Europontex Launches New Green Solar Panel
Europontex, the global construction supplier, has launched a new, innovative sandwich panel, designed to incorporate thin photovoltaic cells. Now is the time to think about producing, or selling, your own energy.
It’s part of a new range of environmentally sustainable solutions being brought to the global market by Europontex in 2010. ...read more
Ricoh Says Europe's Firms Print Away Green Credentials
New research from Ricoh shows that Europe’s business leaders are unnecessarily missing opportunities to reduce environmental impacts and drive efficiencies through document governance. There are also marked differences per country with some performing better than others.
The research finds that only a minority of European businesses are setting targets and auditing the environmental aspects of their document governance, which includes energy efficiency and recycling. While 67 per cent of senior managers set cost targets for document governance just 41 per cent set environmental targets. This suggests that European bosses are underestimating the positive contribution of cost reduction strategies on their organisation’s sustainability goals ...read more
Ritz-Carlton Reveals Hotel's Eco-Conscious Approach
The eco-conscious Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, designed to achieve LEED® Gold certification and provide a slate of new conveniences for frequent travelers, has opened in the heart of Charlotte’s thriving uptown district ...read more
Creativity and Innovation At Heart Europe
2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation and, as one of the main four themes of the OPEN DAYS, 'Innovation in Europe's regions and cities' is once again centre of the 2009 agenda. Creating an environment that encourages research, development and innovation is of the highest priority for European regions ...read more
Baltic Sea Strategy Centre Stage
An a approach which is being closely followed in other parts of Europe such the Danube. Projects under the Strategy will contribute to improving the environment, upgrading transport and energy networks, promoting innovation in small and medium-sized businesses, and improving emergency response at sea and on land. ...read more
Regions and Climate Change: Europe's sustainable regional development
Regions throughout Europe are increasingly confronted with the impacts of climate change, and new challenges in terms of energy provision and efficiency. These challenges will vary depending on the region. While 7% of the Union’s population live in flood-prone areas, around 9% live in areas with over 120 days a year without rain ...read more
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