Umweltverband WWF Österreich

EU Legislative Interests

Implementierung und Weiterentwicklung von: European Green Deal Climate and Energy policy (Fit for 55 package), EU 2040 Target (Climate Law, RED IV, EED IV), ETS Revision, EU NDC, Clean Industrial Deal, Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act Nature Restoration Law (NRL) EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 EU Forest Strategy for 2030 Birds and Habitats Directives EUDR, Policy measures against deforestation, Action plan on Forest Law Enforcement EU Forest Monitoring Law EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change’ EU National Emission reduction Commitments Directive (NECD) Proposal for a regulation establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials Water Framework Directive EU Water Resilience Strategy / strategy for sustainable management of water Legislative framework for sustainable food systems (FSFS) EU Floods Directive EU Environmental Crime Directive EU seal trade ban EU Wildlife Trade Regulation Invasive Alien Species Directive EU Environment Action Programme EIA (UVP) & SUP-Directive Aarhus Directive Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Cohesion Policy Alpine Convention Renewed sustainable finance strategy and implementation of the action plan on financing sustainable growth and related legislative initiatives, including succeeding initiatives (e.g. CSRD. CSDDD. SFDR, MIFID, Green Taxonomy, EU Green Bond Standard) EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, including succeeding initiatives e.g. Integrated framework for European climate resilience and risk management Sustainable Europe Investment Plan European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Central Bank (ECB) European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) European Banking Authority (EBA) Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Green Claims Directive Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) Omnibus I on corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) including European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF),Technical Measures Regulation, and Common market organisation in fishery and aquaculture products EU Regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing (IUU) EU Fisheries Control Regulation EU Integrated Maritime Policy EU Ocean Governance Agenda EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive EU Framework for Maritime Spatial Planning European Implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development (esp. SDG 14) EU Action plan: Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries Pan European Action Plan for Sturgeon EU Action Plan for Sharks Soil Monitoring Law Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF) Framework Convention of the Alpine Convention (ratified) and its protocols & Ministerial Declarations Food waste reduction targets Regulation revising the rules on date marking

Communication Activities

Der WWF Österreich kommuniziert regelmäßig zu EU-Schwerpunkten, arbeitet dazu im europäischen Netzwerk (WWF EPO) und beteiligt sich an ausgewählten Kampagnen. Unsere Kommunikation besteht insbesondere aus Medienarbeit (für Aussendungen siehe wwf.at/Presse), Beiträgen auf der Website, auf Social-Media-Kanälen und in Newslettern.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

WWF International WWF EPO WWF CEE IUCN ÖKOBÜRO Bündnis für Gemeinnützigkeit Allianz für Klimagerechtigkeit Fundraising Verband Austria