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  • Article from 04.09.2025 | Last changed: 04.09.2025

    Organic farming

    Close-up of an organically grown apple

    … that at the end of 2024, a total of 35,881 farms – 14.1 percent of all agricultural businesses in Germany – were farming their land according to the principles and …

  • Article from 06.06.2014 | Last changed: 16.01.2024

    Toward ecofriendly farming

    Hilly terrain with fields and forests

    … to the environmental statement by virtue of the mandatory external audit of the businesses in question carried out by a state certified environmental auditor, whose …

  • Article from 28.08.2025 | Last changed: 29.08.2025

    Compost and sewage sludge

    A yellow wheel loader implements composting in a composting plant.

    … last update on 28.08.2025 Introduction Composted organic waste from households and businesses, gardens and parks, food processing and agriculture, as well as sewage … to the environment and human health. … Composted organic waste from households and businesses, gardens and parks, food processing and agriculture, as well as sewage …

  • Article from 29.01.2019 | Last changed: 28.04.2023

    Ecological impact of farming

    Tractor with tow tube

    … 267,000 farms, many other persons are employed in upstream and downstream agribusiness sectors. In 2017, these sectors comprised 750,000 businesses that employed 4.7 million persons directly or indirectly for the …

  • Article from 19.08.2022 | Last changed: 16.11.2022

    Digital Sustainability

    Globe from above at night with illuminated areas with connections drawn between them

    … Shaping the future of digitalisation is the joint responsibility of politics, business, research and civil society, and it requires coordinated global action … Shaping the future of digitalisation is the joint responsibility of politics, business, research and civil society, and it requires coordinated global action …

  • Article from 28.11.2024 | Last changed: 28.11.2024

    Commercial Refrigeration

    refrigeration unit

    … but also small food shops, kiosks, petrol station shops, flower shops, pharmacies, businesses in the catering and accommodation sector (e.g. hotels) and many other … but also small food shops, kiosks, petrol station shops, flower shops, pharmacies, businesses in the catering and accommodation sector (e.g. hotels) and many other …

  • Article from 20.07.2020 | Last changed: 27.07.2020

    Electrical and electronic waste

    Old televisions and computer monitors on a pile.

    … of 9.31 kilograms per capita and year. The remaining 80,190 tons came from businesses. Legal framework Proper disposal of electrical and electronic waste … of 9.31 kilograms per capita and year. The remaining 80,190 tons came from businesses. Legal framework Proper disposal of electrical and electronic waste …

  • Article from 16.04.2014 | Last changed: 23.04.2025

    Waste technology transfer

    CD-Cover

    … with European environmental standards in the target countries; and (b) generating business for German waste management technology providers. last update on 16.04.2014 … with European environmental standards in the target countries; and (b) generating business for German waste management technology providers. … Both Agenda 21 and the …

  • Article from 23.08.2023 | Last changed: 23.08.2023

    OECD Handbook Environmental Due Diligence Mineral Supply Chains

    Environmental Issues of Mineral and Metal Supply in a broader sustainability context

    … implementation of the cross-sectoral  OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct  (RBC) and also to be supportive for companies that are conducting … September 21 st in Vienna. The session is hosted by the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature …

  • Article from 29.04.2013 | Last changed: 20.01.2014

    Commercial municipal waste

    Ein Müllcontainer steht auf der Straße, daneben steht ein Bürostuhl

    … wastes (in swap containers) or together with household wastes as so called “business waste” (in containers that are emptied). The Gewerbeabfallverordnung … wastes (in swap containers) or together with household wastes as so called “business waste” (in containers that are emptied). The Gewerbeabfallverordnung …