IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network)’s Post

If you're attending #ClimateWeekNYC and your work touches food and beverages or agriculture, check out the technical event and discussion HowGood's research team is hosting at #REGENHOUSE about the coming LSR final guidance. Our own Lizz Aspley and JD Capuano are leading this conversation and have our partners at Yard Stick PBC joining them in talking about carbon removals measurement!

Having advanced in our discussions last week on: ▪︎ scope, functions, operating principles, and conflict of interest (CoI); ▪︎ institutional arrangements and relationships with key stakeholders; ▪︎ work-related processes and procedures of the SPP; & ▪︎ intersessional work and budget, we are one step closer to establishing of Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and to combat Pollution. Photo of Team EU at the OEWG 2 SPP

Our economy is heavily dependent on petrochemicals, but the sector receives far less attention than it deserves. Petrochemicals are one of the key blind spots in the global energy debate, especially given the influence they will exert on future energy trends. Petrochemical sustainability is increasingly vital in the sector, focusing on reducing carbon emissions and enhancing energy efficiency. Thanks Texas Chemistry Council and Texas Chemistry Alliance for the work you do. Sabrina Schwertner Caroline E. Payton Spreen

When our SPOTT team assesses companies’ public disclosure, we don’t just assess – we collaborate 🤝 Our initial assessment based on publicly available reports and publications is followed by the consultation period, where companies assessed have a unique opportunity to engage with our team to improve their public disclosures and provide feedback before the final review and publication on SPOTT. The 5th annual SPOTT assessment of leading natural rubber companies finds that companies that participated in the consultation period achieved higher average scores compared to their peers who didn’t engage. We encourage all companies within the soft commodities sector to seize this opportunity. Engage with the SPOTT team and utilise the consultation period to its fullest. This engagement doesn’t just reflect in scores; it symbolises a company's commitment to transparency and accountability. Explore results from the 2024 SPOTT Natural Rubber Assessment 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWJ4rXbx If you are new to ESG in natural rubber, learn more from our free training video 👉 https://lnkd.in/eATsP3tV #NaturalRubber #ESG #PublicDisclosure #Transparency #Sustainability #Engagement

The Wall Street Journal featured an Op Ed from our Chairman, President & CEO Peter Huntsman addressing a critical issue: deindustrialization in Europe. The outsourcing of energy-intensive industries to regions with lenient regulations is not just an environmental concern; it's an economic one. As Peter says in the OpEd: “To believe differently is naive, dangerous, and detrimental to the environment. Serious people understand this reality and must speak out.“ Read the OpEd: https://ow.ly/4JLZ50Qrplp

Materiality Assessment EFRAG published few days ago for public feedback the first Materiality assessment implementation guidance. A materiality assessment guidance includes four key areas: Step A: Understanding the context; Step B: Identification of the actual and potential IRO related to sustainability matters; Step C: Assessment and determination of the material IROs and related to sustainability matters; Step D: Reporting. Within this document, you’ll find an in-depth explanation of the materiality assessment, including step-by-step guidance, reporting techniques, and a collection of FAQs providing practical tips for implementation. #doublemateriality #esgrisk

Learn about EUDR and FSC's engagement one year in.

Ever wanted to learn more about the detection of ultrashort-chain and other per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in bottled water? This paper, which is supported by our international colleagues at the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC), offers in-depth insights from a US perspective. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/g2BZM4J3 Authors of the paper: Steven Chow, Nadezda Ojeda, Joseph Jacangelo, Kellogg Schwab. Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Stantec.

Unfortunately not all data in EFRAG's taxonomies for sustainability can be tagged from the human readable text. Out of curiosity, I counted the tags in EFRAG (non-illustrative) InlineXBRL-samples that has been published together with the ESRS- and Article 8-taxonomies. I also counted the tags been hidden elements. Almost all of the hidden elements came from concepts using Extensible Enumerations 2.0. Below you will find the numbers. Is it good practice to use Extensible Enumerations 2.0 in XBRL-taxonomies intended for InlineXBRL?

Check out some of our platform's updates! Among this week highlights are: 1. More news and relevant documents about the EUDR; 2. Updates on the Deforestation Due Diligence Registry.   The platform is the result of CPDG's research project ‘Monitoring the Regulatory Impact of the European Union's new regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) in Brazil’, developed in partnership with Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS), and aims to comprehensively analyse the challenges and impacts of the EUDR in Brazil. Sign up for our newsletter to receive first-hand news!