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The EEA briefing " The benefits to biodiversity of a strong circular economy" explores how circular economy can reduce and, in some cases, reverse the impacts of production...

Global coffee consumption has been increasing steadily for almost 30 years. With a daily average consumption of 2.7 cups of coffee per person, coffee is now Canada’s...

The Commission adopted a recommendation to promote research and innovation for safer and more sustainable chemicals and materials. The proposed European framework is an important step to increase the protection of human health...

The JRC developed a framework on how to define safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) criteria for chemicals and materials. It puts together safety, environmental sustainability and socio-economic dimensions...

Starch Europe, the association of European Starch producers, announced the publication of the results of their 2022 sector-wide Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study.

The Environmental Footprint methods measure and communicate about the environmental performance of products (both goods and services) and organisations across their whole lifecycle

Life cycle assessment of carbon capture at incineration plants shows that despite some drawbacks, the net result is a clear advantage for the climate.

Europe is finally taking action on unsustainable fashion, but is it really meaningful?

As part of its Green Deal strategy to reach climate neutrality by 2050, the European Union recently unveiled a new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP).

To ensure this new calculator provides the most accurate data on supply chain emissions we need to hear views from across the biomass industry to help further improve...