… 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 …

… actions are included, ranging from educational training modules in agriculture and climate-adapted housing, to heat protection for day care centres, schools and nursing homes. A jury of experts will select the winning projects from three … fourth round of the contest for which the German Environment Agency rewards local and regional measures which make a significant contribution to addressing the …

… This is the fourth time the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is acknowledging local and regional projects which make a real contribution to coping with the effects of climate change in Germany. The extreme drought and heat of 2018 and 2019 are clear signals that these solutions are needed now more than ever. …