This document is the fourth edition of the strategic environmental monitoring reports that the Basque Ecodesign Center produces based on the knowledge acquired through its monitoring system. Its aim is to compile the latest regulatory and market developments driving the transition towards a decarbonised, more circular economy. It also identifies new standards and recognised methodologies that are relevant to the value chains in which the Basque Ecodesign Center’s partner companies operate. With this in mind, the report is structured around six main themes:

• Transparency and positioning
• Ecodesign for a circular economy
• Raw materials and waste management
• Decarbonisation with a life cycle approach
• Zero Pollution
• Sustainable finance