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Plastic bottles: Commission adopts rules ensuring transparency in calculating recycled content

The European Commission adopted new rules on recycling of single-use plastic beverage bottles made primarily of polyethylene terephthalate (PET bottles). These rules (part of the December 2025 plastic package) establish, "for the first time", a methodology to calculate, verify and report…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Circularity, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 446624
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Paris Administrative Court orders French State to address ecological damage to Bay of Biscay cetaceans

The Paris Administrative Court has recognised the State’s failure to protect cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay and ruled that “the deterioration in their conservation status constitutes ecological damage”, according to France Nature Environnement, one of the organisations that brought the case before…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Associations & NGOs, National bodies, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 446643
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Tackling ultra-fast fashion: the French Senate definitively passes the bill

The bill aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the textile industry was definitively passed by the Senate during the public sitting on 29 June 2026, two years after it was first tabled. The bill had been passed by the National Assembly on 25 June, with 338 votes in favour out of 489…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Circularity, …
• Article # 446574
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Mirova: Léa Dunand-Chatellet appointed Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Philippe Zaouati

Léa Dunand-Chatellet has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Mirova with effect from 1 July 2026, the asset management firm specialising in sustainable investment announced on 30 June. She succeeds Philippe Zaouati, founder of Mirova and Chief Executive Officer since 2014. A graduate of…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, Skills & Employment, Financing & funding
• Article # 446546
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Greenwashing: Volvic found guilty of “misleading commercial practices” by the Paris Judicilal Court

"The use on Volvic water packaging and bottles of the claims 'carbon neutral' or 'certified carbon neutral', '100% recycled', '100% recycled', '100% recyclable' and 'always recyclable' on Volvic water packaging and bottles constitutes a misleading commercial practice", ruled the Paris Judicial…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, European bodies, …
• Article # 446464
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FR / PFAS: a levy due for 01/09/2026; publication of the 28 substances (Official Journal)

The list of the 28 substances, the procedures for determining them and the conditions for applying the reduction in the case of treated polluted water under the PFAS water pollution levy are set out in a decree of the French Prime Minister, as well as by an order of the Ministry for Ecological…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Ocean / Water, …
• Article # 446460
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"The partnership with Société Générale enables us to scale up" (D. Braud, Ardian NbS)

"Société Générale’s investment in the Averrhoa NbS fund marks a key milestone for us", said Damien Braud, Head of Ardian NbS (Nature-based Solutions) and Senior Manager Director at Ardian, to News Tank on 24 June 2026. "Following an initial closing in December 2025, when we brought together an…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Banking & insurance, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 446432
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Ecological transition: the 50 winners of the 2026 Giverny/Le Point Awards

The 50 winners of the Giverny Awards/Le Point 2026 Awards, which recognise committed leaders under the age of 40 who “contribute to accelerating France’s ecological and social transformation”, were announced on 25 June 2026. The winners were recognised in one of the following five…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, Decarbonisation , Financing & funding, …
• Article # 446412
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Agenda: events not to be missed from 29 June to 2 July

On Monday 29 June, the Parliament’s SANT and ITRE committees will discuss the European Biotech Act 1, with a deadline for amendments set for 7 July. Also on 29 June, an online session with the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Woepke Hokstra, will examine carbon capture and storage (CCS…
Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, International bodies, …
• Article # 446405
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ENVI Council: the main conclusions of the last environmental meeting under the Cyprus Presidency

"Cyprus presidency, guided by our motto “an autonomous union open to the world”, has delivered tangible progress on the EU's climate and environment agenda while strengthening its global leadership in key international processes", said Maria Panayiotou, minister of agriculture, rural Development…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Conservation and preservation, …
• Article # 446255
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