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Economy | Consumption

Environmental standards in the textile and shoe sector

A guideline on the basis of the BREFS - best available techniques reference documents of the EU

Today it is well known how to produce textiles and shoes in a manner that is as environmentally friendly as possible. This is also clear to consumers. They are becoming less and less willing to bear environmental risks – much in the way that they have already demonstrated with regard to inadequate social standards. According to the 2010 Environmental Awareness Study of the Federal Environment Agen...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Rio+20 in the Community

Local communities on the way to sustainability

This brochure gives you an insight into the sustainability activities taking place at local community level in Germany, and shows how these activities in specific areas and selected spheres of action can lead to sustainable development that is worthy of imitation. The brochure is based on a survey conducted across Germany in 2011. Selected examples from the current survey show the ways in which th...read more

Sustainability | Strategies | International matters

Pilot study on monitoring climate-induced changes in penguin colonies in the Antarctic using satellite images

We investigated the possibility of monitoring penguin colonies across the Antarctic using remote sensing by satellites. We selected six test sites with a number of penguin colonies, focussing on the species Pygoscelis adeliae (Adélie penguin) and Pygoscelis papua (gentoo penguin).read more

Transport

Proposal for a Limit Value Reduction Scenario for Road Vehicles compatible with the German National Traffic Noise Prevention

Package II

With COM(2011) 856 final from 09.12.2011 the EU Commission launched a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sound level of motor vehicles. This proposal is related to motor vehicles having at least four wheels. Objective and aim are described as follows: “The objective of the proposal is to ensure a high level of health and environmental protection and to s...read more

Chemicals

Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products

Prospects and Requirements for Transferring Proposals for Plant Protection Products to Biocides

In June 2006, the “Thematic Strategy on Sustainable Use of Pesticides" was accepted by the European Commission. The implementation, through Framework Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides, aims at minimising hazards and risks to human health and the environmen...read more

Chemicals, Waste | Resources

REACH and the recycling of plastics

Reference manual for an appropriate implementation of the REACH requirements for the operators of recycling plants

The European Regulation 1907/2006 on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (⁠REACH⁠) The REACH regulation interfaces with waste legislation at various points, but forms a freestanding, demarcated legislative domain: came into effect on 1 June 2007. This reference manual is intended to describe the most important aspects and regulations for plastic recyclers, and...read more