EU sustainability reporting rules and municipal governance

Ajitha Duvvuri; Fedra Vanhuyse

Aerial view of Munich, Germany city skyline against a pink and blue twilight sky, with pedestrians filling the city square below.

Other publication / This brief for NetZeroCities highlights how recent changes to EU sustainability reporting rules may indirectly affect municipalities.

8 October 2026 / About Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

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Nairobi Science Summit dialogue calls for stronger Africa–Europe research partnerships

Feature / For the first time, the annual Science Summit alongside the UN General Assembly (UNGA81) extended beyond New York to Nairobi, Kenya.

12 October 2026 / About Finance

Power lines running through snow-covered forest under a pale winter sky.

A call for power: energy poverty vs data centres

Perspective / As data centres expand across northern Sweden, Jenny von Platten asks who the country's energy is actually for.

13 August 2026 / About Energy access, Household energy, Public policy and Wellbeing

Hands in red gloves holding fabric that comes out from the machine in the factory environment

From policy to practice: challenges of environmental data generation and Digital Product Passport readiness for circular garments under EU circular textile regulation

Journal article / This article examines whether garment manufacturers are ready to provide the environmental data required for the EU’s forthcoming Digital Product Passport.

20 July 2026 / About Supply chains

Behind the scenes filming an interview with an SEI colleague

Beyond infrastructure: wastewater lessons from Sweden for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Feature / Key insights from a new SEI report on wastewater in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with author Daniel Ddiba.

17 June 2026 / About Sanitation and Water resources

A pink flower in the foreground, with people in the background in a nature reserve

Sustainable agriculture in Sweden: lessons for BiH communities

Feature / Municipalities and cities from Bosnia and Herzegovina visited Sweden for a study tour on sustainable agriculture run by BiH SuTra project.

11 June 2026 / About Food and agriculture

Three illuminated cargo ships at sea at night, with lights reflecting on the water under a foggy sky.

Expanding the toolkit: Exploring European policy pathways to reduce agricultural deforestation and biodiversity loss

Other publication / This report explores how the EU Deforestation Regulation, combined with wider policy measures, can reduce the EU’s footprint from seven forest-risk commodities.

27 April 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

Night cityscape of the big city. Awesome bright, multi colored light in thick fog at empty streets. Apartment buildings in bedroom community, commuter town area.

Europe’s green transition is now a matter of energy security

Perspective / The war in Ukraine shows that to build resilience, European energy systems must embed local renewables, writes SEI Tallinn Expert Erika Tšerkašina.

26 March 2026 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Renewables

European Commission, European Flags in front of the EU building

Boosting resilience and sustainability through regional cooperation

Past event / This event brought together EU institutions, member states, and regional stakeholders from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkans countries.

18 March 2026 / About Geopolitics and Public policy