On January 29, 2024, “Department Circular No. DC2024-01-0001 Providing a National Policy and General Framework, Roadmap, and Guidelines for Hydrogen in the Energy Sector” was promulgated in the Philippines. The Circular, abbreviated as “Hydrogen Energy Guidelines,” is intended to address the following four objectives. Specifically,… Read More »Philippine to Promote Hydrogen Energy Guideline

Introduction Reuse and recycling are two important concepts in environmental sustainability, waste management, and resource conservation. They both aim to reduce waste, lower environmental impact, and promote the efficient use of resources, but they do so in different ways. Reuse Reuse involves using an item… Read More »EU Sets New Standards for Reuse and Recycling

Introduction January 2024 has certainly been a busy month for the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT). In August 2023 the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) had announced plans to extend CE recognition indefinitely for certain products. On 26 January 2024, the… Read More »UK Publishes Draft Regulations to Extend CE Recognition Indefinitely and announces plans to Introduce E-labelling

Global carmakers including GM, Tesla, BYD, Toyota and Volkswagen are failing to minimise the risk of Uyghur forced labour being used in aluminium sourcing. “China is a dominant player in the global car industry and governments need to ensure that companies building cars or sourcing… Read More »GM, Tesla, BYD, Toyota & VW at risk of forced labour in Chinese Aluminium supply chains

Introduction:- The EU is proposing to expand dismantling obligations under the proposed End-of-life Vehicles Regulation (ELVR) European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC), European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), and European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) provide recommendations on the proposed expansion, representing vehicle recyclers, manufacturers, and suppliers.… Read More »Vehicle recyclers and manufacturers raise concerns over dismantling rules for end-of-life vehicles

The largest corporate sustainability program in the world, UN Global Compact, has announced the release of its Transformational Governance Corporate Toolkit. The purpose of this new tool is to enable businesses to train their staff to promote transformative governance across the board. In order to… Read More »UN Global Compact Introduces Toolkit to Drive Transformational Corporate Governance

ESG Developments in 2024 In 2023, regulatory improvements in the fields of corporate sustainability and ESG have gained enormous momentum globally, albeit facing significant opposition in the United States. Following the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) at the beginning of the year,… Read More »3 ESG Developments to Look Out for in 2024

Introduction A landmark rule aimed at reducing firms’ deceptive sustainability claims was recently approved by the European Parliament, marking a big step towards promoting openness and environmental accountability. The law tackles the issue of “greenwashing,” which is the practice of companies inflating or misrepresenting their… Read More »EU Adopts New law to Protect Consumers Against Misleading Green Claims

23 January 2024 – The European compounds Agency (ECHA) has added five new compounds to the Candidate List. Three chemicals are extremely persistent and highly bioaccumulative, one chemical is hazardous for reproduction, and another one is persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic. They are commonly found in… Read More »ECHA adds five hazardous chemicals to the Candidate List

Introduction RoHS restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic products and their components. However, certain applications may be exempt from RoHS restriction if it is technically or scientifically impracticable to prohibit the use of certain hazardous substances at present Exemptions Procedure… Read More »EU Introduces RoHS Exemption for Cadmium and Lead in Recovered PVC