India’s Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has promulgated two notifications regarding the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, on November 20, 2023. In both of the notifications, CPCB requested the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs or PCCs) to strengthen their monitoring in response to the apparent… Read More »India Orders to Strengthen Compliance of Plastic Waste Management Rules

South Korea’s commitment to chemical safety and environmental protection takes a further step forward with the latest updates to hazard assessments under the Korean Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (K-REACH) program. Announced on December 21, 2023, these updates highlight the ongoing efforts to identify… Read More »South Korea Tightens Grip on Chemical Safety: Updates Hazard Assessments under K-REACH (Updated Dec 21, 2023)

Environmental reporting is an essential part of maintaining compliance for your facility. However, it can often seem like a burdensome task assigned to your organization by regulations with no clear end goal. That isn’t the case when it comes to National Emissions Inventory (NEI) reporting.… Read More »National Emissions Inventory Reporting

The public was invited to provide feedback on the Draft Decree Amending and Supplementing Decree No. 08/2022/ND-CP Detailing a Number of Articles of the Law on Environmental Protection, which was released by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) on October 20, 2023.… Read More »Vietnam publishes draft amendment of decree on implementation of Environmental Protection Law 2020: Part 1 and 2

IMDS:- IMDS stands for International Material Data System. It is a web-based tool used in the automotive industry for collecting, managing, and sharing material data related to automotive components. IMDS is primarily used to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and to promote the use of… Read More »IMDS Release 14.3

Introduction In a significant move towards fostering transparency and environmental accountability, the European Parliament has recently approved a groundbreaking law aimed at curbing misleading sustainability claims made by companies. The legislation addresses the growing concern of greenwashing, a practice where businesses exaggerate or falsely advertise… Read More »EU Parliament Approves New Law Banning Misleading Product Sustainability Claims

Introduction The shift to electric mobility is a promising global strategy due to fossil fuel depletion, rising fuel costs, and environmental pollution. Adopting electric vehicle (EV) technology offers numerous benefits, including eco-friendliness, improved air quality, reduced GHG emissions, noise reduction, reduced recurrent costs, and increased… Read More »Bihar Electric Vehicle Policy, 2023 

On October 10, 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam released the “draft amendment of the Prime Minister’s Decision on the List of GHG Emission Facilities that Must Carry Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories (hereinafter referred to as the Draft). The solicitation… Read More »Vietnam Proposes Amendments to List of Facilities subject to GHG Inventory rules