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Ignoring biodiversity loss puts the viability of economic activities at risk

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Ignoring biodiversity loss puts the viability of economic activities at risk

Biodiversity loss is no longer only an environmental or scientific concern. In recent years it has become a key factor conditioning projects, activities and business decisions, especially those requiring environmental permits or operating on the land.

Corporate & Finance Environment Industry

7 May 2026 News

The new Industrial Emissions Directive: what becomes mandatory from 1 July 2026

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The new Industrial Emissions Directive: what becomes mandatory from 1 July 2026

On 15 July 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/1785 of 24 April 2024 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, amending two key pieces of European environmental law: Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED) and Directive…

Air quality Environment Governance Industry

4 May 2026 News

The new ISO 14001 shifts towards environmental management aligned with climate and sustainability

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The new ISO 14001 shifts towards environmental management aligned with climate and sustainability

The new evolution of ISO 14001 ISO 14001:2026 – ISO 14001 – Environmental management systems places climate change, life cycle and the value chain at the centre of environmental management systems.

Corporate & Finance Environment Governance Industry

29 Apr 2026 News

Growth strategies for the Biomethane sector in Catalonia and Spain

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Growth strategies for the Biomethane sector in Catalonia and Spain

Biomethane is no longer an emerging technology: it has become a strategic vector of the energy transition. In Catalonia and Spain, the debate no longer revolves around its technical viability or its climate value —questions that have been…

Corporate & Finance Developers Energy transition Renewable energy

21 Apr 2026 News

The European RED Directive: what it is and how it affects renewable project permitting

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The European RED Directive: what it is and how it affects renewable project permitting

The RED Directive and renewable project permitting: what really changes The RED III Directive establishes a new European framework to accelerate the permitting of renewable projects, with maximum deadlines, acceleration areas and positive administrative silence.

Developers Energy transition Governance Renewable energy

14 Apr 2026 News

Energy efficiency grants in Catalonia 2026: 102 million euros for industry and the tertiary sector

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Energy efficiency grants in Catalonia 2026: 102 million euros for industry and the tertiary sector

The Generalitat de Catalunya is opening two new grant lines managed by ICAEN to finance energy improvements in companies and non-residential buildings.

Corporate & Finance Energy transition Industry

9 Apr 2026 News

PPWR 2026: what the new Packaging Regulation FAQ really clarify

Marc Oliva Carbonell

PPWR 2026: what the new Packaging Regulation FAQ really clarify

Last week the European Commission published the official FAQ on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), a document the whole sector had been waiting for because it settles practical questions that the legal text —extensive…

Environment Industry Waste

7 Apr 2026 News

RD 7/2026: Mobility Plans brought forward and the new business resilience scenario

Marc Oliva Carbonell

RD 7/2026: Mobility Plans brought forward and the new business resilience scenario

Last week we analysed how RDL 7/2026 (Royal Decree-Law) BOE-A-2026-6544 Real Decreto-ley 7/2026, de 20 de marzo, por el que se aprueba el Plan Integral de Respuesta a la Crisis en Oriente Medio (Royal Decree-Law 7/2026 of 20 March,…

Industry Public administrations Urban planning and mobility

31 Mar 2026 News

RDL 7/2026: Response Plan for the Middle East crisis

Marc Oliva Carbonell

RDL 7/2026: Response Plan for the Middle East crisis

In recent weeks, rising tension in the Middle East has once again placed energy at the centre of global concerns.

Corporate & Finance Governance Industry

26 Mar 2026 News

World Water Day 2026: water, energy and ESG risks

Marc Oliva Carbonell

World Water Day 2026: water, energy and ESG risks

On 22 March, to mark World Water Day, the United Nations published its annual World Water Development Report 2026 (WWDR 2026).

Corporate & Finance Governance Social aspects Water

24 Mar 2026 News

SCCFC – Catalonia's new forest climate credits: a commitment to sustainable land management

Marc Oliva Carbonell

SCCFC – Catalonia's new forest climate credits: a commitment to sustainable land management

The management of Mediterranean forests has become an urgent challenge in the context of climate change. Drought episodes, biodiversity loss and an ever-higher wildfire risk are forcing us to rethink how we care for our forests and how we can guarantee their resilience.

Climate change Corporate & Finance Environment Public administrations

18 Mar 2026 News

CSDDD and SMEs

Marc Oliva Carbonell

CSDDD and SMEs

Sustainability has ceased to be a debate of intentions and has become a business and regulatory requirement. Following the CSRD and the definition of the ESRS, Omnibus Agreement changes to the CSRD, the CS3D and the ESRS another…

Corporate & Finance Governance Social aspects

17 Mar 2026 News

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