This briefing paper explains why the EU needs to show ambition on sustainability in the upcoming review of Solvency II, the legislation that sets out the rules for insurers. This will help to preserve the stability of the insurance industry and the financial sector as a whole, and will enable insurers to support the transition to a sustainable economy.
The research paper offers an overview of some of the main standards and standardization initiatives related to plastics, identifies some of the gaps in the landscape of these standards, and highlights the potential role and limitations of standards in combatting plastics pollution.
This study looks at biomass use across the EU economy and suggests ways to realize the greatest possible value from biomass resources in a transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
This report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change.
There is a long history of dumping hazardous wastes in the seas, on land and in developing countries. This briefing paper addresses post-consumer waste,
especially e-waste, reopening old questions on how to manage the global waste trade.