How Banks Finance the Deforestation of the Amazon
According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest. The investigation analyzed the granting of loans for agricultural production in Brazil…
“ESG Lab” Launching Event
Step into the forefront of sustainable business practices with ESG LAB! Confindustria Serbia, Association of Italian industrials in Serbia, alongside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and esteemed partners like Banca Intesa, Deloitte, Bureau Veritas, Law Firm Sekulović,…
The World of Speed, Cheap Fashion and Bad Habits – How Much Wardrobe is Actually Destroyed?
Various epithets are attributed to today’s time, such as the modern or digital age, but there is another one that describes it more closely – the age of speed. We can interpret this in a number of ways. We have…
Drought Causes a National Disaster in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a national disaster due to a drought that threatens to put 2.7 million people at risk of starvation this year, according to global media. Mnangagwa told a press conference that the country needs two…
German Onshore Wind Sees Record Auction Volumes, Permitting Improvements and Crucial New Port Investments
German onshore wind is going from strength to strength. In a blockbuster announcement the German Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) has just raised the onshore wind auction volumes for 2024 to almost 15 GW. To put this in perspective, that’s…
Ecology Embassy in the Culture Street
In a Belgrade neighborhood, the so-called Culture Street, there is a completely new and dynamic combination of culture and ecology – the first solar cultural centre in Serbia and beyond, called Eko Dvorištance (Eco-Courtyard). Located in Borča, this unique space…
Producing Hydrogen from Iron-Rich Rocks without Emitting Carbon Dioxide?
Hydrogen is often said to be the fuel of the future because its combustion does not emit carbon dioxide. However, for now, most hydrogen gas is still produced from natural gas, which leads to the creation of these emissions during…