by Piotr Pogorzelski | Feb 2, 2023 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources
The EU carbon market forms the cornerstone of Europe’s plan to reduce its CO2 emissions by 55% until 2030, from a 1990 baseline. Final agreements on its mechanisms, published today, show that a number of ‘delegated acts’ will still be required to provide much-needed...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 30, 2022 | Forest Resources, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity
The proposal for a regulation on carbon removal certification presented today by the European Commission recognises several essential principles preventing such mechanism to devolve into greenwashing. The upcoming regulation builds on the synergies between the...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 30, 2022 | Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity
A proposal for a revised Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, tabled today by the European Commission, builds on the performance of the EU industry’s recycling model for paper and board packaging. The paper industry now calls for a science-based evaluation of...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 29, 2022 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Media Resources
A new study commissioned by Cepi to AFRY, a Scandinavian firm supplying engineering and advisory services, shows the untapped further potential for paper mills to function as renewable energy hubs. The pulp and paper industry could increase its on-site renewable...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 18, 2022 | Media Resources, Product Innovation, Sustainability and Circularity
Dr. Ilona Leppänen, hailing from Finland, has been recognised amongst the world’s best young researchers working in forestry and forest product innovation. Her work tackles a global issue related to plastics for which no solution existed so far. After winning...
by Piotr Pogorzelski | Nov 10, 2022 | Energy Transition and Green Deal, Industry Transformation, Media Resources, Product Innovation, Product Safety, Sustainability and Circularity
BASF SE is the latest addition to Cepi’s partnership programme with pulp and paper industry suppliers, reinforcing Cepi’s position as a key player in the process of defining a new, greener and more circular industrial model for the EU. Cepi is the Confederation of...