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New plan to finance global climate cooperation approved at COP29 in Baku. By 2035, USD 1.3 trillion per year is to be mobilised to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change.

It is not merely rhetoric to say that the gender gap is an obstacle to a sustainable economy. There are many reasons for this, and several analyses have confirmed it, offering useful insights to both legislators and the business community.

Merging the virtual world, created by data and numerical simulations, with the immanent reality of the physical world is a challenge that has interested computer scientists, economists, environmentalists and science fiction writers for decades.

Several Member States of the European Union have proposed a general ban on a group of chemicals known as PFAS. In order to give Member States a better overview of the situation, FEAD will conduct a critical review of ECHA’s study.

Companies, organisations and consulting firms have for some years been engaged in the search for standards that measure the level of circularity of activities and products. While some of these metrics and certifications assess individual aspects, creating a standard that measures the circular economy in its entirety is no easy challenge. ISO and other institutions, Italian and international, are seeking to join all the dots to reach a global vision.