked finance plan to boost decarbonisation
MAIRE announced that NEXTCHEM has launched its first Sustainability-Linked Financing Framework, a strategic move designed to anchor financial activities to measurable sustainability targets. The &ld...
Soil: over 70% of all countries underestimate its importance in mitigation strategies
Much is often said – and even more so these days, with COP30 underway in Belém, Brazil – about reducing emissions, mitigating and absorbing CO₂. Much less often, however, is it ...
The climate crisis exacerbates inequalities, especially for women and girls
Walking for hours in the sun to fetch water. Giving birth without medical assistance because the clinic is unreachable after a flood. Giving up contraception as it is too expensive, while the family...
COP30’s local legacy: Cities will make or break the climate fight
As ICLEI’s Regional Director for Europe, I am often asked why we invest so much effort in global climate negotiations. Why does an organisation of cities and regions engage so deeply in p...
Italy’s first biogas-powered heating and cooling plant opens in Peschiera Borromeo
Italy has inaugurated its first integrated district heating and cooling system powered entirely by biogas generated from sewage sludge, marking a significant step toward large-scale circular energy ...
From offshore to onshore: Europe expands carbon storage with nature-inspired tech
For the first time, Europe will bury its carbon not beneath the sea, but under its own soil, heralding a new chapter in the continent’s fight against climate change. On 30 April 2025, the EU i...
EBC25 Highlights Europe’s Shift Toward a Circular, Biobased Economy
The European Bioplastics Conference (EBC25) will return to Berlin on 2 and 3 December 2025, marking two decades of international dialogue on material innovation and the growing relevance of biopolym...
EUSEW 2026 to Drive Europe’s Path toward a Resilient Energy Union
The European Sustainable Energy Week 2026 will take place from 9 to 11 June, marking the 20th edition of the largest EU event dedicated to renewable energy and efficient energy use. Under the theme ...
Space Economy, Italy Launches “BEX – Beyond Exploration” in 2026
The rapid evolution of the global space economy, valued at over 570 billion dollars in 2023 according to OECD estimates, is pushing countries to strengthen industrial capabilities and research netwo...
Beyond environmental impact: bringing people and governance back to the core of ESG
When it comes to ESG measurement systems and reporting processes, both public debate and corporate practice appear to focus almost exclusively on environmental issues, while social and governance th...
The gender gap in STEM persists, but the transition needs female talent
That science is not a woman’s business is an old cliché, increasingly disproved nowadays by new strands of historiography that restore brilliant female researchers and inventors of the ...
Trentino has a goal: to be the first Italian region with an ESG rating
Within a global context where competitiveness, innovation, and sustainability can no longer proceed on separate tracks, Trentino has opted to promote a development model capable of integrating them ...
COP30, awaiting a negotiation reform
COP30 comes to an end as a mirror of the current times. Multilateral cooperation on climate change barely survives, notwithstanding geopolitical tensions. Growing are the divisions between countries...
Lavazza’s Tablì Redefines Single-Serve Coffee with a 100% Coffee Innovation
Lavazza introduces Tablì to the Italian market, a breakthrough designed to deliver a truly “100% caffè” experience. The system is the result of a five-year research pa...
AgriZone, the agribusiness challenge at COP30
From Belém - Formally, it is supposed to be a space dedicated to sustainable agriculture and technological innovation. In reality, it welcomes and gives a voice to all Brazilian and internati...
Climate finance at COP30: how to leverage $1.3 trillion by 2035
During the climate summit in Brazil, the focus shifted back to climate finance: without adequate resources, making progress on adaptation, mitigation and combating global warming is difficult, parti...
Energy Transition at Home and Beyond: E.ON’s Integrated Vision for a Sustainable Future
The global energy transition is no longer an abstract aspiration; it is a measurable and accelerating process shaped by technological innovation, policy targets and rising environmental risks. Accor...
The new channel The Social & Governance Observer is launched
‘A just ecological transition is inclusive and leaves no one behind,’ declared Marina Silva, Brazil’s combative Minister of the Environment and Climate, at the opening of COP30, th...
The large skills gap in Italy's transition
Italy may be speaking about innovation, but its training programmes remain inadequate and poorly designed. According to the eLearning Maturity Report 2025 published by the Politecnico di Milano...