Publications

NGO Statements

The EU Renewable Energy Directive Recast

An opportunity to help meet climate and biodiversity objectives

28/05/2021

Briefing Notes

Unsustainable and Ineffective: Why EU Forest Biomass Standards won't stop destruction

There has been intense criticism of the European Union (EU) Renewable Energy Directive (RED) for leading to adverse impacts on forests in Europe and beyond. To tackle these concerns, the EU developed sustainability criteria that...

19/05/2021

Briefing Notes

Putting the Environment in Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

Ensuring corporate accountability for environmental impacts

in the upcoming EU directive on sustainable corporate governance

17/05/2021

NGO recommendations on the future EU Regulation to address the forest, ecosystem, and human rights impacts associated with products placed on the EU market

The European Commission has committed to publish, in June 2021, a legislative proposal to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products placed on the European Union (EU) market. This briefing...

06/05/2021