Water Footprint Assessment: How Water Makes a Difference for Business Growth and Sustainability

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As economic growth increases, so does the pressure on ecological resources. Water scarcity and pollution are already limiting the economic and social development of many regions. Even in Central Europe, droughts, overexploitation and (industrial) pollution are affecting agriculture, industrial production and, increasingly, communities. The concept of the Water Footprint (WF) helps companies to determine which dependencies on freshwater exist, and which of their activities influence local and regional water systems. Author: Mag. Dr. Jürgen Scheibz, MBM

The European Packaging Regulation (PPWR)

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The PPWR is a directly effective EU regulation and therefore replaces the previous Packaging Directive, which led to divergent and inhomogeneous implementations in the individual member states. Different labelling requirements for packaging (e.g. in France) as well as non-identical approaches to regulating extended producer responsibility fees led to legal uncertainty, resulting in lower investments in innovative and environmentally friendly packaging and circular models.