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A total of 142 individual grants were approved by Minister for Housing and Local Government Darragh O’Brien through the Community Water Development Fu...

The Netherlands will be the second European country to launch an EPR for textiles - but will the policy end waste colonialism? Textile waste is one of the

On 19 April, Lorna Slater confirmed that the Scottish Government would be launching a consultation on mandatory textiles collections by local authorities.

Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius met with Spain’s third deputy prime minister Teresa Ribera to discuss the situation in the Spanish National Park of Doñana and the controversial proposed law to regularise illegal irrigation systems.

Ahead of regional elections, the Spanish National Park of Doñana is at the epicentre of a clash between local fruit producers, environmentalists, and authorities after a controversial proposal to regularise illegal irrigation systems in the midst of a severe drought.

Regulation, regulation, regulation One of the biggest talking points among brands and retailers at the Drapers Sustainable Fashion Conference revolved

Worse for the environment than plastic, moves are finally being made to make the textile industry circular, but what will be involved?

The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) who earlier welcomed the EU Council Recommendation on Adequate Minimum Income - formally adopted on 30 January 2023 – warns that a Recommendation remains entirely voluntary in its application by EU Member States. EAPN therefore believes that the only way to ensure an adequate income for all across the EU is a Framework Directive on Minimum Income with a common set of such minimum requirements and provisions.

The 2023 UN Water Conference marks the first such event in nearly 50 years. The world needs to see ambitious water action, but current commitments fall short.

This change will bring the commercial sector in line with the residential sector, for whom incentivised pricing has been in place since 2017.