Auchan Romania is expanding its options for collecting beverage containers made of PET, aluminum, and glass marked with the DRS (Deposit Return System) symbol by introducing an innovative system uniquely capable of accepting all three types of packaging in bulk, without requiring prior separation by the consumer.
The European Commission has adopted a new European Ocean Pact, a bold initiative aimed at protecting marine ecosystems while fostering a sustainable blue economy and supporting the well-being of coastal communities.
HORNBACH Romania, a key player in the local DIY retail market, will launch reusable plant trays across all nine of its stores in the country with the start of the spring season.
This spring, Holcim Romania, in partnership with the “Plantăm fapte bune în România” initiative (EcoAssist Association), planted 40,000 acacia saplings on 8 hectares of degraded land in the village of Deveselu.
ENGIE Romania and the Viitor Plus Association have completed the project "Education and Practice in Building Energy Efficiency," an initiative that combines technical solutions with educational outreach for students and teachers nationwide.
The European Commission has adopted the 2025-2030 work plan for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the Energy Labelling Regulation.
The European Commission has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to tackling Europe's climate and environment crises by investing more than €86 million in new green strategic projects over the next ten years.
Poland and Canada have signed an agreement to strengthen cooperation on nuclear power, providing a legal framework for closer ties.
ECB has warned that the EU risks missing its 2030 climate targets unless it increases investment in the green economy by an estimated €558 billion annually.
Between December 2023 and November 2024, a total of 2.68 billion "SGR" packaging units were processed at recycling stations.
EU countries have updated their goals for the deployment of offshore renewable energy up to 2050 in each of the EU's 5 sea basins, with intermediate objectives to be achieved by 2030 and 2040.
Investment firm Mezzanine Partner has introduced the €100 million Energy Adria Fund, Croatia's first energy fund classified as "dark green".
In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq).
The European Commission has given the green light to a €790 million state aid package for Romania.
The European Commission has selected 85 innovative net-zero projects to receive €4.8 billion in grants from the Innovation Fund, helping to put cutting-edge clean technologies into action across Europe.
The European Commission published additional guidance for the implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation.
RetuRO inaugurated today in Ariceștii Rahtivani, Prahova County, the seventh regional center for counting and sorting DRS packaging.
Strabag announced its initiative to achieve climate neutrality by 2040 throughout the entire value chain, embracing digital, innovative, and eco-friendly solutions.
European citizens support the energy policy pursued by the EU in the last five years.
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) announced that their global climate finance reached a record high of €118 billion in 2023, a significant increase compared to 2019 levels.
In the context of the floods that have impacted Romania, the Raiffeisen Bank team has extended its support to civil society.
In July, 763 million packages were placed on the market, and the collection rate was 62%.
RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit Return System, the largest circular economy project, has opened the sixth regional center for counting and sorting DRS packaging in Almăj, Dolj County, near Craiova.
In the first quarter of 2024, the EU economy's greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 894 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
Microsoft has achieved its goal of matching 100% of its annual global electricity consumption with renewable energy, reaching the milestone five years ahead of its 2025 target. The achievement supports the company's commitment to become carbon negative by 2030.
The recent weakening of the CSRD may have some real estate developers cheering the compliance rollbacks, but the consequences could be complicated. A new research survey examines how EU real estate firms are navigating changes to the CSRD, and what that could mean for upcoming SFDR revisions.
