Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

The editor’s choice for our October issue is ‘Using machine learning to link climate, phylogeny and leaf area in eucalypts through a 50-fold expansion of leaf trait datasets‘, by Karina Guo et al. Illustrated here is the first part of an automated process to extract leaf area from herbarium images. Here the model’s predictions of leaves are on […]

Fredrick Ssali, Robert Baluku, Gilbert Drileyo and Moses Muhumuza recount their experience investigating the invasive flowering plant Lantana camara and its impact on common native species in western Uganda. Researchers at the Uganda Wildlife Research and Training Institute (UWRTI) teamed up with scientists from two Ugandan Universities and explored associations between Lantana camara and common […]

The Seychelles Island Foundation (SIF) is not against a hotel development on Assumption Island as it will bring many benefits for the island and the Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site next to it, but is questioning whether the current project is suitable for the island, given its fragility. The Assumption Hotel development project […]

On 30 April 2024, seven European projects were selected for EU financial support in the Innovation Fund’s pilot hydrogen auction (IF23 Auction). Today, six out of those seven projects have signed their respective grant agreements. The awarded funding will help successful bidders to bridge the difference between their production costs and the price that industrial […]

As part of the ‘Restoring Landscapes’ blog series, Iona Haines shares the launch of a new tool that provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in restoration, including practitioners, donors and policymakers, and explores why data and transparency are so critical to restoration. The Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme has released in-depth monitoring data from […]

We considered many names for our site—in fact we spent our first year and a half under a different name—EkoHub. We liked “Eko” — coming from the Greek word Oikos, related to economy, ecology, and “home” or social concerns. From the beginning, we believed the word “Hub” reflected our desire to be at the center […]

On 1 October, the European Commission extended the duration of the contract with European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) and its clearing system European Commodity Clearing AG (ECC) by one year for the services of the third common auction platform under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) (see also EEX press release). The original contract […]

Why it’s time for every industry to rethink impact The business landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by changing regulations, shifting consumer expectations, and an urgent need for a more sustainable and equitable future. Today, success is no longer measured solely by profit margins. Companies are being asked to think bigger—to consider their impact on society, the […]

Renewable hydrogen is rapidly emerging as one of the leading clean alternatives to fossil fuels. Thanks to support from the Innovation Fund, the TopSOEC project aims to propel the large-scale production of European renewable hydrogen forward in an energy and cost-efficient way. As the world shifts toward a sustainable future, the focus on ramping up […]

At the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, co-hosted a high-level event on carbon pricing and innovation titled ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Future: Working together on industrial growth and decarbonization’. The event was enriched by […]