On Earth Hour, 26 March 2022, people, cities and companies from all over the world will make a visible statement for climate protection. For the benefit of our planet, they commit to switching off the lights in their own home.
EMAS is used as a strategic tool to drive the sustainability agenda in the financial sector in Austria.
The health management of the Brothers of Mercy is an example of linking ecological sustainability with the self-image and mission of caring for people, for which the Austrian facilities were awarded the EMAS Austrian certificate in 2021.
The Commission took legal steps against Member States to ensure compliance with EU rules on waste water management, protection of Natura 2000 sites, species protection, landfills and industrial emissions.
As EMAS continues into this new year, 2022, our mission is to further strengthen the scheme’s visibility and outreach – be it virtual or physical. Therefore, we have decided to reinstate the EMAS newsletter to inform you regularly about new developments and events.
A year after its launch, the Align project has developed a Draft Zero of the Recommendations for a standard on biodiversity measurement and valuation. Recommendations will be released and open for public consultation in June, after the final revisions in May. Stay tuned!
In April, the Commission presented proposals to update and modernise the Industrial Emissions Directive, key legislation to help prevent and control pollution.
The Commission has finalised its scoping assessment to identify the priority list of waste streams for the development of further EU-wide end-of-waste criteria, as announced in the Circular Economy Action Plan.
See what Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Sinkevičius had to say on the new proposals to help prevent and control pollution.
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The Commission is starting negotiations with Ukraine to offer the country the possibility to join the LIFE programme for climate and environment.
On 30 March, the Commission presented a package of proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models and empower consumers for the green transition.
The Commission presented a package of proposals in March to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, address textiles and empower consumers for the green transition.
This peer learning event introduced and provided advice on implementation and compliance aspects of the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil”. The attendants were EU Member States, representatives from the Committee of the Regions and several experts/speakers who shared their knowledge and experience in Europe
This high-level side event organised by DG Environment, took place on 1 March. It aimed at setting out the challenges arising from pollution for achieving nature and biodiversity goals.
The Commission invites companies to take a voluntary pledge to support sustainable consumption, beyond what is required by law. The application process is open!
The members of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform met on 16 December for the first time to start developing the work programme for 2022-2024. The work programme will define the measures to be taken for implementing the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan.
The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) welcomed the European Commission's Communication on the EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil', its focus on health and its cross-cutting approach. The CoR looks forward to the announced actions and proposals and calls for them to be coherent and consistent with each other and with other relevant Green Deal initiatives.
The European Cancer Inequalities Registry was officially launched on 8 February, a flagship initiative joining efforts between the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan and the Zero Pollution Action Plan. It includes some air quality data already but further efforts will be made to link more pollution data with the Register.
The Horizon Missions are a new instrument of EU R&I policy to address complex societal problems and achieve ambitious goals in the areas of health, climate and environment by 2030.
