Do No Significant Harm Principle?

The 'do no significant harm' or DNSH principle is a core aspect of the Taxonomy included to ensure progress towards one objective is not made at the expense of another. The Climate Standards provide for two specific types of environmentally sustainable activities.

What does no significant harm mean?

'Do No Significant Harm'(DNSH)

For an activity pursuing one or more of the six objectives to qualify as sustainable it cannot cause significant harm to any of the other Taxonomy objectives. For each activity, the TSC lay out thresholds to define compliance with do no significant harm.

What is do not harm principle EU?

To maintain the 'do no harm' principle, the EU should conduct environmental and climate screening (encompassing mitigation and adaptation) and a rights-based assessment for recovery packages.