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    Return & Recycle Insights – 2 years of SGR in Romania

    Event: November 26, 2025, between 09:00 and 13:00 ECOTECA, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, is organizing the conference "Return &...

    MSCI upgrades PPC Group’s ESG rating to “A”

    PPC Group has received a significant upgrade from global index provider MSCI, with its ESG rating rising to “A” from “BBB.” The upgrade reflects the Group’s consistent progress in sustainability performance and strengthens its position in the evolving energy landscape. This improvement confirms the recognition...

    Second-hand fashion and luxury set to reach up to 360 billion USD by 2030; growing 3x faster than firsthand market

    Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Vestiaire Collective, the leading global platform for second-hand luxury...

    Clean Recycle: Separate collection of textile waste in Romania has increased fivefold over the last decade

    In 2010, Romania collected just 48 tons of textile waste separately. Over the past...
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    Andrei Dinescu, Board Member, Greenpoint Management & CCO Green Corporation: We expect that next year we will have a recycling capacity 10 times higher...

    "Our focus is to help our clients succeed in turning these sustainability goals into...

    Sustainability Lens: The Shifting Landscape of EU Sustainability Regulation: Between Simplification and Deregulation

    Over the last decade, the EU has established the world’s most comprehensive sustainability framework....

    Plastics Value Chain Demands Immediate Action to Save EU Industry

    Sector makes six strategic recommendations to fight market recession The European1 plastics value chain is at...

    Every Can Counts Global Survey 2025: Circularity Gains Ground Globally, with Romania Among the Fastest DRS Adopters

    Circularity is becoming part of the public mindset, according to the third wave of...

    E.ON Sustainability Report 2024: Nearly a quarter of E.ON employees volunteered in community projects in Romania

    E.ON invested approximately €2.2 million last year in community projects across Romania, bringing the...

    European financial services firms increase sustainability-focused board appointments amid ongoing ESG policy debate

    The vast majority (93 percent) of European financial services boards now include at least...

    FEATURES

    Every Can Counts Global Survey 2025: Circularity Gains Ground Globally, with Romania Among the Fastest DRS Adopters

    Circularity is becoming part of the public mindset, according to the third wave of the international study commissioned by Every Can Counts, conducted across...
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    CIRCULAR ECONOMY

    Return & Recycle Insights – 2 years of SGR in Romania

    Event: November 26, 2025, between 09:00 and 13:00 ECOTECA, in partnership with the Ministry of...

    Second-hand fashion and luxury set to reach up to 360 billion USD by 2030; growing 3x faster than firsthand market

    Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Vestiaire Collective, the leading global platform for second-hand luxury...

    Global goals, local action: driving net-zero with renewable energy and circular logistics

    CHEP, part of the Brambles Group, operates the world’s largest pool of reusable pallets...

    RetuRO: Return rate of beverage containers exceeds 90% for the second consecutive month

    RetuRO, the administrator of Romania’s Deposit-Return System (DRS) and the country’s largest circular economy...

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    Waste Management

    Clean Recycle: Separate collection of textile waste in Romania has increased fivefold over the last decade

    In 2010, Romania collected just 48 tons of textile waste separately. Over the past 12 years, this amount has steadily grown, reaching 2,774 tonnes in 2022, according to the latest public data analyzed by Clean Recycle experts. Even so, only 15 percent of the textile...

    Clean Recycle: Failure to meet packaging waste recycling targets cost Romanian companies over 10 million EUR in 2024

    In 2024, some Romanian companies paid over 10 million EUR to the Environmental Fund...

    RetuRO: Romanians returned more DRS packages in the first 8 months of 2025 than in the whole of 2024

    RetuRO, the administrator of the Deposit Return System (DRS), the largest circular economy project...

    MOL Group turns plastic waste into high value products with first circular feedstock test at its MOL Petrochemicals site in Tiszaújváros

    MOL Group has achieved a significant milestone in its SHAPE TOMORROW Strategy by successfully...

    Stellantis opens circular vehicle dismantling center in São Paulo

    As part of its decarbonization strategy and commitment to sustainability, Stellantis inaugurated its first...

