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Business

A European country wins top slot in a best-to-do business poll

Countries from Europe, the Middle East and Africa were judged across nine categories, including fair and predictable tax, governance, availability of skilled workers, and public health and sustainability.

Culture news

Billie Eilish's new album: What is eco-friendly vinyl?

Billie Eilish has shared details of her new album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’, as well as the eco-friendly vinyl practices she’ll be adopting for the release of her third LP. Can it represent a step forward in more environmentally conscious practices in the music industry?

Moments

Two of the world’s most luxurious train journeys are in Europe

Want to reduce your carbon footprint without sacrificing luxury? Try these fancy train journeys.

Earth News

Exclusive: Due diligence thresholds tripled in bid for last-ditch deal

Member states are running out of time to agree a sustainable supply chains law before June elections, but prospects have been thrown into doubt by a parallel fight on packaging waste.

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Destinations

Europe dominates ranking of the world’s best sustainable beaches

From calm, family-friendly waters to top party destinations, travellers recommended these beaches for their sustainability efforts.

Europe News

Exclusive: Governments mull stripped-down sustainability law

A new draft circulated to Member States seeks to rescue landmark sustainability legislation as elections loom.

Food and Drink

The Oscars are like a box of chocolates for this Scottish chocolatier

The Oscars are like a box of chocolates for Scottish chocolatier Fiona McArthur, who was chosen to make film-themed chocolates for this year's Academy Awards.

Travel News

International Women’s Day: Meet travel’s sustainability trailblazers

As part of our IWD coverage, Euronews Travel spoke to a number of women working in travel who are determined to make a difference in the industry.

Nature

Darwin’s finches have returned to the Galapagos Islands

Some 510 finches from five species were released on Floreana Island as part of a nature restoration programme, according to Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment.

Europe News

Euroviews. CSDDD: A tale of corporations hijacking the EU's democratic process

Undermining binding EU legislation on corporate accountability would be a green-light signal by the bloc's governments to reckless businesses that they can keep fuelling the climate and ecological crises for corporate profits, Alban Grosdidier writes.

Scenes

Watch: The eco-innovator weaving natural waste into fabric in India

In partnership with Media City

Meet the eco-fashionista from India who is transforming lotus stems into sustainable garments.

Scenes

Watch: The eco-entrepreneur sparking the electric vehicle revolution in Nigeria

In partnership with Media City

Mustapha Abubakar Gajibo is a pioneer on a mission to turn Nigeria's roads green

Ecotech

Batteries made from woodchips could clean up the EV industry

The material will soon be manufactured in the EU and US, reducing dependence on Chinese supplies of graphite.

Climate

Euroviews. Agroecology is the only way forward

We agree that Europe needs to keep farmers and their needs at the forefront. The only way to do that is to move towards a food system transformation based on sustainable agriculture that is rooted in agroecological principles, Sandra Uwera Murasa writes.

Europe Decoded

Over half of von der Leyen’s food policy promises weren’t met, analysis shows

Repeated delays and a farmer-led green policy backlash have left the flagship “Farm to Fork” strategy in doubt.

Scenes

Watch: The Ugandan artisan rolling with nature

In partnership with Media City

Meet the visionary behind Boogaali Bikes, an eco-friendly organisation crafting bicycle frames out of bamboo.

Earth News

Corporate sustainability rules face German, Italian qualms

A supposedly routine vote on the EU’s due diligence law has been postponed, signaling trouble ahead.

Earth News

German vacillation puts corporate sustainability law in doubt

The bloc’s largest member has said it won’t support the green supply-chains law, causing jitters in Brussels and Berlin.

Earth News

ESMA securities regulator to be handed new green rating powers

Analysts who seek to classify environmental, social and governance performance will be scrutinised directly by EU watchdogs under a new legal deal.

Earth News

Why your ‘green’ investment might not be as sustainable as you think

Here's how fossil fuel companies get their hands on ‘climate-friendly’ funds.