Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Um den Rückgang der Artenvielfalt von Flora und Fauna umzukehren, müssen artenreiche Grünland-Ökosysteme dringend wiederhergestellt werden. Die Identifizierung erfolgreicher Strategien zur Renaturierung ist daher von großer Bedeutung, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Umsetzung der EU-Renaturierungsverordnung auf nationaler Ebene. Tagfalter und Widderchen als sensitive Indikatoren ermöglichen dabei eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung des Renaturierungserfolgs, welche den Landschaftskontext berücksichtigen. […]

The decline of the African penguin The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has plummeted by nearly 80% in the past three decades, in part due to competition with the local purse-seine fishery which targets the penguins’ key prey of sardines and anchovies. To understand the role of fisheries in the penguin decline, a fishery closure […]

Heng Ge, Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, discusses her article: Autumn nutrient resorption and twig storage shape spring phenology in woody species When we think about spring phenology, we usually notice the visible signs first: buds swelling, leaves unfolding, and flowers opening. Spring phenology is often discussed as a response to […]

Curtis Lubbe, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, discusses their article: Trade-offs and bet-hedging in clonal offspring allocation What about clones? Most angiosperms reproduce clonally in addition to the production of seeds. That is, they form new units of their bodies (rooting units, or ramets): vegetative clonal reproduction, using rhizomes (horizontal belowground stems) […]

Wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent and more severe in many parts of the world. In Mediterranean-type regions, extreme wildfires that once seemed exceptional now return every year. According to Copernicus data, over 670,000 hectares burned Spain and Portugal in 2025, mostly during August. Nearly 400,000 hectares burned in Spain alone, the largest area since […]

Ylva Lekberg, from MPG Ranch, discusses her article: Eco-evolutionary shifts in interactions between a globally invasive plant and belowground putative pathogens coincide with shifts in plant performance Some plant species become invasive in non-native ranges and outcompete native plants, reduce biodiversity, and alter ecosystem functions. Altogether, invasive species cost billions of dollars to manage. We […]

The published calendars reflect the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which results in 190 494 202 allowances being placed in the MSR for the September 2026 – August 2027 period (see here). In 2027, auctions by the common auction platform will continue to take place on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting on 7 […]

We’re proud to share that CSRHub’s ESG ranking data has once again been featured in Site Selection magazine’s annual 2026 Sustainability Rankings, published in May and now in their 17th consecutive year. The rankings identify the countries, U.S. states, and metro areas best positioned for sustainable corporate growth, and CSRHub is glad to contribute the […]

This blog post is also available in Spanish here. Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, food security, and ecosystem health. When non-native plants spread into new environments, they can outcompete native species, disrupt habitats, and cause long-lasting damage to the natural habitats and the services that ecosystems provide to humans. Most […]

Inge Althuizen, Norwegian Research Center AS (NORCE), discusses her article: Climate-induced shifts in plant investment strategies regulate ecosystem carbon cycling across alpine grasslands Alpine ecosystems provide a diversity of ecosystem services, including carbon storage. These cold ecosystems and carbon stored in them are particularly sensitive to climate change. But what are the mechanisms underlying carbon […]