The report analyses relevant provisions of the MiFID II Directive including related secondary regulation and guidelines. The aim is to understand the existing regulatory framework and the extent to which there is scope to include the discussion of non-financial investment objectives in financial advice from a regulatory perspective.
This report emphasizes the technological aspects relevant to eco-innovation. It describes the role of technology within an eco-innovation approach, provides guidance on identifying, developing, and adopting technologies, informs on the role of policy-making, and highlights the role of business intermediaries.
This report identifies some of these barriers, and specifically those originating from the policies in place that determine the context in which companies operate. It helps policymakers better understand the benefits of eco-innovation and the contribution it can make towards sustainable development and national objectives.
This assessment describes the current mercury waste management practices in these countries, and provides a basis for understanding the size and nature of the gap between current practices and the environmentally sound mercury waste management envisioned in the Minamata Convention.
This compendium describes information on commercially available or near commercially available technologies and associated techniques for resource recovery from WEEE/e-waste and subsequent treatment of residual wastes.
The report, The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing action, provides a clear action plan, endorsed by over 40 industry leaders, for the global plastics industry to design better packaging, increase recycling rates, and introduce new models for making better use of packaging.