Sustainability

EU’s CSDDD Implementation Stalls

By Simon Johns -

MEPs signalled they would block a vote on the CSDDD, believing it would place too great a burden on SMEs.

Renewable Base Stocks and Lubricants

By Simon Johns -

The Business Case

By Simon Johns -

Nynas Starts Partnership to Recycle Transformer Oil

By Simon Johns -

A December to Remember: EU Agrees on CSDDD

By Apurva Gosalia -
New ISO Sustainability Standards: One Done, One to Come!

New ISO Sustainability Standards: One Done, One to Come!

Two ISO sustainability standards have been either launched or are in the pipeline. If widely embraced, both have the pot …

International Standards Organization

International Standards Organization

The International Standards Organization is recognized for its catalog of more than 21,500 standards that cover almost …

Oily Wastewater Status Unchanged

Oily Wastewater Status Unchanged

The Environmental Protection Agency has stepped back from reclassifying used oil and wastewater mixtures as hazardous wa …

Defining Sustainability

Defining Sustainability

Can a steel producer and a wind turbine manufacturer both be considered “sustainable”?

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

ACEA says EU Truck Carbon Targets Unachievable

The EU’s new proposal for heavy-duty transport emissions reduction is not fit purpose, says ACEA.

European Union Sustainability Frameworks

European Union Sustainability Frameworks

Sustainable development is one of the European Union’s fundamental policy objectives. Over the decades, EU lawmakers …

EU Signs Updated Renewable Energy Directive

EU Signs Updated Renewable Energy Directive

The European Council has adopted a new directive that will increase use of renewables in overall energy consumption. Ac …

California Emissions Disclosure Law First in Country

California Emissions Disclosure Law First in Country

California’s new carbon emissions disclosure law is a national first for mandatory reporting.

Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Greenhouse Gas Protocol

The GHGP is the world’s most-widely used framework to measure an organization’s emissions.

Batteries Becoming Better

Batteries Becoming Better

The EU Batteries Regulation came into force on August 17, 2023. It more stringently regulates the manufacture and recycl …

Infineum to Spend $20 Million on Carbon Reduction

Infineum to Spend $20 Million on Carbon Reduction

Infineum says it will spend $20 million a year until 2033 on carbon reduction.

The World Will End Some Day, Not Every Day

The World Will End Some Day, Not Every Day

Jim Skea, the new head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ignores doomsday climate change scenari …

Shell Ready to Make Sustainable Aviation Lubricants

Shell Ready to Make Sustainable Aviation Lubricants

Shell will start to offering sustainable aviation lubricants.

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