Tag Archives: Ansvarsfullt företagande
Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Award announced at Stockholm Water Week
World Water Week in Stockholm provides a unique forum for the exchange of views, experiences and practices between the scientific, business, policy and civic communities. It focuses on new thinking and positive action toward water-related challenges and their impact on … Continue reading →
Categories: Interviews, News, Water
The first bio refinery in Sweden from agriculture crops
Just outside Svalöv in Skåne is Sweden’s first biorefinery to make the chemicals of agricultural crops under construction. There, wheat, hemp and other plants is converted into chemicals, plastics, paints, pet bottles, packaging, ink, vitamins and other products that society … Continue reading →
Green Awards – Forest and biodiversity on the agenda
The UN International Year of Forests is the theme for this year’s International Year of Green AwardsTM, in recognition of the key role that sustainable forest management plays towards promoting a more equitable future. Last year, the Awards honoured respected BBC … Continue reading →
Categories: Biodiversity, News
A very honourable man passed away – Ray Anderson, Interface
Dear all, It was with a sad feeling I get knowing today that Ray Anderson have passed away. His fight with his cancer was intensive and hard. I always will remember Ray as an innovator, leader and a doer to build … Continue reading →
Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Okategoriserade
Human Rights must be preserved
Many of us easy forget to tell the story that we all need to remember whatever you are as citizen, business leader, politician or any other organisation. See the video and distribute it to all you friends … Continue reading →
Categories: News, Okategoriserade, Tools for change, Video Best Practise
Focus on sustainability gain results
SAP AG released its quarterly sustainability update the end of July and shared that it has achieved a cost avoidance of approximately EUR 185 million between the start of 2008 and today as a result of focused sustainability initiatives. As part of … Continue reading →
Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News
Hard Rain now on the Road to Rio
Dear friends, I am just back from Brazil and have follow up work on the world tour of Hard Rain Exhibition. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the project’s founding partner; it is supported by the Swedish International Development … Continue reading →
Categories: Almedalen, Climate Change, Culture, News, Political Governance, Sustainable Cities, Tools for change
Planning for Sustainability in practise
To make the online resource as user-friendly as possible, the Skanska World of Sustainability video wall provides a tour through Skanska’s operations and sustainability best practices, with built environment sustainability aspects such as materials, ecosystems, business ethics energy and climate … Continue reading →
Categories: Leadership and Sustainability, News, Sustainable Cities
The US Aviation Industry and Greenhouse gases
The European Court of Justice is set to hold its first hearing today on the legality of the European Union’s emissions trading plan for the airline industry. The Air Transport Association and several of its American member airlines are suing … Continue reading →
Categories: Climate Change, News, Transport
Political Governance and Sustainable Development on the agenda in Sweden
How can we agree to agree? That is the underlying question the Tällberg Forum 2011 asks this summer, in Sigtuna Sweden. In a rapidly changing world, we need new governance mechanisms that fit with the emerging realities. The forum … Continue reading →
Categories: Almedalen, Leadership and Sustainability, News, Political Governance
