- 04/17/2023
2022 Nature Benchmark
A current "Nature Benchmark" evaluates nearly 400 companies across 8 industries, with a goal to reach another 600 companies during 2023.
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- 04/17/2023
Two new publications support action to tackle invasive alien species in Europe
Two brochures, presenting the updated list of invasive alien species of concern in the European Union and introducing the EU regulation on invasives alien species, have been produced by IUCN in partnership with the European Commission.
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- 03/28/2023
New VISIONARY Newsletter
How can we move towards a more sustainable food provision in Europe? Sign up for the latest news from our new biodiversity-promoting EU partner project VISIONARY and get the answers.
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- 03/28/2023
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): Public consultation on framework until 06/01/2023
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released its fourth and final beta framework for nature-related risk management and disclosure.
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- 03/27/2023
WWF Biodiversity Risk Filter
With the Biodiversity Risk Filter, WWF offers a free online tool for companies to understand, address, and identify risk hot spots related to nature degradation and species extinction within value and supply chains.
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- 03/27/2023
Publication: "Nature in Transition Plans: Why and How?"
Both climate change and biodiversity loss are inherently interlinked yet have traditionally been addressed in silos - a new WWF publication shows a way to proceed differently.
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- 03/24/2023
Proposal for EU directive "on green claims": fines and high requirements for provability and communication of environment-related advertising
On March 22, 2023, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Green Claims Directive to combat misleading greenwashing by companies.
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- 03/14/2023
"Biodiversity Beyond National Legislation" (BBNJ) for the protection of the oceans
Good news for the protection of marine biodiversity: After about 15 years (!) of negotiations, the member states of the UN have agreed on a treaty for the protection of the high seas ("high seas treaty"). This now has to be ratified.
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- 03/14/2023
EFRAG Videos on EU Reporting Directive and Proposal for ESRS E4 (Biodiversity and Ecosystems)
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has submitted its final drafts of EU Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to the EU Commission.
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- 03/14/2023
Joint letter urging the European Commission to follow EFRAG’s technical advice
Several organisations are calling on the Commission to not reduce the scope of the reporting standards developed by EFRAG for the European Commission in context of the CSRD.
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