… precisely what design should contribute to: allowing products and materials to be used for as long as possible. Design centres and the UBA support … With the Ecodesign Audits and Sprints developed by the Design Forum Finland and the Estonian Design Centre, the approaches that were playfully tested by …

… row. “The relatively constant level of emissions from industrial installations is cause for concern with respect to the reductions which are necessary in the long term. … and natural gas declined by 0.4 percent and 1 percent, respectively, whereas greenhouse gas emissions from the use of hard coal increased by 1 percent. These developments occurred despite a rise …

… rivers include the Danube, Rhine and Elbe rivers. Hardly any other type of aquatic landscape has been developed and cultivated for centuries as much those of these … The "gravel-bed stream" includes the Rhine river between Lake Constance and Leverkusen, the Danube, the upper reaches of the Elbe and Weser and the lower courses of … width. In their natural state the large rivers and floodplains form complex aquatic landscapes with an immense diversity, or hot spots of biodiversity. They are crucial …

… with misleading environmental claims (known as “greenwashing”) was being used. The findings showed that around 45 per cent of the websites examined in the … these consumers benefit collectively from the discovery und subsequent remedy of abuses and violations by companies operating throughout Europe. The sweep is not a …

… German Sustainability Award. The prize distinguishes companies which support the cause of the Blue Angel ecolabel in an extraordinary way and thereby excel in their … Barbara Hendricks said: "The companies whose products bear the Blue Angel have used the ecolabel to steadily improve the environmental scorecard of their products. …

… be saved if existing structures such as an environmental management system are also used to implement due diligence obligations. Associated content Links Final Report …

… and species extinction are just some of the challenges. That is why we want to use the Baltic Sea Action Plan, due to be updated next year, to solve these problems …

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