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Are you ready for the EU's new environmental regulations? Discover how your business can stay compliant and thrive under the new standards. Read our full article for impacts, timing and more details on CBAM (The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), The Drinking Water Directive, Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and Packaging Reduction Regulation. Thanks for inputs from our Associates DGE Sverige / DGE Group with Julia Ekander, and HPC AG / HPC Italia with Mattia Colombo, Valentina Vieri, and Paola Camisani. #InogenAlliance #environmentalconsulting #EU #regulatoryupdate #sustainability #packagingreduction #biodiversity #waterstewardship #internationalbusiness https://hubs.la/Q02nPfmf0

📝 Our newest blog post is live! 🌳 Take a look at the significant transition in EU's environmental legislation from the #EUTR to #EUDR. This article delves into the transition from the European Union Timber Regulation to the new Deforestation Regulation. Understand its impact on environmental efforts and what it means for businesses across Europe. 🔍 Read the full blog post here: http://orbi.fyi/IeIx #deforestation #commodities #environmentalimpact #sustainability #earthobservation #sustainablesupplychain

Analysis: #Brexit divergence from EU is destroying UK’s vital #environmental and #publichealth protections “The UK is falling behind the EU on almost every area of environmental regulation, as the bloc strengthens its legislation while the UK weakens it.” 💦 UK #water will be dirtier than in the EU 🚜 More #pesticides in Britain’s soil than in EU 🧪 UK companies make products containing dangerous #chemicals that are restricted in EU 💨 EU-derived #AirPollution laws will be removed in UK 💩 There will be more #sewage pollution in UK rivers and seas 🏭 The UK is falling behind EU on reducing #CarbonEmissions 💷 The EU is compensating those who are struggling to afford the costs of the #GreenTransition, the UK is not. 🔋 The EU is implementing stricter regulations on #battery recycling, the UK is not. 🌳 #Deforestation is being removed from the EU supply chain, while the UK’s proposed scheme is more lax and does not come in until a year later. Helena Horton The Guardian Michael Nicholson Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) Petros Kokkalis https://lnkd.in/ejZy2MnW

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Are you ready for the EU's new environmental regulations? Discover how your business can stay compliant and thrive under the new standards. Read our full article for impacts, timing and more details on CBAM (The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), The Drinking Water Directive, Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and Packaging Reduction Regulation. Thanks for inputs from our Associate DGE Sverige / DGE Group, Julia Ekander. #InogenAlliance #environmentalconsulting #EU #regulatoryupdate #sustainability #packagingreduction #biodiversity #waterstewardship #internationalbusiness https://lnkd.in/eiQXy6rW

This week, I attended an Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) discussion that posed the question: Is the UK diverging from European environmental policy?   Over recent years, the EU has demonstrated global leadership by expanding its environmental and climate protection laws, with the Green Deal acting as a powerful stimulus for a variety of progressive policy measures. As a general trend, the UK has adopted a less stringent approach, tending to introduce voluntary initiatives over mandatory legislation.   In turn, this means that the UK and the EU are starting to take diverging paths on a variety of policy areas, including water, waste, circular economy, chemicals, pesticides, nature protection, and industrial pollution. For some, a more accurate reading is that the UK is attempting to emulate the EU but failing to meet the same high standard.    The conversation also addressed why this is happening. Partly, it can be explained by practical issues, including a shortage of the expertise and resources required to closely monitor what the EU is doing and ensure the UK can keep up. Moreover, post-Brexit alignment has not been a political priority – relegated behind recovery from the pandemic and a global economic downturn. At the same time, progress has been stymied by a lack of political consensus. With the current Conservative government seemingly uncertain of which version of Brexit Britain it would like to be – low regulation, low tax? Or high regulation, high investment? – the UK has taken its eye off the ball.    The speakers noted that if the divergence continues to grow, the UK risks damaging its reputation as an environmental leader, whilst further increasing friction to trade and incurring additional costs for businesses and the economy.   So, what could the future hold? Speakers generally agreed that while a possible Labour government is anxious about being seen to re-establish close links with the EU, it would be more open to dynamic alignment on environmental issues. However, this would depend on the size of government’s majority and the scale of the issues they need to confront.    Meanwhile, the EU also faces a challenging political context. Conservative and right-wing factions have seized on public frustration with environmental legislation as an electoral issue. Recent backtracking on environmental initiatives, such as biodiversity obligations for farmers, has cast doubt over the future of the Green Deal under a new mandate.   To conclude, speakers highlighted that recent protests in Brussels indicate a failure to change the dominant narrative that environmental legislation equals red tape. The solution? To emphasise the positive potential of adaptation and communicate more clearly about the cost of inaction.

The UK's departure from EU environmental standards raises concerns about a gradual erosion of vital environmental protections, allowing the use of toxic chemicals, slower reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and potential adverse effects on trade and sustainability. How can policymakers ensure effective collaboration and alignment between the UK and the EU in environmental regulations to address the challenges of cross-border environmental issues, uphold shared standards, and promote sustainable practices? https://lnkd.in/dTvN5JkC

Are you ready for the EU's new environmental regulations? Discover how your business can stay compliant and thrive under the new standards. Read our full article for impacts, timing and more details on CBAM (The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), The Drinking Water Directive, Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and Packaging Reduction Regulation. Thanks for inputs from our Associate DGE Sverige / DGE Group, Julia Ekander. #InogenAlliance #environmentalconsulting #EU #regulatoryupdate #sustainability #packagingreduction #biodiversity #waterstewardship #internationalbusiness https://lnkd.in/gJQAPmHa

Are you ready for the EU's new environmental regulations? Discover how your business can stay compliant and thrive under the new standards. Read our full article for impacts, timing and more details on CBAM (The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism), The Drinking Water Directive, Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and Packaging Reduction Regulation. Thanks for inputs from our Associates DGE Sverige / DGE Group with Julia Ekander, and HPC AG / HPC Italia with Mattia Colombo, Valentina Vieri, and Paola Camisani. #InogenAlliance #environmentalconsulting #EU #regulatoryupdate #sustainability #packagingreduction #biodiversity #waterstewardship #internationalbusiness https://lnkd.in/g2ZX-3tS