The EU taxonomy is a cornerstone of the EU’s sustainable finance framework and an important market transparency tool. The taxonomy is a classification system that defines criteria for economic activities that are aligned with a net zero trajectory by 2050 and the broader environmental goals other than climate.

The objectives of the Regulation are to prevent the generation of packaging waste, boost high quality recycling and making all packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030 and to reduce the need for primary natural resources and create a well functioning market for secondary raw materials.  Applicability: 2024 (TBD)

Introduces more detailed reporting requirements on companies’ impact on the environment, human rights, and social standards, as well as governance factors based on common criteria in line with EU’s climate goals. Applicability: Reporting obligations as of 2024 – 2026 with sectoral standards TBD.

The European Commission has adopted a set of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, transport, and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement. Read more here.

The initiative will require companies to substantiate claims they make about the environmental footprint of their products by using standard methods for quantifying them.

The aim is to make the claims reliable, comparable and verifiable across the EU – reducing ‘greenwashing’. Expected entry into force after 2024.

Presenters: Erika Kazi, Head of Sustainability Services, flaik

Chris Vanderbilt, Procurement Consultant

Net zero and climate action efforts are vastly ignoring an opportunity to not only reduce their impact on the environment but also promote long lasting societal impacts through supply chain mitigation. Also, gain insight into how your organization can begin to understand and mitigate risks to your supply chain to ensure continuation of business.

What’s your goal: net zero, carbon neutral, or climate positive? What’s the difference? Here is a quick primer to help you better understand the difference between these terms.

https://plana.earth/academy/what-is-difference-between-carbon-neutral-net-zero-climate-positive

Every business should be exploring the impact of their packaging, but sustainable solutions that performed to high standards have not been not accessible, especially to every business large and small. Watch this conversation with Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Packaging and A New Earth Project who is making high-quality, sustainable packaging accessible to every business.