… drinkingwater at risk Degradation products of pesticides can diminish groundwater and drinking water quality Source: bigfoot / Fotolia.com The quality of the drinking … is excellent. Its main source, groundwater, enjoys a high level of protection and should be as free as possible from chemical residues. 27.07.2022 Most plant … directly into the environment. The active substances move into the soil matrix and degrade there. During this process, new substances are formed. Some of these are …

… Rawpixel / Fotolia The new International Academy Transformation for Environment and Sustainability (TES Academy) has been launched in a pilot phase at UBA. The … of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine on the sustainability transformation and how to respond to the situation. 27.07.2022 TES Academy The UBA’s new TES … implement transformation processes towards sustainable development across national and disciplinary boundaries and to develop the structures required to achieve this. …

… under multiple crises Friday, July 15th, 2022 16:00 — 17:30 The TES Academy and the UBA Task Force “Ukraine” invite all interested parties to the virtual event … crises)?” to aim at bringing such perspectives from the global South to the front and raise awareness to potential needs that go beyond financial issues. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgently needed sustainability transformation face new challenges due to the …

… by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and German Environment Agency (UBA), 20 outstanding projects have now been nominated for the award. The high-ranking jury will …

… manufacturer can choose one state, which then examines the product for its efficacy and its risks to the environment and health. The company can then submit this evaluation to additional states in the … the product unless there are country-specific reasons against it, such as certain landscape or climatic conditions or special agricultural conditions. However, the EU …

… Reporting faces major changes Corporate Sustainability Reports should be standardized to be more comparable. Source: Melinda Nagy / AdobeStock About 500 German … to the plans of the EU Commission more undertakings shall report in the future and apply uniform reporting standards. A study on behalf of UBA recommends precise requirements for reporting on …

… procurement can only be instituted successfully if it is incorporated into the warp and woof of organizational practice. last update on 12.08.2016 Committing to green procurement First and foremost, your organization needs to make a clear and unequivocal commitment to green procurement. This can be done, for example, by …

… limits Nearly all bathing waters in Germany have highest quality marks – Covid-19 pandemic putting a damper on bathing 93 percent of Germany's bathing waters rate … water sites 'excellent'. Overall, 98 percent of bathing waters in lakes, rivers and on the coast were in compliance with the quality standards of the European Bathing Water Directive. This data is confirmed by the …

… can cause major accidents. Climate change can change the intensity, frequency and local distribution of such sources of hazards. Operators of installations in which large quantities of hazardous substances are present and the authorities responsible for them must therefore adapt their risk management. … are known internationally as Natechs (Natural Hazard Triggered Technical Accidents) and require special Natech risk management. The report "Climate change and plant …