DNSH (Do No Significant Harm)

A test in the EU Taxonomy that an activity must pass to count as sustainable: it must not significantly harm the other environmental objectives.

DNSH criteria are set for each activity, together with a check that minimum social safeguards are met.

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Reviewed 14 October 2026. General information, not legal advice.

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