Denmark tops first-of-its-kind Global Cleantech Innovation Index

ENN, February 27, 2012

Denmark, followed by Israel, Sweden, Finland and the US provide the best conditions today for clean technology start-up creation, with companies in the Asia Pacific region following closely behind when it comes to commercial success, the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index shows.

In Coming Clean: The Global Cleantech Innovation Index 2012, Cleantech Group and WWF looks at where entrepreneurial cleantech companies are growing today, reasons as to where they will spring-up over the coming years, and which countries are falling above and below the curve for fostering cleantech innovation. Read more...

Costco, Sodexo Make Sustainable Seafood Pledges

Environmental Leader, February 28, 2011


Food giants Sodexo and Costco have both committed to improve the sustainability of their seafood.Sodexo, the $21 billion food service company, has announced a goal for all its contracted seafood to be certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) by 2015. Under the plan, Sodexo will review all wild caught and farm raised seafood purchases and set short, medium and long-term goals with its contracted seafood vendors. Read more...

AstraZeneca Tops Climate Counts Scorecard among Four Sectors

Environmental Leader, August 19, 2010

The latest Climate Counts scorecard, an updated evaluation of 47 of the top companies in the pharmaceutical, home and office furnishing, toys and children’s equipment and large appliance sectors, shows that companies continue to improve their climate commitment, but their pace is far slower than what is required to meet the climate challenge, says the nonprofit group. AstraZeneca tops the climate performance scorecard among the four sectors with 79 points out of a possible 100. Read more...

EU lists industries exempted from carbon trading

EurActiv, September 21, 2009

Experts from the 27-member bloc agreed on a list of industries ranging from plastics manufacturing to iron and food processing that will be largely exempted from CO2 trading after 2013 for fears that their inclusion would move production abroad.
National experts agreed on a list of 164 sectors deemed to be at risk of relocating their activities to foreign countries that have not adopted greenhouse gas emission restrictions similar to the EU's. The threat is dubbed "carbon leakage" because industries and their related polluting emissions would simply move abroad without any benefit for the environment. Read more...

Πρόστιμα 1,4 εκατ. ευρώ σε 22 ρυπαντές

ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ, 24 Σεπτεμβρίου 2008

Πρόστιμα συνολικού ύψους 1,4 εκατ. ευρώ επιβλήθηκαν με απόφαση του υπουργού ΠΕΧΩΔΕ κατόπιν ελέγχων από τους επιθεωρητές περιβάλλοντος. Διαβάστε περισσότερα...

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Environmental Leader, August 27, 2008

Microsoft announced that its new recycling program is helping to cut its Redmond headquarters’ waste in half. [..] In July, the company announced that its employee incentives to improve energy efficiency saw a 22 percent improvement in the energy efficiency of its data centers from 2004 to 2007. Read more...

Shareholders Vote for Climate Change Resolutions in Record Numbers

ENN, August 26, 2008

2008 was a good year for enviros in the boardroom. A record 57 climate related shareholder resolutions were filed this year—a figure that has doubled over the past 5 years. Support for these measures averaged more than 23% among shareholders-- another all time high. These figures come from Ceres, a leading coalition of investors and environmental groups. Read more...

Top China plastic bag maker closes amid green drive

ENN, February 26, 2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest plastic bag maker has closed following a state-led environmental campaign discouraging plastics use, Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
China launched a surprise crackdown on plastic bags in January, banning production of ultra-thin bags and forbidding its supermarkets and shops from handing out free carrier bags from June 1.
Suiping Huaqiang Plastic Co, owned by Guangzhou-based Nanqiang Plastic Industrial Ltd. and employing 20,000 workers stopped production in mid-January. Read more...