Tag: sustainable production

Decoupling business growth from environmental impact is possible and even cheaper than continuing business as usual, Paul Polman, CEO of Anglo-Dutch multinational Unilever, argued in an interview with EurActiv.

Global mining giant Rio Tinto and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this week agreed to work together to improve the sector’s sustainability and conservation record.

The EU needs to consult developing countries that produce vegetable oils before making policy decisions that establish sustainability criteria for biofuels, Dato' Azhar Abdul Hamid, managing director of Sime Darby Plantation, told EurActiv in an interview.

European carmakers are being outperformed by more efficient Asian auto manufacturers as regards use of economic, environmental and social resources, a new survey shows.

Innovation is a catalyst for sustainability in Europe's chemicals sector, Dr Gernot Klotz, executive director of research and innovation at industry body Cefic, told EurActiv in a wide-ranging interview.

Lack of consumer awareness of sustainability of goods and the absence of an hazard-based regulatory approach to new products are holding back opportunities for sustainable innovation, argued stakeholders participating in a workshop last week (8 January).

The current crisis in the global food system, caused by dramatic price rises, provides an opportunity to assure long-term food security and avoid problems in future, argue three essays in the annual report of the International Food Policy Research Institute.

As current levels of carbon emissions approach "unsustainable levels", the International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a report urging governments to implement a "global energy technology revolution" to reverse existing trends.

CO2 emissions from transport are rising, biodiversity is threatened, and more Europeans are suffering from depression, according to the Commission's first review of the EU's sustainable development strategy. The report also includes some positive indicators, including an increase in the introduction of climate change-related initiatives in member states.

The EU's Eco-design Directive seeks to make the design of energy-using products such as hairdryers, computers, fridges or office equipment more environmentally friendly. In future, energy performance requirements can also be imposed on products which have an indirect impact on energy consumption during use, such as window frames and water taps.