The RETC is Mexico's public register of pollutant releases and transfers from fixed and diffuse sources, coordinated by SEMARNAT and fed by the Annual Operating Report.
Adopted in 2015, the Paris Agreement commits 195 parties to limiting global warming and is the reference point for corporate climate action and net-zero targets.
Solid or liquid airborne particles classified by diameter, with effects on respiratory and cardiovascular health and reference values set by the WHO and the EU.
Law 30754, Peru's Framework Law on Climate Change, organises the country's climate policy. It was published on 18 April 2018 and its regulations, Supreme Decree 013-2019-MINAM, created Peru's measurement, reporting and verification system, which includes Huella de Carbono Perú and the National Registry of Mitigation Measures.
An indicator that quantifies the plastic tied to an activity and its impact, including potential leakage to the environment. Reduced through ecodesign and reuse.
Preparation for reuse covers the checking, cleaning and repair operations that allow products that have become waste to be used again, sitting just below prevention in the waste hierarchy.
Preparing-for-reuse indicators quantify how far products and components can be checked, repaired and returned to the market, a key metric in the circular economy.
A collective extended producer responsibility scheme: a non-profit organisation through which producers fund and organise the management of the waste from their products. Examples in Spain: Ecoembes and Ecovidrio.
What the Product Carbon Footprint is, the standards and methodology behind it, the certifications that communicate it, and the strategies used to reduce it.
A product is carbon neutral when its life-cycle emissions are first reduced and any remaining emissions are balanced, ideally through verified carbon removals rather than offsets alone.
Product Category Rules (PCR) are the agreed technical rules that make Environmental Product Declarations comparable and rigorous within a product category, underpinning EPDs, the ESPR and the Digital Product Passport.
Product decarbonisation is the systematic reduction of a product's life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, a core lever for reaching corporate and national net-zero targets.
The Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) is the European Commission's multi-criteria, life-cycle-based methodology for measuring and communicating the environmental performance of products.
Pyrolysis thermally decomposes waste in the absence of oxygen to recover oils, gases and solid carbon, offering an alternative to direct incineration or landfill within a circular-economy model.
What reverse logistics platforms are, the EU framework that drives them, their core operations, and the environmental and economic benefits of recovering value from returned materials.
The Single Environmental Registry (RUA) is the annual filing through which establishments report to their environmental authority on their use of renewable natural resources and their pollutant releases and transfers. It is governed by Resolution 0839 of 2023 and administered by IDEAM.
Radioactive waste explained: definition, low to high activity classes, the Euratom and Spanish legal framework, and how ENRESA manages it under the 7th General Radioactive Waste Plan.
Spain's Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste replaced Royal Decree 782/1998, transposing EU Directive 2018/852 and introducing reuse targets, ecodesign rules and deposit-return systems.
What a reduced carbon footprint means, the standards and criteria behind it, common reduction strategies, and how to avoid greenwashing when communicating progress.
A set of farming practices that restore soil and ecosystems, build organic matter and soil carbon, and improve water retention and biodiversity.
Applying regenerative principles to grazing to improve soil and sequester carbon, with enteric methane as the main emission and a net balance still under debate.
Regulation (EC) 282/2008 set the first EU rules for recycled plastics in food contact. It was repealed in 2022 and replaced by Regulation (EU) 2022/1616.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 harmonises the EU market for fertilising products and supports the circular economy by enabling recycled and organic fertilisers to carry the CE mark.
RECs are tradable instruments certifying that one megawatt-hour of electricity was generated from renewable sources, used to support clean-energy claims and market-based Scope 2 accounting.
A practical guide to renewable energy sources, their benefits, the EU RED III target of 42.5% by 2030, and how clean energy reduces a company's carbon footprint.
The repairability index is a 0 to 10 score that tells consumers how easy a product is to repair, pioneered in France in 2021 and now evolving towards a broader durability index.
Responsible consumption means choosing goods and services based not only on personal needs but on their environmental, social and economic impact, a cornerstone of sustainable lifestyles and the circular economy.
Reuse and refill keep products and packaging in use for longer, cutting waste, raw-material demand and the emissions tied to making new packaging.
Directive (EU) 2024/1799 makes repair easier and more attractive for consumers across the EU, with national rules due to apply from 31 July 2026.
Spanish royal decree that regulates packaging and packaging waste, driving prevention, reuse and recycling and extending producer responsibility, in line with EU packaging rules.
Royal Decree 553/2020 is the Spanish framework governing the shipment of waste within Spain, ensuring traceability, mandatory documentation and proper treatment at destination.
The SBTN (Science Based Targets Network) develops methodologies for companies to set science-based targets for freshwater, biodiversity, land use and oceans, beyond carbon.
The SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard defines how companies set near-term and long-term science-based targets to reach net zero. Version 2.0 was published in June 2026 and takes effect in 2027.
A climate planning document prepared by Covenant of Mayors signatories; it includes a baseline emission inventory, reduction targets and mitigation and adaptation measures, with periodic monitoring.
The SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) is the EU rule that governs sustainability disclosures by investors and financial advisers, built around its Article 6, 8 and 9 product categories.
SQAS (Safety and Quality Assessment for Sustainability) is a CEFIC assessment system that evaluates logistics service providers and chemical distributors against a standardised questionnaire.
SUMe (Sustentabilidad para México) is a multi-sector non-profit and Mexico's member of the World Green Building Council, promoting sustainable construction, energy efficiency and responsible use of natural resources.
Science-based targets (SBT) are emission reduction goals aligned with climate science and the Paris Agreement, validated by the SBTi initiative.
Science-Based Targets are corporate emission reduction goals aligned with climate science and the Paris Agreement, validated by the SBTi. A practical guide to what they are and how to set them.
Scope 1 emissions are direct greenhouse gas emissions from sources owned or controlled by an organisation, such as fuel combustion in vehicles, boilers or machinery, and fugitive gas leaks.
Scope 2 emissions are the indirect GHG emissions linked to the electricity, heat, steam and cooling an organisation buys. We explain the location and market-based methods.
Scope 3 emissions are the indirect greenhouse gas emissions in an organisation's value chain, split into 8 upstream and 7 downstream categories under the GHG Protocol.
Scope 4 measures the emissions avoided thanks to a solution. It is useful for demonstrating positive impact, but it must be reported separately and never deducted from Scopes 1, 2, and 3.
A clear guide to secure landfills for industrial waste: what they are, the main types, how they are designed and operated, and the EU and Spanish rules that govern them.
The recovery rate measures the proportion of waste subject to material or energy recovery versus the total generated, reflecting a system's ability to turn waste into resources.
The recycling rate measures the proportion of generated waste that is effectively recycled into new materials, and is a structural indicator of a circular economy's performance.
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