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Understanding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
In an effort to cement itself as a global climate leader, the European Union (EU)…
Ecomatters attends DECOAT General Assembly
Last week Ecomatters attended the General Assembly meeting of DECOAT, an EU-funded Horizon 2020 project…
Science Based Targets 101
The reduction of Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is key to limiting global temperature increases. In…
Knowledge sharing on End of Waste Status at Green Chemistry, New Economy event
Our colleague Marco Mense gave an introductory presentation at the yearly Green Chemistry, New Economy…
CSRD preparation: Five aspects to consider first
On 21 April 2021, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Currently, EFRAG…
CLP regulation connects sustainable waste and chemical management
Hazardous waste and circular economy The EU’s chemicals strategy for sustainability[1] aims to better protect…
EU proposes Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
Sustainable growth as advocated in the European Commission’s Green Deal requires decoupling economic growth from…
How the EU is accelerating carbon farming & industrial carbon removals
Atmospheric carbon removal and its key role in the transition towards climate neutrality To achieve…
The new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, are you ready?
To strengthen transparency around sustainability and other non-financial matters, in April 2021 the European Commission…
Biopolymers within the new EU bio-stimulant and Fertilising products regulation
In this item, we dive into the new Bio-stimulant and Fertilising products regulation (EC) 2019/1009[1]…
Restriction on intentionally added microplastics
What are microplastics? Microplastics are solid plastic particles composed of polymers and functional additives less…
Transition to a circular plastic system
Back in 2016, the Dutch cabinet published a circularity program ‘Nederland Circulair in 2050’, in…
The new regulations for green investments
The European Commission is creating the regulatory conditions for the financial markets to mobilise funding…
The Plastics LCA method
As environmental impacts of plastics get more and more attention from the public and policy…
Making correct & grounded sustainability claims
It is becoming more and more common to make sustainability claims, or environmental claims, to…
What does the new IPCC report mean for your sustainability strategy?
The big news of this summer came a few days ago with the publication of…
The European Climate Law: Are you environmentally sustainable?
On the 21st of April 2021 the European Commission published the provisional agreement on the…
Starting a career in sustainability in times of corona
Starting a career in sustainability in times of corona Recently we had the pleasure to…
Carbon pricing: approaches to implementation
Carbon pricing: approaches to implementation There’s a growing consensus among both governments and businesses on…
The EU’s chemicals strategy for sustainability
We are surrounded by chemicals every moment of our lives. They are present in our…