eco-efficiency News
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Eco-efficiency in agriculture
Eco-efficiency in the simplest of terms is about achieving more with less—more agricultural outputs, in terms of quantity and quality, for less input of land, water, nutrients, energy, labor, or capital. The concept of eco-efficiency encompasses both the ecological and economic dimensions of sustainable agriculture. Social and institutional dimensions of sustainability, while not explicitly ...
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Nederman receives order from major aluminium producer in the UK.
The order will be booked in Q2, 2015, and the installation is targeted to be completed during 2015. The facility, which supplies plate products to the world's aerospace, defense, tooling and general engineering markets, will be upgraded to comply with regulations and the company’s environmental targets. Nederman has worked closely with the company to find the best solution to meet new ...
By Nederman
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Nederman signs agreements worth around SEK 50 million with the Zhongwang Aluminium Group, China
Nederman has signed agreements to supply the Zhongwang Aluminium Group with complete solutions for filtrating fumes from the aluminum smelting furnaces to be installed at their new plant in northern China. The agreements cover several installations and are worth totally around SEK 50 million. The first sub-order worth around SEK 20 million has been received. The Zhongwang Aluminium Group is one ...
By Nederman
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BASF micro surfacing eco-efficiency analysis is verified by NSF International
An eco-efficiency analysis demonstrating the ecological and economical benefits of micro surfacing techniques to protect engineered road pavements and extend their service life has been verified by NSF International, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The eco-efficiency analysis was conducted by BASF and Vance Brothers, a Kansas City, Missouri, asphalt manufacturer, in accordance with BASF's eco-efficiency ...
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Sandvik joining CEEC organization to collaborate in comminution eco-efficiency
Sandvik has joined the Coalition for Energy-Efficient Comminution (CEEC), an organization established by the mining industry, for the mining industry, to support knowledge sharing and change in an area of high energy consumption. The mining sector is an energy intensive industry and almost half of this energy is consumed by the comminution process: size reduction to liberate the valued minerals ...
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Through to the finals
Garic is celebrating the fantastic news that it has been shortlisted for two leading construction industry awards. “As one of the UK’s largest plant and welfare facilities suppliers, we are absolutely delighted to be through to the finals of the Builder & Engineer and Construction News Specialists awards,” commented Neil Richardson. “We have had an incredible 12 ...
By Garic Ltd.
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Cleantech on Pollutec Horizons 2011 ( November, Tuesday 29th to December, Friday 2nd 2011 - Parc des Expositions Paris Nord Villepinte )
POLLUTEC HORIZONS, exhibition of global eco-technologies, renewable and pollution equipments, services and treatments, brings during 4 days: 1 400 exhibitors and over 35 000 trade visitors searching for solutions to reduce the impact of their activities on the environment and implementation of sustainable development. In this context, the trade show will propose a dedicated zone to cleantech: ...
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Panasonic Awarded RobecoSAM Gold Class and Industry Leader Distinctions in Sustainability
Panasonic was awarded the Gold Class distinction, as well as the Industry Leader of the Leisure Equipment & Products and Consumer Electronics Industry in the CSR category by RobecoSAM, one of the most highly recognized asset management companies for sustainability investments. Each year RobecoSAM evaluates about 3,000 of the world's leading companies and rates their sustainability in the ...
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Outotec receives additional order from the Russian Petropavlovsk Group
OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE, JULY 12, 2011 AT 2.00 PM Outotec receives additional order from the Russian Petropavlovsk Group Outotec has agreed on the delivery of concentrator technology for the Petropavlovsk Group in Malomyr gold mine in the Russian Far East. The contract was signed with LLC Malomyrskiu rudnik, which is a part of the Russian's third biggest gold producer Petropavlovsk ...
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Panasonic Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for Tenth Consecutive Year
Panasonic Corporation was named again in 2014 to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI World), one of the world's renowned socially responsible investment (SRI) indexes. This is the tenth consecutive year that the company was named to DJSI World since 2005. DJSI World is a stock index created by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC in the US and RobecoSAM AG in Switzerland, which evaluate the ...
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Endesa begins planting 700,000 trees to offset CO2 emissions from its headquarters
In line with its commitment to eco-efficiency and sustainable development, ENDESA has kicked off its Offset Programme for 100% of the emissions generated from energy consumption at its headquarters building in Madrid, as part of its Eco-efficiency Plan. The Offset Programme calls for reforesting 700 hectares over the course of three years, producing a CO2 sink effect which will allow it to ...
By Endesa, S.A.
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EC welcomes Council conclusions on the EU position for the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
European Commissioner for the Environment Stavros Dimas today welcomed the Council conclusions on the EU position for the COP 15 conference to be held in Copenhagen this December. The Conclusions advance the EU position, which will now be finalised by the European Council at the end of October. Discussions focused on the scale of the long-term (2050) emission reduction objective for the EU, ...
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Nederman signs an agreement worth around SEK 30 million with one of Chinas largest automotive companies
The customer is one of Chinas largest passenger car and commercial truck manufacturer. The turn-key solution includes design, manufacturing and installation of Nederman dust collection systems to a new foundry factory. The systems and filters will be produced in the Nederman plant in Suzhou, China. “We continue to focus on the Chinese market and once again we got proof on our ...
By Nederman
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Boeing and Airbus join forces to green the skies
Boeing and Airbus have signed an agreement to work together to ensure global interoperability in air traffic management as part of an effort to help reduce the impact of aviation on the environment. The companies will seek the acceleration of improvements to the world's air transportation management system in order to increase efficiency and eliminate traffic congestion. Scott Carson, Boeing ...
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Big business set for environmental reporting
A survey that ranks the environmental performance of some of the world's largest companies will be dropping on corporate doormats all over the globe this week. The lengthy process of compiling and analysing Business in the Community's annual Environment Index has now started and the trade organisation is expected to publish a summary and rankings next May. The full report and ...
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Nederman receives two orders in the Americas with a combined value of 45 MSEK
Nederman has received an order for a Mikropul long bag pulse jet fabric filter system from a major steel producer in the USA, and an order for ten Pneumafil Reverse Air Filters from a major soya processing plant in Brazil. The two orders are booked in Q1, 2015. The steel production company’s existing air filtration equipment is undersized. Nederman has worked closely with the customer to ...
By Nederman
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Nederman receives two orders in the Americas with a combined value of 45 MSEK
Nederman has received an order for a Mikropul long bag pulse jet fabric filter system from a major steel producer in the USA, and an order for ten Pneumafil Reverse Air Filters from a major soya processing plant in Brazil. The two orders are booked in Q1, 2015. The steel production company’s existing air filtration equipment is undersized. Nederman has worked closely with the customer to ...
By Nederman
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Environmental strategies are good for small businesses, says EU
Environmental policies are good for business, according to new research. The research explored the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector and found that SMEs with the most proactive environmental policies also had the best financial performance. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for around 70 per cent of global pollution, including 60 per cent of carbon emissions. ...
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Sims Metal Management Added to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Sims Metal Management Limited (ASX: SGM)(NYSE: SMS), the world’s largest publicly listed metal and electronics recycler, has, for the first time, been nominated as an Index Component in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Having been recognised in previous years under the Australian/New Zealand index, this is the first time that the Company has been ...
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Outotec recognized again in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE, OCTOBER 21, 2011 AT 10.30 AM Outotec recognized again in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index For the third consecutive year Outotec is included in the Nordic Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, which highlights companies with the most professional approach to climate change disclosure practices. Outotec received 81 out of 100 points and was ranked among the top 10 ...
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