European Sustainable Development Report 2026. Sustainable Development Solutions Network.
The European Sustainable Development Report (EISD) is an annual assessment of the progress made by European countries in relation to the SDGs. This year marks the seventh edition, in collaboration with SDSN Europe and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The IEDS focuses on both Europe’s international leadership and its internal priorities to achieve […]
II Circular Economy Action Plan. Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.
The European Urban Agenda raises the need to find solutions to stimulate the reuse and recycling of materials and products. To advance in this implementation, the Circular Economy Action Plan aims to double the rate of use of circular material within the territory of the Union. For its part, Spain, as part of its commitment […]
Spanish Circular Economy Strategy. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
The current economic system is based on a growth model that is based on the production of goods and services under the guidelines of “use-consume-throw away”. This “linear” model entails an intensive use of natural resources and entails aggravated impacts on resources and ecosystems. In addition, the impacts of the linear model are aggravated by […]
Guidelines and criteria for ecological restoration in Spain. Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
This document is a synthesis of the results of the discussions of a group of experts. The first 5 chapters present the diagnosis of the state of restoration, and proposals to incorporate socioeconomic criteria. The next 3 chapters focus on ecosystems, delving into the most relevant topics. The document is completed with a final chapter […]
IPBES report on the role of biodiversity and eco-dependence in business. IPBES.
The main conclusion of the report on which 79 experts have worked for three years and which has been approved by the more than 150 countries that make up the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is that the growth of the world economy has come at the cost of an immense […]
VSME Standard, voluntary sustainability reporting for SMEs. IHOBE.
SMEs are subject to an increasingly high number of requests for information and this means that, at times, they find themselves drowning. Recognizing this burden, the European Commission commissioned EFRAG to develop a specific voluntary reporting framework, and the result is the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for SMEs (VSME), designed to streamline ESG disclosures in […]
State of environmental governance. State of Global Environmental Governance 2025. International Institute for Sustainable Development.
The latest edition of the annual State of Global Environmental Governance report analyzes the results of the climate change negotiations in Belém; the stalled negotiations of the plastic pollution treaty; the establishment of a new scientific body dedicated to informing policy-making on chemicals, wastes and pollution; and other key efforts to address the shared environmental […]
Due Diligence in Recycling Processes in the Apparel and Footwear Sector, OECD.
Recycling can reduce environmental impacts, but introduces new relationships that can modify the severity and likelihood of adverse impacts that occur in linear production. As more brands are adapting to circular products and business models, and manufacturers increasingly recycle post-production textile waste, this paper addresses an area of the circular economy with comparatively high risks […]
Global Water Bankruptcy, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH).
Water is the silent infrastructure of everything the United Nations cares about, and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 captures this centrality by committing the world to ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. However, nearly 75% of the world’s population lives in countries classified as water-insecure or critically water-insecure, […]
Electricity 2026. Analysis and forecast to 2030, IEA.
Through 2030, electricity consumption is projected to grow at least 2.5 times faster than overall energy demand. Emerging economies remain the main pillar of demand growth. While India and Southeast Asia are projected to increasingly drive the increase in energy demand over the next decade, China is projected to remain the largest contributor to global […]
