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  • Press release 26/2025 from 20.06.2025 | Last changed: 24.06.2025

    Bathing waters in Germany once again receive top marks

    Zwei Menschen rennen freudig ins Wasser.

    … once again receive top marks 97 percent of bathing waters awarded ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ ratings Bathing is pure pleasure almost everywhere in Germany's bathing waters … Notably, 97 percent of these sites achieved top classifications of ‘excellent’ and ‘good’. Based on these results, Germany ranked eighth in Europe for bathing water …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action

    Effects chain – Example presentation from the ‘trade and industry’ action 2023 … water can be fed back into the water bodies after utilisation. This occurred, for example, in the hot summers of 2003, 2006, 2018 and latterly 2022, when owing to …

  • Cover from 17.06.2025

    Start: Pharmaceuticals and the environment

    Illustration featuring fish, water, medicines, hot water bottle, yoga, household waste bin, toilet, sink, stethoscope, and pharmacy symbol

    … By integrating environmentally conscious approaches into their prescribing practices, physicians can actively contribute to reducing the entry of … specific pharmaceuticals to environmental organisms is illustrated using specific examples. A key topic in this context is wastewater treatment technology, …

  • Press release 01/2021 from 18.01.2021 | Last changed: 25.01.2021

    Round ten of the German Federal Ecodesign Award – 2021 call for entries starts today

    Das Logo des Bundespreis Ecodesign

    … become so well established over the past 10 years. We see the winning entries as examples of best practice in the context of our work." In order to conserve resources and the climate … and the award ceremony on 6 December 2021 in order to publicise the topic and the good examples which emerged out of the competition. Announcement of winning projects …

  • Press release 54/10 from 17.11.2010 | Last changed: 05.07.2013

    Everyone - environment, economy, and consumers - stands to gain from conserving resources

    … through recycling. This also has a positive impact on the environment, as the example of copper recycling illustrates. The process requires half as much energy as … directly benefits consumers,” said Flasbarth. The public sector must also set a good example and make more use of its purchasing power to promote resource-efficient … market. “The political goal set by the EU Commission to apply green procurement practices to 50 percent of all purchases in 2010 is a step in the right direction,” …

  • Press release 22/2022 from 27.04.2022 | Last changed: 15.06.2022

    Parts of the European population have alarmingly high levels of pollutant exposure

    Blutabnahme mit einer Spritze

    … and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), which can be used to coat pans, for example, are also present in human blood in quantities that are in some cases too … HBM4EU demonstrates that human biomonitoring has established itself as a very good tool for measuring exposure to pollutants. The results of HBM4EU have laid the …

  • Cover from 01.04.2020

    International Workshop: Managing HFC Phase-down with Natural Refrigerants

    Absorber

    … such as ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, which, in combination with their good energy performance, makes them viable and future-proof candidates to replace … such as ammonia, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons, which, in combination with their good energy performance, makes them viable and future-proof candidates to replace …

  • Press release 21/2021 from 06.05.2021 | Last changed: 06.05.2021

    Strengthening environmental and climate protection in corporate reporting obligations

    Ein idylisches Flussufer mit vielen grünen Bäumen, die sich im Wasser spiegeln

    … with climate actions and key performance indicators. Only this triad allows a good understanding of the company’s climate ambition. Compared to climate change, … perform better in this regard. Gaps can also be identified in the reporting practice on supply chains. Nearly half of the companies disclose at least basic … company reports assessed. However, the study also shows that there are already many examples of good reporting practice. The respective companies are often …

  • Press release 37/2016 from 22.11.2016 | Last changed: 10.02.2017

    Joint action for man and the environment

    UBA's President Maria Krautzberger and actor Oliver Mommsen at SOS Children’s Village Berlin

    … a great deal by seeking out environmentally friendly and low-energy consumer goods. But these products must also be affordable, which is why I am in favour of … especially environmentally friendly goods to a lower rate of value added tax. For example, an economical fridge would be sold at a 7% instead of 19% VAT rate, making …

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    Health tourism

    Massage

    … pools may lose their attractiveness in summer due to rising temperatures, for example compared to other offered activities such as bathing, cycling or walking. … pools may lose their attractiveness in summer due to rising temperatures, for example compared to other offered activities such as bathing, cycling or walking. … …

  • Newsletter from 15.02.2019 | Last changed: 15.02.2019

    Newsletter "UBA aktuell" - No.: 1/2019

    … can ultimately be recycled. In principle, this applies to all types of waste. How good is your knowledge of this field?  read more (in German) UBA positions Aligning … published Framing the Third Cycling Century Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice There is a tension between research and practice in the field of cycling as …