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KPMG first to invest in carbon credits funding climate action to help save koalas from extinction

"KPMG Australia became the first organisation to purchase 18 000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from the Koala Friendly Carbon Initiative, a project that restores koala habitats while driving climate action", announced the advisory group on 07/04/2026. "KPMG Australia’s investment pays…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Service providers, Carbon capture & mitigation, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 437570
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"150.000 tonnes of second-hand clothing enter Ghana annually" (H. Treku, Landfills2Landmarks)

"Regardless of what regulations are in place in Europe, textiles will always come to an end-of-life", declares Henry Treku, cofounder of Landfills2Landmarks, to News Tank on 03/04/2026. "The downstream evidence is critical in understanding what is needed to support better regulation and…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, Associations & NGOs, Service providers, …
• Article # 436881
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EC: a public consultation and a call for evidence regarding the Post-2030 energy efficiency framework

A 12-week public consultation and a 4-week call for evidence are launched to "help shape EU energy efficiency rules for the decade ahead", announced the European Commission on 09/04/2026. The aim is to ensure that "energy efficiency contributes to the EU’s climate target of a 90% reduction in…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): European bodies, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 437413
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Agenda: events not to be missed between 13/04 and 17/04/2026

This week's international highlights will be the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC, the EU-OCT (Overseas Countries and Territories) Forum in Aruba and the 4th International Sustainable Energy Conference (ISEC) 2026, which…
Domain(s): Energies, Mobilities, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials
• Article # 437443
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Europe experienced it second-warmest March on record after its third-coldest February (Copernicus)

"March 2026 was globally the fourth-warmest on record, at 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels", according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), published on 10/04/2026. Additionally, "March had its…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, European bodies, Academic, …
• Article # 437428
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"More than €33bn in green loans have been granted over the period 2014-2024" (Cour des Comptes / France)

"More than €33 billion in green loans were granted over the period 2014-2024, not including refinancing granted to commercial banks", says a report by the French Court of Auditors on public loans used to finance environmental initiatives, published on 09/04/2026. "The distribution of green loans…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 437450
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FR/Central administration: Florian Lewis, Deputy Director for Quality and Sustainability in Construction

Florian Lewis has been appointed Deputy director for quality and sustainability in construction within the Directorate-General for Planning, Housing and Nature, by an order dated 08/04/2026, published in the Journal officiel of 10/04. He will thus join the central administration of the…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Climate adaptation & resilience, Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 437373
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France: draft circular on sludge spreading introducing mandatory measurements of PFAS rates

"The aim is to launch a consultation on a draft circular on the spreading of sludge, introducing mandatory measurements of PFAS contamination", said the office of Mathieu Lefèvre, French Minister Delegate for the Ecological Transition, on 09/04/2024, during a visit in the Ardennes for a working…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): National bodies, Policies & Regulation, Chemicals / plastics
• Article # 437312
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FR / Low-carbon innovation: €5bn to €5.7bn invested in 2022, "lower than in OECD countries" (HSCP)

"France's public and private R&D effort for environmental purposes is estimated at between €5 billion and €5.7 billion in 2022, or 8% of total domestic spending on environmental protection". These are the findings of a summary report by the French Haut Commissariat au Plan (Public High Commission…
Domain(s): Energies, Environment
• Category(ies): Essentials, National bodies, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 437284
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France transposes the European Directive on the inclusion of ESG risks in the banking system

France transposed the European Directive on supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks by means of an Order dated 08/04/2026, published in the Journal officiel on 09/04/2026. This European directive, adopted on 31/05/2024, commonly…
Domain(s): Environment
• Category(ies): Banking & insurance, ESG & CSR, Climate / carbon
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