DS Smith has partnered with Versuni, a leading home appliance company, to create an innovative fiber-based packaging solution for the Philips Baristina coffee machine.
Environment Minister of Romania Mircea Fechet announced that one billion packages have been collected through the Deposit Return System.
Kaufland Romania reduced its carbon footprint by 3,418 tons in 2023 by utilizing Euro Pool System (EPS) reusable collapsible crates.
The European Commission has decided to initiate infringement proceedings by sending letters of formal notice to the 27 EU member states for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets.
Consumers returned 350 million DRS packaging in June, 41% more than in May. The collection rate was 50% in June.
The report urgently calls for an institutional response to ensure an equitable transition and proposes metrics to increase transparency on equity implications.
It would cause more harm than good, violate national and EU laws, and undermine Romania's international commitments to halt natural destruction.
European Commission launched the #WaterWiseEU campaign to create a water-resilient Europe by 2050.
In 2022, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to €317.2 billion, representing 2.0% of the EU's gross domestic product (GDP).
RetuRO is opening its fifth counting and sorting center in Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău County.
ROCA Industry has published its second Sustainability Report, made by the GRI Standards.
GreenWEEE inaugurates the third WEEE recycling plant in Buzău and a recycling line for electric motors, a national first.
Over 70% of Romanians believed that solutions to current societal sustainability issues require a collective effort (both from citizens and public and private institutions).
RetuRO, the Deposit Return System administrator, reported that in the first six months of the program's operation, it handed over 29,000 tonnes of DRS packaging to recyclers.
Henkel announced that the company aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its business by 100 million metric tons between 2016 and 2025.
Europe's air quality improved but EU standards are still not met across Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis shows.
Around 160,000 tonnes of textile waste are thrown away in Romania every year.
New rules have been approved to completely ban dental amalgams, which contain mercury, and to prohibit the manufacturing, import, and export of other mercury-added products.
GGER Romania invested over €1 million in CSR projects to support the Suceava community in 2023, focusing on education, health, well-being, and sports.
The Commission European welcomes the adoption of significant reforms in the electricity and gas markets, along with a new regulatory framework aimed at advancing hydrogen and other decarbonized gases.
EU is taking substantial measures to strengthen firefighting efforts and protect communities by deploying firefighters strategically and assembling a fleet of firefighting aircraft.
RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit-Return System, opened the fourth regional packaging collection center in Otopeni, Ilfov County.
1 million liters of used oil have been collected to date, preventing improper disposal and environmental pollution.
Lidl Romania organized its tenth national food collection event to support disadvantaged communities during the Easter holidays.
Romanian developer Iulius has launched Europe's largest private bioremediation project, investing €29 million to clean 38 hectares of contaminated land in downtown Constanța. The project will transform the former Oil Terminal platform into an integrated urban regeneration complex worth over €800 million.
The European Union is at risk of missing a key United Nations deadline for submitting updated climate targets, as internal disagreements among member states delay a final decision on emissions goals for 2040.
Solar power has rapidly risen to become Hungary's second-largest source of electricity, overtaking gas for the first time in 2024.
Poland has moved up 49 places in the Climate Risk Index 2025, underscoring the increasing impact of climate change on the real estate sector. Heatwaves, heavy rainfall, droughts and floods are becoming a regular challenge for property owners and investors, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
European companies are facing widespread challenges as they attempt to comply with the EU's new sustainability reporting standards, according to recent findings from the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).
