April 16, 2024 Emitting CO₂ is getting more expensive The outgoing Dutch cabinet has announced that it will increase the CO₂-tax for large emitters. The objective? Reduce industry emissions and boost sustainable alternatives. According to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, this increase could reduce industry emissions by several megatonnes. A financial settlement counts. We see that many companies have already started actively avoiding emissions....
March 28, 2024 Sustainability reporting: more than checking boxes With the introduction of the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD), many SMEs are left with questions. What do we have to comply with? What do we mean by sustainability? And last but not least: where are we going to find the relevant data? The latter question in particular is a challenge for many companies. That...
March 20, 2024 Kick-off ShoppingTomorrow On 14 March, Cirmar took part in the kick-off of Shopping Tomorrow, an initiative by Thuiswinkel.org in which we will explore how retail is going to evolve in the coming years. Not just because we find it interesting, but mainly because we need to answer some important questions to shape those developments as sustainably as...