    Investments & Financing

    PepsiCo invests in sustainable transport, adds Mercedes electric truck to its fleet

    PepsiCo, one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry, is expanding its sustainable transport fleet with the integration of the Mercedes-Benz eActros...

    Electroalfa International invests over 500,000 euros in the Alfa Academy Training Center

    Electroalfa International has invested more than 500,000 euros over the past two years to...

    Adrian Borotea, Verbund Wind Power: “Our mission for 2030 is for 25% of production to come from wind and solar energy”

    “Verbund may be a lesser-known company in Romania, but it is the largest energy...

    TELUS Digital Romania Foundation launches second grants session of 2025

    TELUS Digital Romania Community Board continues its commitment to support local communities, providing non-governmental organizations in Romania with the opportunity to benefit from funding for their education, health or environment related initiatives. The Foundation opened the registrations for the second grants session of the...

    25 Green Startups Selected for ClimAccelerator 2025

    Impact Hub Bucharest, together with main partner Rompetrol and with the support of Climate-KIC, announced today the 25 startups selected for the 2025 edition...

    Policies

    Tetra Pak cuts emissions in value chain by 25% [1] and in ITS own operations by 54%[2]

    Scope 1,2 and 3 GHG emissions, compared to a 2019 baseline Scope 1,...

    Sustainability Forward, but where to? Two strange coincidences in the June 5th conference debates

    The European Union has decided to continue to implement the sustainability policies set out...

    State Counsellor Frasineanu: A first form of the methodology for creating green belts should be ready by the end of the year

    A first form of the methodology that establishes the way to create green belts...

    EU Council and Parliament agree to reduce food waste and set new rules on waste textile

    The EU Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional agreement on the...

    Plastics Value Chain Demands Immediate Action to Save EU Industry

    Sector makes six strategic recommendations to fight market recession The European1 plastics value chain is at a breaking point. A deep competitiveness crisis is suffocating the industry, with serious consequences already materializing across the sector. By the end of 2025, the region is expected to have...

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    Return & Recycle Insights – 2 years of SGR in Romania

    Event: November 26, 2025, between 09:00 and 13:00 ECOTECA, in partnership with the Ministry of...

    MSCI upgrades PPC Group’s ESG rating to “A”

    PPC Group has received a significant upgrade from global index provider MSCI, with its...

    Second-hand fashion and luxury set to reach up to 360 billion USD by 2030; growing 3x faster than firsthand market

    Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Vestiaire Collective, the leading global platform for second-hand luxury...

    ECOTECA and the Ministry of Environment organize the conference “Return & Recycle Insights – 2 Years of DRS in Romania”

    The ECOTECA Association, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, is...

    Clean Recycle: Separate collection of textile waste in Romania has increased fivefold over the last decade

    In 2010, Romania collected just 48 tons of textile waste separately. Over the past...

    PepsiCo continues to invest in sustainable transport, adding the electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to its fleet

    PepsiCo, one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry, is expanding its...

    Globalworth renews Access4you certification across Romanian portfolio with Colliers consultancy

    Colliers provided consultancy services to Globalworth, one of the largest office investor in Central...

    PepsiCo invests in sustainable transport, adds Mercedes electric truck to its fleet

    PepsiCo, one of the leaders in the food and beverage industry, is expanding its...

    Global goals, local action: driving net-zero with renewable energy and circular logistics

    CHEP, part of the Brambles Group, operates the world’s largest pool of reusable pallets...

    Every Can Counts Global Survey 2025: Circularity Gains Ground Globally, with Romania Among the Fastest DRS Adopters

    Circularity is becoming part of the public mindset, according to the third wave of...

    RetuRO: Return rate of beverage containers exceeds 90% for the second consecutive month

    RetuRO, the administrator of Romania’s Deposit-Return System (DRS) and the country’s largest circular economy...

    INTERVIEW Corina Vasile, Philip Morris Romania: “We are committed to accelerating the transition of adult smokers toward better alternatives”

    As part of PMI’s global vision for a smoke-free future, Philip Morris Romania is...

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