sustainability

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A KLM Boeing 737-800, with registration PH-BXU, on the ground at Copenhagen Airport in Kastrup, Denmark. The aircraft has the nickname, Albatross. 19 March 2026
BusinessTechNature
Danish court finds KLM guilty of greenwashing; Airline hit with €401,000 fine
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Office buildings in Amsterdam Zuidas
BusinessTechNatureScienceInnovation
Dutch businesses investing less and less in sustainability measures
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Street with different homes in Gorinchem
Business
Homeowners’ financial situation deteriorating; More middle-incomes struggling: NHG
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Worker is installing solar panels
Business
Many Dutch want to be more sustainable, but find measures too expensive
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Woman scraping food leftovers into a garbage bin
BusinessCultureFood
10% of Dutch food waste caused by confusion over best before date
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Schijf van Vijf dietary guide. 9 April 2026
HealthCultureFood
Less meat, more plant proteins on Netherlands' new Schijf van Vijf dietary guide
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Students
PoliticsTechNatureScienceCultureLifestyle
Dutch universities see sharp drop in climate study enrollment
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Children reading a book
Business
Dutch schools join new textbook publisher to cut costs, improve sustainability
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Tata Steel in IJmuiden
PoliticsBusiness
Over 100 economists urge Dutch Cabinet to drop multibillion-euro Tata Steel subsidy
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A woman is riding past urban greenery
Politics
Dutch people want to live more sustainably, but gov’t policy often gets in the way
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The Arcadis building on Amsterdamseweg in Arnhem
Business
Arcadis cut 1,100 jobs last year, mostly outside NL; More layoffs expected in 2026
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Cargo vehicles gathered below several KLM aircraft at Schiphol Airport. 21 May 2021
Business
Airlines to pay millions extra this year as free emission rights lapse
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Cruise ship Navigator of the Seas at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam
Politics
A'dam officials: Cruise ship ban will harm other projects needing national cooperation
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Cruise ship Navigator of the Seas at Passenger Terminal Amsterdam
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam wants to ban sea cruise ships by 2035, instead of moving passenger terminal
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Engineers on industrial site for windmills
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
Netherlands faces billions in costs if renewable energy targets are missed
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Exterior of Schiphol Airport in August 2022
Business
Amsterdam questions Schiphol’s €10 billion expansion plan, KLM backs investments
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Angled shot showing Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's logo and an air traffic control tower
Business
Schiphol investing €10 billion in expansion over next decade, including abroad
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Construction site with buildings under construction in Nijmegen, 8 February 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Financial limits threaten new affordable housing construction, social housing firms say
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ABN Amro
Business
ABN Amro cuts 67 jobs from its sustainability expertise unit; 18% of team
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Evening in Amsterdam, lights on the Herengracht canal
BusinessTech
Half of Dutch fearing higher bills due to energy transition plans
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Housing construction
Business
National Mortgage Guarantee limit set to rise over 4% to €470,000
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Farmer and cows in the Netherlands
PoliticsBusinessTechNature
"Government inaction" has worsened housing and climate crises, says think tank
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A KLM Airbus 350-900
Business
New flight tax makes Dutch airline tickets the most expensive in EU, KLM says
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The Bijenkorf on 18 Septemberplein in Eindhoven
Business
De Bijenkorf adjusts vague sustainability claims after reprimand from regulator