22 December 202220 December 2022EU agrees new law to kick deforestation out of supply chainsEU legislators reached an agreement in the early hours of Tuesday (6 December) to pass a new law guaranteeing that products sold in the EU are not linked to the destruction or degradation of forests
Entwaldungsfreie Lieferketten: EU-Gesetz kommtDie EU-Gesetzgeber haben sich darauf geeinigt, ein neues Gesetz zu verabschieden, das garantiert, dass in der EU verkaufte Produkte nicht mit der Zerstörung oder Schädigung von Wäldern in Zusammenhang stehen
20 December 202227 December 2022Plastikabkommen: Die Verhandlungen beginnenForderungen des WWF für Globales Plastikabkommen
14 March 20228 March 2022A UN Treaty on plastic pollutionPlastic pollution is rapidly outpacing current efforts to stop it. We need a UN treaty on plastic pollution to amplify existing efforts, through a more coordinated and ambitious approach
3 August 20219 September 2021Forestry and carbon sinks: Damned if you do, damned if you don’tThis article is part of our special report Forestry and climate change. The complex role of forests in regulating the Earth’s climate is set to become one of the most contentious issues in the upcoming revision of Europe’s energy and climate laws.
28 July 202123 July 2021U.S. Plastics Pact Unveils National Strategy to Achieve 2025 Circular Economy GoalsHolding Accountable More than 95+ Organizations, The U.S. Plastics Pact Roadmap Outlines Specific Actions and Responsibilities to Realize a Circular Economy for Plastics in America
22 February 202117 February 2021Bundesregierung ebnet Weg für WasserstoffnetzeDas Bundeskabinett beschließt am Mittwoch wesentliche Regelungen zum Aufbau eines Wasserstoffnetzes. Die Gasnetzbetreiber sind enttäuscht
9 September 20209 September 2021U.S. Plastics Pact Launches to Ignite Change Toward Circular Economy for Plastic60+ Brands, Retailers, Government Agencies, and NGOs Collaborate to Advance All Plastic Packaging to become Reusable, Recyclable, or Compostable by 2025
3 August 20209 September 2021Kimberly-Clark Joins WWF’s Bioplastic Feedstock AllianceIndustry collaboration to explore and communicate the sustainability risks and opportunities associated with bioplastic production
6 April 20202 April 2020Agriculture and biodiversity: A make or break for European Green DealThe European Green Deal has been called the EU’s man-on-the-moon moment
3 September 201929 August 2019Applying sustainability to save the Amazon RainforestLarge-scale agriculture has experienced sizeable expansion and becomes the newest driver of deforestation in the Amazon region
20 August 201919 August 2019Croda Reduces GHG EmissionsAnother example of smart science improving lives
24 June 201918 June 2019Greenpeace-Report beleuchtet Abholzung für AlltagsprodukteDie Umweltschutzorganisation fordert Gesetze statt Selbstverpflichtung
19 June 201914 June 2019Canada to ban harmful single-use plastics and hold companies responsible for plastic wastePrime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that the Government is taking additional steps to reduce country’s plastic waste, and promote affordable and safe alternatives
16 May 201912 May 2019WWF submits request for EU report on climate impacts of CAPAgricultural ministers need all the facts for their climate discussion on 14 May
14 February 201914 February 2019Biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa could be prioritized for aviationWWF report: "Taking off: Understanding the sustainable aviation biofuel potential in sub-Saharan Africa"
11 February 20196 February 2019Bioökonomie muss nachhaltig werdenAktionsforum Bioökonomie sieht Importe von Biomasse aus dem globalen Süden kritisch, ohne damit Rücksicht auf Ressourcenverbräuche zu nehmen
17 December 201815 December 2018Toy maker Lego to focus on renewable bioplasticsBistra Andersen, senior product manager for materials at Lego was speaking to delegates at the European Bioplastics Conference in Berlin
12 November 20187 November 2018‘A line in the sand’ – Ellen MacArthur Foundation launches New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic waste at sourceGlobal Commitment aims to create ‘a new normal’ for plastic packaging
6 November 201831 October 2018Alternative Aviation Fuels: A Sustainable Future is Taking OffRSB publishes report on the future of alternative aviation fuels
17 July 201812 July 2018Soil ‘completely underestimated’ in EU climate strategyWhile climate change takes a toll on agriculture and land use contributes to warming the planet, soils still find little attention from policymakers in their climate strategies
16 July 201811 July 2018Starbucks to Eliminate Plastic Straws Globally by 2020Plastic straws to be replaced with new recyclable strawless lid and alternative-material straw options
5 July 20183 July 2018International Paper and WWF Join Forces to Help Create First-Ever Science-Based Targets for Forests and Scale-Up Forest Restoration in BrazilWhat are the ecological tipping points for forests that we need to stay well above?
