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October 31, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Extended Producer Responsibility in Sweden

This report is a general account of different aspects of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging, newsprint...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 24, 2023Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy

The Government has tasked the Delegation to promote businesses’ transition to a circular economy and identify obstacles as...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
February 14, 2022Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Dialogue with the Construction Sector in Sweden through participating in the BASTA scientific board.

The BASTA scientific board proposes environmental criteria for construction products and offers a database with construction...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Voluntary instrument
Policy
February 9, 2022Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Single Use Plastic – directive and other measures for a sustainable use of plastics

This Directive promotes circular approaches that give priority to sustainable and non-toxic re-usable products and re-use...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
January 26, 2022Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection plans for buildings promoting reuse

The overall policy extends over several legislative acts and ordinances, while this description only adheres to the revisions...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
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February 3, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Strategy for the future of organic farming

This "Organic Farming – Looking Forwards" strategy is designed to shine the spotlight on the economic and policy conditions...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
February 3, 2021Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) - Forum Nachhaltiger Kakao

The multi-stakeholder initiative contributes to sustainable production of cocoa. They agreed on a definition of sustainable...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 26, 2021Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

Circular economy – Strategy for the transition in Sweden

To contribute to this, four focus areas of importance for achieving the vision have been selected. The focus areas are...

Organisation
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
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January 13, 2021Netherlands - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management

Implementation Plan Circular Economy 2020-2023

The overall ambition is to achieve a circular economy by 2050; by 2030 the NL aims to halve its use of primary materials...

Organisation
Netherlands - Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 6, 2020Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG)

The ElektroG incentivizes that electrical and electronic equipment is designed to be less polluting and that WEEE is avoided...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Legal/Regulatory instrument
Policy
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January 6, 2020Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Waste Prevention Programme of the German Government

The waste prevention programme promotes sustainable practices such as the concept of "renting or borrowing rather than buying...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
National strategy/Roadmap/Plan
Policy
January 6, 2020Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

KonsumWende - Sustainable consumption for the preservation of ecosystem services and biodiversity worldwide

Consumption and production systems are inherently linked. On the one hand, a change in consumption patterns towards...

Organisation
Germany - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)
Type
Voluntary instrument