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Ball Packaging Europe’s recan fund celebrates 10 years of sustainability success within the Serbian marketplace
Ball packaging announce recently that 3.5 million cans collected, 2.5 million people reached and 20.000 school-age children educated - with these note-worthy statistics, the Serbian-based recan fund proudly celebrates its 10-year-anniversary. Founded...
Antarctic CO2 Hits 400ppm for the First Time in 4m Years
We’re officially living in a new world.
Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to...
Peru Brings Electricity to Rural Communities
Peru increased access to electrical power to more than 105,000 low income rural households, through a World Bank-supported program to extend the electrical grid and install solar power systems. This electrification effort...
ABB Connects Power to the Indian Grid from one of the World’s Largest Solar Plants
ABB has successfully commissioned five substations to integrate a 648-megawatt (MW) solar project at Kamuthi in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid. The project was awarded...
Alaska Continues to Bake, on Track For Hottest Year
Alaska just can’t seem to shake the fever it has been running. This spring was easily the hottest the state has ever recorded and it contributed to a year-to-date temperature that is...
ABB to Power More Volvo Emission-Free Electric Buses in Luxembourg
ABB has received an additional order for EV fast chargers for the City of Luxembourg for five new Volvo electric hybrid buses. A previous order with Volvo Buses was placed last year...
ABB Inaugurates Microgrid in South Africa, Boosting Renewables and Power Reliability
ABB today commissioned an integrated solar-diesel microgrid installation at its 96,000 square meter Longmeadow facility in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is a world premiere for the innovative solution with fully grid-connected and...
The Green Week’s Fifth Day – Investing for Future Generations
Friday looked at investing for future generations to ensure prosperity and well-being in the long term. Participants across Europe explored what actions can be taken today to ensure sustainable development and growth...
Go Wild for Life on World Environment Day
Each year on 5th June the UN invites you to celebrate the biggest day for positive environmental action by taking part in World Environment Day (WED).
This year the theme is Go Wild...
The Green Week’s Third Day – Investing for a Greener Future
Wednesday looked at the how to make the investments that we need to ensure a greener future. Participants explored innovative ideas and concrete solutions that already exist to finance green initiatives.
The day...
ALEKSANDRA MLADENOVIC: Business sector does not like “green” stories very much
Sustainable development implies balance between the consumption of natural resources and the ability to restore natural systems. There is no precise definition, even in the dictionaries at the beginning of the 20th...
HEINEKEN-UNIDO Partnership Supports Sustainability in Developing Markets
By 2030 the world is expected to require 40 per cent more water and 50 per cent more energy. Population growth, changing lifestyles and climate change will place increasing pressure on the...
BRANKO DUNJIC: The Best and the Most Successful Companies have Integrated Principles of Clean Production in the Basis of Their Business
UNIDO (United Nations Development Organization) is the United Nation’s specialised agency that promotes sustainable industrial development. UNIDO encourages the reduction of poverty in developing countries, as well as development of economy in...
ABB Electric Propulsion System Saved over 700,000 Tons of Fuel for Marine Vessels so far
Zurich, Switzerland, May 24, 2016 – ABB’s environmental friendly Azipod propulsion system brings greater fuel efficiency to diverse shipping segments.
ABB today announced the total fuel savings of the entire installed Azipod fleet...
Biodegradable plastic ‘false solution’ for ocean waste problem
Biodegradable plastic water bottles and shopping bags are a false solution to the ubiquitous problem of litter in the oceans, the UN’s top environmental scientist has warned.
Most plastic is extremely durable, leading...
Obama and Merkel inspired by ABB’s ground-breaking digital technology at Hanover Fair
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama were among the first to experience a ground-breaking new smart sensor from ABB during their visit to the Hanover Fair on Monday.
The two...
