DNSH Criteria
Do No Significant Harm"Do No Significant Harm" criteria by CNAE sector. The DNSH principle is one of the fundamental pillars of the sustainable taxonomy, establishing that an economic activity, to be considered sustainable, must not cause significant harm to any of the environmental objectives.
The DNSH (Do No Significant Harm) principle is one of the fundamental pillars of the sustainable taxonomy. This principle establishes that an economic activity, to be considered sustainable, must not cause significant harm to any of the established environmental objectives.
For each economic activity covered by the taxonomy, specific technical criteria are defined to ensure that the activity does not significantly harm the other environmental objectives beyond the one it substantially contributes to.
The following documents present the specific DNSH criteria for each economic sector according to the CNAE (National Classification of Economic Activities) classification.
Evaluated Environmental Objectives
The activity cannot cause significant greenhouse gas emissions
The activity cannot increase negative impacts of climate conditions
The activity cannot harm the good status of water bodies
The activity cannot generate significant inefficiencies in resource use
The activity cannot significantly increase pollutant emissions
The activity cannot be harmful to ecosystems and biodiversity
Documentation by CNAE Sector
DNSH criteria for primary sector activities
DNSH criteria for mineral extraction activities
DNSH criteria for industrial manufacturing activities
DNSH criteria for energy generation and distribution
DNSH criteria for environmental management and sanitation
DNSH criteria for civil construction activities
DNSH criteria for logistics and transportation