In the last plenary session this week, the European Parliament adopted the Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). This decision led to the adoption of a common European standard that would oblige businesses to better manage the risks associated with human rights abuses in global supply chains, as well as the impact on the environment. The companies together with their partners,…
At the last plenary session this week, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). With this decision, the adoption of a common European standard was accepted, requiring companies to better manage the risks associated with human rights violations in global supply chains, as well as their impact on the environment. Companies and their partners will be required to…
The International Day of Remembrance of the Chernobyl Disaster is celebrated every year on April 26. The day is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident. It creates awareness of the catastrophic accident where approximately 8,4 million people were exposed to harmful nuclear radiation. The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, spreading…
The European Patent Office (EPO/EPO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have published a joint study on the commercialization of clean and sustainable technologies on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day. It found that from 2016 to 2021, inventions in this area grew by 33%. From 1997 to 2021, more than…
The European Parliament passed stricter legally binding limits on air pollution to be met by 2030. The World Health Organization (WHO) tightened its air quality guidelines last year, hoping to push countries towards clean energy and prevent deaths caused by dirty air. Air pollution causes 300…
The Parliament obliged the Council of Ministers to provide funds from the state budget to "Mini Maritsa Iztok" EAD in the amount of BGN 250 million per year for a period of four years in order to ensure technical reclamation activities of disturbed areas of the "East Maritsa Coal Basin" deposit. The decision was adopted with 168 votes in favor, 2 against and 38…
The world's 3000 billionaires should pay a minimum of 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight against poverty, inequality and global warming, ministers from four leading economies have proposed. In a sign of growing international support for a tax on the super-rich, Brazil, Germany, South Africa and Spain said a tax…
The European Commission has drawn up strict criteria for when the use of the most dangerous substances is justified. However, as the revision of the main EU regulation on chemicals is not yet finished, green NGOs are calling for a redoubled effort to limit pollution and health risks, reports Euronews. The European Commission's guidance on this…
The European Union has voted in favor of ratifying the Treaty on the High Seas, which aims to protect marine life in areas beyond the maritime boundaries of states, including the high seas and the seabed, reports euronews.com. The decision is a key step in the process of approving the ratification of the High Seas Treaty. The decision of the parliament…
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved new rules to reduce packaging waste, in part by encouraging the reuse and recycling of certain types of packaging, reports Euractiv. The adopted rules were negotiated and agreed with national governments in March 2024 and include targets for a progressive reduction of packaging (5% by 2030, 10% by…
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