Sustainability reporting and due diligence: simpler rules for fewer companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 14, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The new draft rules would reduce the required amount of sustainability reporting and simplify due diligence requirements for companies. With 17 votes for, 6 against and 2 abstentions, the Legal Affairs Committee approved its position on a series of changes to...

Indirect disaster effects cost the world nearly $2 trillion per year, Guterres says on International Day

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 14, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

From 1970 until 2000, the costs of disaster averaged $70-$80 billion. Those mainly preventable costs doubled this century to average $180-$200 billion annually, according to a recent report published by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Most of the...

To Prevent Rapid Sea-Level Rise, Reduce Emissions Now

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 13, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The timing of emissions reductions, even more so than the rate of reduction, will be key to avoiding catastrophic thresholds for ice-melt and sea-level rise, according to a new Cornell study. The study, published Oct. 10 in Nature Climate Change, models the impacts of...

Climate Change May Increase the Spread of Neurotoxin in the Oceans

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 13, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Climate-driven oxygen loss in the Black Sea thousands of years ago triggered the expansion of microorganisms capable of producing the potent neurotoxin methylmercury. That is shown in a new study published in Nature Water, led by Eric Capo at Umea University, which...

MEPs demand a unified EU response to Russian violations and hybrid warfare threats

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, MEPs strongly condemn Russia’s “reckless and escalatory actions” of violating the airspace of EU and NATO member states Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. They also denounce the deliberate drone incursions aimed at...

EU Ecolabel hits record numbers, offering new opportunities for businesses and more sustainable choices for consumers

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The latest figures on EU Ecolabel-certified products and licences, released today, show how the EU Ecolabel is gaining momentum. With 109,096 certified goods and services now covered by 3,384 licences across Europe, this is the largest collection of eco-friendly...