How the EU is accelerating carbon farming & industrial carbon removals
Atmospheric carbon removal and its key role in the transition toward climate neutrality To achieve the EU’s legally binding climate…
The new regulations for green investments
The European Commission is creating the regulatory conditions for the financial markets to mobilise funding and enable their Green Deal…
Reusability and a new tool for reusable product design
Source: Single-use plastics. A Roadmap for Sustainability. UN Environment Programme, 2018
Bio-plastics, Friend or Foe?
The great upswing of bio-plastics Companies are increasingly looking at bio-plastics as the solution to reducing climate impact and littering…
Science-based targets in the chemical sector
This article was written in 2020. Since publication updates have been made to the SBTi guidance for a number of…
Understanding the EU Single-use plastic Directive
Background - plastic pollution In Europe, around 25.8 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year and less than…
Renewable Energy Directive, how is that progressing?
When did it all begin? Back in 2008, the European Commission set up the Renewable Energy Directive which established a…
2019 – Changes in the Dutch implementation of the European Energy Directive
As mentioned in our previous article, if your company has more the 250 employers, or an annual turnover exceeding EUR…
The future of plastics: what lies ahead?
Where are we at with plastics? As has been seen in recent years, there is no doubt on the fact…
Changes in the Dutch Environmental Management Act
Dutch Environmental Management Act - Notification of implemented recognized measures If your company uses more than 50.000 kWh of electricity…
Energy Efficiency Directive (EED)
Energy Efficiency Directive At Ecomatters, we regularly get questions regarding Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and…
Top 5 reasons why companies should implement sustainability
Why are companies implementing sustainability more and more? Some companies just start because they feel it’s “the right thing to…