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Japan’s environment ministry has selected Oji Holdings and Mitsubishi Estate Residence for supported environmental due-diligence pilots that move from risk identification toward internal decisions, remedies and disclosure across value chains.
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Canada has removed several energy and infrastructure project classes from its federal Project List, placing review with the Canada Energy Regulator and making institutional handoff—not simply faster timelines—the test of the reform.
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BRICS environment ministers adopted four outcome documents and launched four knowledge compendiums in New Delhi.
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Brazil’s environment ministry released a new weekly Fire Bulletin on 1 September. It combines burned-area, risk, operational-status and mobilization data across six biomes and multiple levels of government.
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Australia made its first four National Environmental Standards on 19 August.
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Amendments to New Zealand's Natural Environment Bill remove resource-cap provisions and simplify action plans.
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EU member states have submitted draft national restoration plans.
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Poland’s cabinet-backed permit bill removes a preliminary review after new EU best-available-technique conclusions, replaces it with a 60-day notice, reallocates permits for nuclear and LNG support installations, and extends inspection authority offshore.
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China stopped accepting new-chemical filings on 15 August and now requires qualifying manufacturers and importers to obtain approval before market activity.
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France’s new ultra-fast-fashion malus can add up to 50 per cent to a garment’s price from 1 September.
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