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    SubSelect - Guide for the Selection of Sustainable Chemicals

    … protection. In the medium run, sustainability leads to more innovative uses of chemicals, and is therefore also economically attractive. More sustainable … success in the market. SubSelect guides you as a manufacturer, formulator or end user of substances and mixtures to gather information on hazard, mobility, resource …

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  • News from 18.11.2021 | Last changed: 19.11.2021

    Carbon capture and utilization necessary for raw material supply

    Eine Fabrikanlage mit rauchenden Schloten

    … raw material supply CCU with fossil carbon is not a substitute for fossil greenhouse gas mitigation. Source: claudia Otte / Fotolia.com The greenhouse gas-neutral … The energy needs to come from fully renewable sources. 18.11.2021 The techniques used for "Carbon Capture and Utilization“ (CCU) must be developed and promoted now. … the atmosphere at the end of the use chain, regardless of the number of subsequent uses.  The climate crisis requires use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions zero very …

  • Cover from 04.03.2025

    International Environmental Specimen Bank Group

    Korean specimen bank archive including lab workers

    … complement to environmental research. Samples that are banked today can be used by future generations to study environmental processes and how they change … tissue samples of stranded marine mammals. Mosses, lichens and tree specimens are used to document levels and trends in air pollutions. Other terrestrial specimens …

  • Press release 37/11 from 28.07.2011 | Last changed: 01.07.2013

    Testing for human pollutant exposure in Europe

    … harmonised approach to testing for exposure to pollutants in humans (biomonitoring) used to be funded by the EU Action Programme Environment and Health. The Federal … exposure into place. Since pollutants are widespread throughout Europe and because human biomonitoring is able to provide feedback on Europe’s REACH chemicals law, …

  • Cover from 09.04.2020

    Conference “Advancing REACH beyond 2020” Start

    … process, avoiding competitive disadvantages of EU companies via improved use of restrictions and effective enforcement and clarifying the interplay between … polymers in the registration requirements under REACH Improving the availability of use and exposure information Introducing authorisation obligations of SVHC in … process, avoiding competitive disadvantages of EU companies via improved use of restrictions and effective enforcement and clarifying the interplay between …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 19.09.2024

    Cluster Water balance and water management

    The picture shows the tip of a level meter in a calm body of water.

    … already, have strong impacts on ecosystems, economy and society. This is because not just all living organisms – humans included – but nearly all economic … carried out within the framework of the WRRL (WFD/Water Framework Directive) can be used only to a very limited extent for the purpose of monitoring the impacts of … of Federal government, Länder, municipalities, the water management and all water-using economic sectors and groups. The action programme envisions 78 measures to be …

  • Green procurement: Article / Tender recommendation / Environmental criteria from 21.01.2019 | Last changed: 21.01.2019

    Electric bicycles

    Electric bicycle in black and white colour

    … minor negative impact on the environment is substantially offset when they are used as a means of transportation in lieu of cars. Associated content Links Blue … minor negative impact on the environment is substantially offset when they are used as a means of transportation in lieu of cars. … Electric bicycles …

  • Press release 61/11 from 13.12.2011 | Last changed: 02.07.2013

    REACH: First signs of successful action taken against endocrine disruptor

    … European ‘Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern for Authorisation’ because of its endocrine disruptive effect. The Federal Environment Agency (UBA) had … committee at the European Chemicals Agency has approved unanimously. Octylphenol is used in the manufacture of paints, adhesives and tyres. UBA President Jochen …

  • Press release 49/2021 from 06.12.2021 | Last changed: 15.11.2024

    German Ecodesign Award goes to 10 products and concepts demonstrating innovative, sustainable design

    Jury of the German Federal Ecodesign Award 2021

    … on the environment. Ecodesign, when applied consistently - from production to use to recycling - makes it possible to decouple consumption from resource and … (based in Munich, Bavaria)  This solution for natural drying of damp walls uses cushion elements filled with glass foam manufactured from waste glass. The … energy as it uses. The energy consumption includes building operation and energy used for operational power.  Zero Energy Classroom Category Young Talent A fur coat …

  • DzU article from 11.08.2025 | Last changed: 11.08.2025

    Indicator: Land-take for settlements and transport infrastructure

    A graph in the form of a bar chart shows how many hectares of land per day in Germany were newly designated for settlements and transport infrastructure between 2000 and 2023. The chart also shows the four-year average.

    … This destroys the natural fertility of soils, thereby impeding future (re-)use for agriculture and forestry. Sealed surfaces (i.e. asphalted or paved) lose … development The EU's ' Roadmap for a Resource Efficient Europe' aims to reduce land use in such a way that by 2050 no more land is consumed in net terms … is calculated annually by the Federal Statistical Office on the basis of the land use data reported by the Länder. In many cases these are subject to special effects …

  • News from 06.02.2024 | Last changed: 06.02.2024

    Nanoscale carrier systems for targeted delivery of ingredients

    You can see a pen on a sheet of paper

    … (BOKU) in Vienna, a comprehensive overview of the wide range of nanocarriers in use and under development was compiled. Nanocarriers are carrier systems in the … manner and release them at an intended site of action. Nanocarriers are mainly used in medicine, but also in agriculture, cosmetics, food and food supplements, or …

  • Press release 05/2012 from 31.01.2012 | Last changed: 17.07.2013

    Future made in Germany: Germany's growth is becoming increasingly sustainable

    … new, environmentally sound growth. Today, much less resources, land and energy are used, and fewer pollutants are emitted, than just ten years ago to obtain the same … in environmentally harmful emissions, closing substance cycles where possible and using resources efficiently. The transformation of our energy system is the most …