Bursting the Bubble: EU Podcasts from Rud Pedersen Public Affairs

As the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament released its draft report on the PPWR, we explore the main points of convergence and contrast with the Commission’s proposal. In our third episode, listen along as our senior advisor Kevin Bradley takes stock of the most environmentally beneficial and least economically disruptive options for the future of packaging in the EU, jointly with the Commission’s Team Leader on PPWR Wolfgang Trunk.

In this episode, listen to the dulcet tones of our senior advisor Kevin Bradley alongside esteemed guest Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General of FEVE – the European Container Glass Federation, as we seek to disentangle some burning questions about the European Commission's Proposal for a Revision on Packaging and Packaging Waste: ➡ How will packaging minimisation affect brand identity and the marketing of a product? ➡ What are the implications of waste reduction targets for the glass industry?

We are excited to publish the first episode of our podcast series “PPWR unwrapped” In the first episode, Annick Carpentier, Director General of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) joins our senior advisor Kevin Bradley to discuss the potential for the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to address perceived weaknesses in the current approach to packaging at EU level.

Today, the energy crisis is at the top of the EU’s political agenda and EU policymakers need to ask themselves: How to address high energy prices and relief consumers? How to prepare for the upcoming winter and ensure we will have enough gas to heat our homes? How to decrease energy dependence on Russia? And what happens to Europe’s climate ambitions and efforts of scaling up renewable energy? Tune in to the first episode of Energy Talks where the trio of Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels’ Senior Advisors Peter Vis, Megan Richards and Chris Davies discuss the ins and outs of the European energy crisis, how we got here and where we are heading.

In this episode, Steffen Thejll-Moller interviews Paul Hillier, Partner at Tactix, a Canada-based government relations and risk management company. Paul runs a team of data scientists who are able to make sense of data to understand the views and preferences of policymakers in Brussels and beyond.

We are excited to publish the third episode of our podcast series on circular economy. In this episode, we talk about the Commission’s proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products with a legislator. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen. They will discuss the challenges of the proposal and additional measures needed for resource efficient, circular European economy. Enjoy listening!

The Fit for 55 package turned 1 year this month! The Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the recent droughts, fires and heatwaves all over Europe reinforce the sense of emergency and the need to quickly implement an ambitious Fit for 55 package. Where do we stand with the package? Our Senior Advisors Megan Richards and Peter Vis discuss the progress, what still needs to be done and what are the next steps. Take a seat and put your headphones on to deepen your understanding of the EU’s climate package.

The Czech Presidency has kicked off its 6 months of EU leadership! Czech Energy Attaché, Martin Pejřimovský sat down with Former Director at DG Energy and current Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Brussels, Megan Richards, to discuss the Presidency's key ambitions and priorities, with a special focus on the energy agenda.

We are excited to publish the second episode of our podcast series on circular economy. In this episode, we focus on the Commission’s proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products from the recyclers’ point of view. Our senior advisor Kevin Bradley talks to Emmanuel Katrakis, secretary general of EuRIC, the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation. They will discuss the importance of design for recycling to increase the recyclability of products and improve resource efficiency. Enjoy listening!

In this episode, Dan Dalton, former UK MEP and senior advisor at Rud Pedersen, talks to Simon Taylor, Head of Rud Pedersen’s finance practice, about the benefits of crypto assets as well as the pitfalls.

We are excited to kick off our new podcast series on circular economy. Together with decision-makers, industry and NGOs, we look into the different steps and measures the EU is taking, to make our economy low carbon, greener, circular, resilient, as well as resource and energy-efficient. In this first episode, we focus on the Commission’s proposal on ecodesign requirements for sustainable products. Our Senior Advisor Kevin Bradley talks to Paolo Falcioni, Director General of APPLiA, the European Home Appliance Industry Association, about the impact on the product manufacturing sector. Enjoy listening!

In this new episode of Rud Pedersen’s “From Brussels to Berlin” podcast series, Megan Richards, Sumin Nam, and Simon Taylor discuss the latest developments in the EU’s and Germany’s energy policy since the invasion of Ukraine. The discussion focuses on changes to energy supply, energy security, and Nord Stream II.

As our work continues and we are excited to release the fourth episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover everything about safe and sustainable by design and how our use of chemicals might get in the way of building a circular economy in the context of the upcoming revision of the EU’s chemical legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

In the fifth episode of Europe’s Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation and Minister of Regional Development of the Czech Republic, discuss transatlantic cooperation and connectivity.

As our work continues and we are excited to release the third episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover everything about bans and restrictions on chemicals in the European Union in the context of the upcoming revision of the EU’s chemical legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

We are excited to release the second episode of this miniseries of Chemical Reactions Podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! In this episode, discover all the new challenges posed by the extra data requirements arising from the revision of the EU’s chemicals legislation. Our senior advisors at Rud Pedersen Public Affairs in Brussels, Chris Davies, Kevin Bradley, and Steve George continue their lively conversation on the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and its challenges for the industry and value chains. Enjoy listening!

Welcome to this new series of the Chemical Reactions podcast on the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability! Be ready to explore the challenges for industries and value chains of the EU’s flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. This new series of Chemical Reactions Podcasts will guide you through the most interesting aspects of the flagship Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, from the revision of REACH and CLP, the introduction of the ’essential use’ and ’safe and sustainable by design’ concepts, to the new circular economy and product aspects. Former MEP and former shadow rapporteur for the REACH Regulation in the European Parliament, Chris Davies, moderates this fascinating conversation between two experts in the field: Steve George, the former leader for Rolls Royce on REACH who has more than 30 years’ experience in the aerospace and defence industry; and Kevin Bradley, an environmental scientist with more than 25 years EU environmental policy experience who led several trade associations. In the first episode of this exciting series, discover what the EU’s signature piece of legislation on chemicals, the REACH Regulation, has achieved so far and what future challenges the chemical industry and value chains dependent on it will have to face.

In the fourth episode of Europe’s Digital Frontrunners, our Senior Advisor Claudio Murri and Ulrik Trolle Smed, Tech Advisor to the Danish Tech Ambassador, talk about Denmark's 'TechPlomacy', how technology can work for democracy, and how European policymakers can ensure that the new digital rules lead to the ‘Brussels effect’ by design and not by default.

In this new episode, Simon Taylor and Sumin Nam talk about what changes to expect from the new "Traffic Light" government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz. In particular, they discuss what difference a new superministry for economics and climate protection could make and how the Greens' ambitious agenda will survive challenges including from the FDP-led finance ministry.

With the 26th edition of the UN Climate Change Conference behind us, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Senior Advisors Peter Vis, Megan Richards and Chris Davies reflect on the main the accomplishments and failures of this year’s summit. Tune in to our second and final episode of Climate Talks: Glasgow Calling to hear their thoughts on whether the pledges and agreements made at COP26 will be a sufficient driver for climate mitigation.