- 07/09/2021
New EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices
The Code of Conduct is one of the first outcomes of the EU's "From Farm to Fork" strategy, which is a core part of the European Green Deal.
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- 07/09/2021
Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy
The strategy identifies what the EU considers to be the most important development areas since the publication of the 2018 Sustainable Growth Financing Action Plan and sets out the strategic priorities and next steps in terms of non/legislative measures in line with the EU Green Deal.
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- 07/07/2021
Pro Pollinators Initiative: EU Pollinator Information Hive helps to protect insects
The EU Pollinator Information Hive makes it possible to share information on the conservation of wild pollinator species across EU Member States. The project LIFE IRSR is happy to benefit from the interactive format.
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- 07/01/2021
New finance guide aims to mobilize financial institutions to positively engage with nature
The new Financial Sector Guide for the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to mobilise financial institutions to ensure a nature positive world, by fostering better understanding of nature’s importance for the financial sector, providing insight on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) process and the actions that can be taken by financial institutions beneficial to nature.
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- 06/25/2021
On the way to Sustainable Finance – EU Commission published first Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, Biodiversity Delegated Act to follow
With the EU Taxonomy, the Commission presents a common classification system for sustainable economic activities. The increased transparency should make it easier for investors to re-orient investments towards more sustainable technologies and businesses.
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- 06/21/2021
State of Finance for Nature
If the world is to meet the climate change, biodiversity, and land degradation targets, it needs to close a USD 4.1 trillion financing gap in nature by 2050. The current investments in Nature-based solutions amount to USD 133 billion – most of which comes from public sources.
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- 06/10/2021
Leading companies respond to biodiversity loss by committing to the Action Agenda for Nature and People
More than 50 companies have stepped forward to show their shared commitment in support of the global biodiversity framework expected to be adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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- 06/10/2021
Energy company aims for net-positive biodiversity impact from new projects commissioned from 2030
The electricity supplier Ørsted sets the ambition to deliver a net-positive biodiversity impact from all new renewable energy projects that are commissioned from 2030 at the latest.
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- 05/28/2021
EU consumption responsible for 16% of tropical deforestation linked to international trade - new report
The EU is one of the world’s largest importers of tropical deforestation and associated emissions, second only to China, a new WWF report has found.
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- 05/25/2021
Ten Nature-Inspired Companies Advancing Sustainable Solutions
Biomimicry Institute announces the 10 startup companies participating in this year’s $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize® program.
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