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Sustainability report for a wastewater utility

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Sustainability report for a wastewater utility

auma drafted the sustainability report of a wastewater treatment company in Central Catalonia: turning the daily work of sanitation into indicators that are comparable and explainable to its stakehold...

Climate change Governance Utilities

1 Sept 2026 Success stories

Consolidating and publishing the environmental permits of an industrial region

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Consolidating and publishing the environmental permits of an industrial region

auma grouped every site's current integrated environmental permit decisions into a single file for an environmental authority and prepared them for publication on its website. Unglamorous work that ch...

Environment Governance Public administrations

1 Sept 2026 Success stories

The EESC sets the course for the next reform: 1.2 trillion euros for Europe's electricity grids

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The EESC sets the course for the next reform: 1.2 trillion euros for Europe's electricity grids

On 18 March this year, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted, with 195 votes in favour, its Opinion C/2026/3238 on the European Commission's new electricity grids legislative package.

Energy transition Governance Utilities

14 Jul 2026 News

The state transparent water management label: a new instrument of governance, data and sustainability

Marc Oliva Carbonell

The state transparent water management label: a new instrument of governance, data and sustainability

The publication of Order TED/439/2026, of 6 May, regulating the procedure for granting the transparent water management label (Sello de gestión transparente del agua), is a significant step in the evolution of the water governance framework in Spain.

Governance Public administrations Utilities Water

13 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

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

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

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

VSME: the new European sustainability framework for SMEs.

Marc Oliva Carbonell

VSME: the new European sustainability framework for SMEs.

Sustainability has ceased to be an “optional” matter and has become a central element of business competitiveness.

Corporate & Finance Governance Social aspects

12 Mar 2026 News

Omnibus Agreement II: key changes to the CSRD, the CS3D and the ESRS that companies need to know

Marc Oliva Carbonell

Omnibus Agreement II: key changes to the CSRD, the CS3D and the ESRS that companies need to know

The European Union has introduced significant adjustments to the implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and its technical standards, the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

Corporate & Finance Governance Industry

10 Mar 2026 News

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