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The World Must Unite in a War Against Plastic

Reducing plastic use seems like one of the easiest environmental actions people can take. We re-use bags, put takeout coffee in our own mugs or recycle our plastic bottles, and feel good...

A Roadblock For Plastic

Water means life. Think of diverse organisms, lush vegetation... and, don’t you dare to forget the plastic, almost an indispensable part of the water inventory nowadays. We have long been accustomed to bottles,...

Green Fashion in Užice

Women’s Centre Užice (WCU) was registered in 1998, resulting from an initiative made by 15 women and with the aim to start discussing the real status of women, their rights, and abilities...

It’s Down To Us

Recycling is not the best, but the last solution within the circular economy system. It is a solution following product reuse, repairs, new business models aimed to extend product shelf life. Recycling...

How to Save on Electricity Bill

The arrival of autumn and colder days gives headaches to many. Apart from hectic preparations for school and searching for the winter clothes in your closets, preparations for the looming heating season...

Running Like Clockwork

Solar panels on the roofs in Serbia are not a common picture. One, the first step into the world of photovoltaics is not going to cut it. However, this modest share of...

What is the Future of Electric Cars?

Contrary to all expectations, the year 2020, gloomy as was to all, caused so much trouble that we were impatiently waiting to “see it vanish”, yet had one bright spot. Once the...

Circular Business Models and Smarter Design Can Reduce Environment and Climate Impacts From Textiles

The EEA briefing ‘Textiles and the environment: The role of design in Europe’s circular economy’ provides updated estimates of textiles’ life-cycle impacts on the environment and climate. The briefing shows that, compared with...

UNEP head Responds to Questions on Global Plastics Agreement

Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme does a Q&A on the deliberations by Member States on a global agreement on plastic pollution at the upcoming UN Environment Assembly Do you...

India and IRENA Strengthen Ties as Country Plans Major Renewables and Hydrogen Push

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreement with IRENA, signalling its intent to further strengthen its collaboration with IRENA in the field of Renewable Energy. The...

Albania: The first Contracting Party to adopt National Energy and Climate Plan

The Government of Albania adopted the first version of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) on 29 December 2021. The draft of the Plan was submitted to the Secretariat, which provided...

EBRD and Ascendis Launch Regional IncubatorX SME Programme

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Ascendis, a training and consulting company, today launched IncubatorX SME, a programme through which companies in Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia can engage with top entrepreneurs and consultants, who...

EBRD Invests EUR 0.5 billion in Serbia in 2021

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) delivered strong support to Serbia in 2021, with investments in the country last year reaching EUR 0.5 billion. Around 40 percent of these were...

EBRD Loan and EU Grants to OTP Leasing to Support SMEs in Serbia

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a EUR 10 million loan to OTP Leasing Serbia doo Novi Beograd to support the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...

It’s Time to Shift to Net-Zero Emissions Plastics

There are two sides to everything - and that goes for plastics, too.Let's start with the positive side. Plastics shape and facilitate the whole of modern life. They are found in everything...

EBRD Green Finance in 2021 Hits Record 51 Percent of 10.4 Billion Euros Total

The EBRD’s green financing hit a record 5.4 billion euros, or 51 percent, of total business volume of 10.4 billion euros in 2021. “These excellent results underscore the Bank’s strong dedication to continuing...

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