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Labelling natural gas and nuclear as sustainable would be a huge mistake

  • February 3, 2022
Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, strongly objects to the European Commission's inclusion of natural gas (until 2030) and nuclear power plants (until 2045) as sustainable investments in the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Their proposal was published yesterday in the Taxonomy Complementary Climate Delegated Act.
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Fashion For Change Open Call launched

  • January 14, 2022

The EU wide project "Fashion for Change" launched an open call for SMEs, fashion designers and start-ups to participate in an Accelerator Programme aiming to bring circular fashion products, services and applications to scale. The 3-year project is funded by…

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6 Conditions for Chemical Recycling

  • December 14, 2021
Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, advocates to limit EU support for chemical recycling to applications meeting 6 conditions including being net-CO2 positive. 
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Photo: Slovenian Minister Of Finance Andrej Šircelj (right) With European Commissioner For Finance Mairead McGuinness

Updated EU rules for VAT rates step in the right direction

  • December 9, 2021

Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, welcomes the European Council's decision on updated rules for VAT rates as a step in the right direction.  The phase out of reduced rates or exemptions for environmentally harmful goods such as fossil fuels…

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Fashion For Change Study 2021

New “Fashion For Change” Study and Knowledge Hub

  • November 24, 2021

In a fashion market that favours fast returns over sustainability, setting-up and running a business with circularity at its core is an uphill battle. A new study drafted by Ecopreneur.eu as part of our "Fashion for Change" project confronts some…

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European Impact Hero

European Impact Hero 2021 – And the winner is…

  • November 23, 2021

One important part of our mission at Ecopreneur.eu is to bring sustainable pioneers together while advocating better market conditions for them to thrive. Just like we did at this year’s “European Impact Hero”, an accelerator programme organized by the Center…

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EU-wide landfilling ban would slash methane emissions

  • November 17, 2021

Ecopreneur.eu, the European Sustainable Business Federation, calls on the European Commission to pursue an EU-wide ban on landfill for non-pre-treated municipal waste by 2030 in view of the methane pledge at COP26 and the overall target of climate neutrality by…

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