27 March 201822 March 2018Starbucks and Closed Loop Partners to develop recyclable, compostable cup solutionStarbucks is committing $10M in partnership to establish a groundbreaking consortium to launch the NextGen Cup Challenge
29 January 201822 January 2018Wie Brüssel die Plastiklawine stoppen willEU-Kommission will Recycling profitabler machen
14 November 201710 November 2017Over 150 organisations back call to ban oxo-degradable plastic packagingEllen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative has published a statement calling for a ban on oxo-degradable plastic packaging.
Biomasse produzieren, Recht auf Nahrung wahren: Projekt „Food Security Standard“Im seit Mai 2017 laufenden Vorhaben geht es nun darum, diese Kriterien in regulär laufende Zertifizierungsprozesse zu integrieren und zu erproben
28 August 201724 August 2017Billionaire builds superyacht to clean up plastic soupResearch Expedition Vessel will be ready to sail by 2020 and to be managed by World Wildlife Fund Norway
5 May 201728 April 2017Palm oil production, development and the environmentEurope’s well-meaning attempts to improve the sustainability of palm oil production may be having the opposite effect, writes Hiroko Shimizu
12 December 20168 December 2016Commission under fire over post-2020 biofuels targetsEWABA suggests that Commission's proposal for a new Renewable Energy Directive can still be improved during its legislative passage
2 December 20161 December 2016Palmöl: Amnesty erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen Kosmetik-HerstellerGroße Player wollen Palmöl-Produzenten Wilmar in die Pflicht nehmen
3 June 20162 June 2016Fibres of the future (1): cotton and its limitsNatural fibres development challenged from the inside by unsustainable production methods, and from the outside by synthetic fibres
14 March 201630 March 2016EU must put cascading use of wood at the heart of circular economy and the bioenergy strategyReport looks at how regulation either hinders or promotes what is known as ‘cascading use’ of wood
10 February 20169 February 2016Finns continue to have more confidence in forest sectorNew poll to show: Finns’ attitudes towards forestry issues differ significantly from the rest of Europe
17 December 201516 December 2015The Future of Lego Bricks is Bio-BasedForsaking its partnership with Shell, the Lego Group now wants to reduce its environmental impact and use sustainable materials
10 December 20159 September 2021Umstrittene Technik CCS – So wird die Kohle nicht sauberCO2-Abscheidung- und Speicherung (Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)) erfüllt die in sie gesetzten Hoffnungen nicht
7 December 20156 December 2015Timmermans defends ambition of new Circular Economy packageNew legislation is under heightened scrutiny, because Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans promised, the new package would be “more ambitious” than its predecessor
24 November 201523 November 2015Responsible sourcing is key to growing responsible bioplasticsMulti-stakeholder forum focusing on increasing awareness around the environmental and social performance of potential feedstock sources
10 July 20149 July 2014New Supply Chain Sustainability Program for U.S. CropsField to Market metrics and benchmarks developed through a multi-stakeholder process to become an important platform
19 November 201318 November 2013Driving innovation: The Coca-Cola Company and Ford Inveil Ford Fusion Energi with Plantbottle Technology interiorPlantBottle Technology™ from The Coca-Cola Company is applied for the first time beyond PET packaging as part of the interior fabric of a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid research vehicle
26 July 2011Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Sugarcane-Based Jet FuelsBrazilian research group ICONE to lead study; World Wildlife Fund to serve as independent reviewer and advisor
12 July 2011Cargill commits to supply RSPO certified sustainable palm oil to customers by 2015Partnership with Fauna and Flora International to help also smallholders in Malaysia and Indonesia