New EU Batteries Regulation explained: what producers need to know about EPR

Yesterday, on 18 August 2025, the EU’s new Batteries Regulation officially replaced the former Batteries Directive. Bax consultant Melis Kucukoglu explains what this milestone means for battery producers, the challenges of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and due diligence, and why early preparation is key to staying ahead in a circular battery economy. From directive to […]

Renewables are the future – now is not the time to slow down

Bax Circular Industry expert Johanna Reiland shares her perspective on why now is the time to double down on the energy transition – and how circular strategies can make it more resilient, efficient, and future-proof. The transition to clean energy is not only a climate imperative – it’s a strategic and economic one. – Johanna […]

Bax strengthens Dutch presence with senior hire and expanded services

Bax is strengthening its Dutch operations with the appointment of Tom Meijerink, who joins the Utrecht office in April 2025. In his new role, Tom will co-lead the management of Bax Netherlands alongside Kees Joosten, while continuing his position as chairman of Branchevereniging Bodemenergie. This expansion broadens Bax Netherlands’ expertise in innovation strategy, collaborative R&D, […]

Designing human habitats healthy enough to prescribe

Bax & Company’s Healthy Cities team has guided a group of expert urban practitioners to understand the power of prescribing green space and socialising for urban wellbeing. Organised by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), the workshop showed planners and health professionals how to use urban design as a first-choice treatment for mental illness […]

Connectivity, Mobility, and Healthy Cities

The Healthy Cities Network aims to deepen the relationship between health and the urban environment, following a holistic approach by focusing on three overarching topics: greening and landscaping, mobility and connectivity, and lifestyle and sports. To gather expert advice for urban planners on improving health outcomes in cities, we are creating a series of three […]

Halfway Through Healthy Cities: Reflections and Revisions

The Healthy Cities Network has passed its halfway point in the project. To evaluate all we’ve done and look ahead at what’s to come, we’re taking this opportunity to reflect on our progress with the Mid-Term Reflection (MTR) process. by Lead Expert Dr. Sebastiaan van Herk Originally published: URBACT Healthy Cities Though the pandemic slowed […]

Share and Share Alike: Replicable Open-Source Solutions for Improved Public Service Delivery

Originally published in IoT For All by Amber De La Haye, Camilla Sandberg, Juliette Tenart and Sebastiaan van Herk Our world is changing. Transformations to mobility patterns, pressing air quality issues and growing flood risks present new challenges for European cities. Now, however, thanks to digitization and data, cities can tackle these challenges together. Rather than reinventing […]

Reclaiming the Public Space for People and Nature

Originally published in ‘Mark and Focus: Building a Smart, Resilient, Nature-Based Future’, by Bax & Company’s Sofia Aivalioti. Cities are fascinating. They are the places where most of us live, work and grow. If cities are not designed for their people, then we are doing something wrong. What makes a city thrive? What makes a city […]