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Greece eyes eco-innovation to revitalise economy
A report from management consultancy McKinsey first presented at the 11th ETAP Forum in Helsinki identifies a central role for innovation to meet rising demand for resources. Th...
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Eco-innovation Action Plan offers new opportunities for business
The Commission has launched an Eco-innovation Action Plan to expand the EU's focus from green technologies to all aspects of eco-innovation. The Eco-innovation Action Pla...
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Greece eyes eco-innovation to revitalise economy
Eco-innovation projects dominated a biennial Greek innovation competition to promote products and services which improve daily life, drive sustainable development and grow the ec...
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Eco-innovation Action Plan sets agenda for jobs and growth
The European Commission has launched a new Eco-innovation Action Plan as part of Europe 2020. Building on the lessons-learnt of ETAP, the plan complements the EU policies on i...
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Tram depots: a blueprint for green building
Five European cities define the cutting-edge in sustainable urban building with four innovative new tram depots A new series of tram depots offers an answer to the challenge of ...
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New tool to boost eco-innovation in SMEs
The EU-funded LiMaS project has developed a web-based tool to facilitate eco-innovation in SMEs, leading to the development of products with an improved environmental performance...
Read the latest McKinsey report: Resource Revolution, Meeting the word’s energy, materials, food and water needs. here
European Commission launches Resource efficiency campaign here
2010 Eco-Innovation Observatory Report: "The Eco-Innovation Challenge: Pathways to a resource efficient Europe", is now published and available here
Archives
- Driving eco-innovation: New insights from the UK - 12/12/2011
- Getting European clean-tech into India - 12/12/2011
- Regions get smart about eco-innovation - 24/11/2011
- Turning SMEs into trailblazers - 24/11/2011
- Biodegradable inks enable eco-friendly printing - 24/11/2011
- Floating houses for rising seas - 12/11/2011
- Getting new water technologies out there - 12/11/2011
- Search engines go green - 12/11/2011
- Pooling Europe’s eco-innovation efforts - 26/10/2011
- Innovation key to green growth, says OECD report - 26/10/2011
- Producing omega-3s – with algae - 26/10/2011
- Next stop, the bio-based economy - 03/10/2011
- Greening cohesion policy through eco-innovation - 03/10/2011
- Eco-label products: supply decides uptake - 03/10/2011
- Unlocking Europe’s bio-based innovation potential - 03/10/2011
- Taking stock of green public procurement in Europe - 19/09/2011
- Reducing surplus sludge in wastewater treatment - 19/09/2011
- Making building materials greener - 04/09/2011
- New standards for WEEE management in Europe - 04/09/2011
- Industrial symbiosis continues onward and upward - 26/07/2011
- EU helps Asia become more sustainable - 26/07/2011
- Recovering valuable metals from industrial waste - 26/07/2011
- Cleaning up on olive-oil production - 12/07/2011
- Poland starts to explore eco-innovation - 12/07/2011
- Europe ‘must provide green norms and standards’ - 24/06/2011
- UK businesses wake up to resource efficiency - 24/06/2011
- New report charts Europe’s eco-innovation challenge - 24/06/2011
- Natural pest management cuts rice waste - 30/05/2011
- Renault targets zero emissions in Moroccan car plant - 30/05/2011
- Helsinki/Lahti, Finland, 11-12 October 2011 - 17/05/2011
- Renovating multifamily buildings in Bulgaria - 02/05/2011
- Cities setting standards in eco-innovation - 02/05/2011
- Green accounting, our future - 18/04/2011
- Nordic firms make waste management smarter - 04/04/2011
- Building ports from recycled materials - 04/04/2011
- eChallenges - Florence, Italy - 26-28 October 2011 - 01/04/2011
- WATEC 2000 - Tel Aviv, Israel - 15-17 November 2011 - 01/04/2011
- VIV Turkey 2011 - Istanbul, Turkey - 9-11 June 2011 - 29/03/2011
- Nanoforum 2010 - Turin, Italy - 14-15 September 2011 - 29/03/2011
- Rolling out bioplastics in Europe - 19/03/2011
- INSME 2011 - Helsinki, Finland - 23-26 May 2011 - 15/03/2011
- BioForum 2011 - Lodz, Poland - 11-13 May 2011 - 08/03/2011
- VIV Russia 2011 - Moscow, Russia - 17-19 May 2011 - 08/03/2011
- Encouraging innovative biolubricants SMEs - 21/02/2011
- Flemish SME recounts pros and cons of going European - 21/02/2011
- Sweden sees big biogas potential in waste - 07/02/2011
- Eco-innovation key to meeting 2020 targets - 24/01/2011
- Birmingham, United Kingdom, 22-23 March 2011 - 18/01/2011
- New energy labels proposed for EU household products - 04/01/2011
- EU needs indoor air quality policy framework - 04/01/2011
- Brussels, Belgium, 29-30 November 2010 - 16/12/2010
- Techinnov - Paris, France - 10 February 2011 - 15/12/2010
- BioVision 2011 - Lyon, France - 27-29 March 2011 - 15/12/2010
- Innovact 2011 - Reims, France - 29-30 March 2011 - 15/12/2010
- Greening the European aggregate industry - 12/12/2010
- Resource efficiency drives eco-innovation - 12/12/2010
- SMEs and the environment in the EU - 25/11/2010
- Scotland: A Low Carbon Economic Strategy - 25/11/2010
- UK retailers reduce their environmental impact - 21/11/2010
- Pinning down eco-innovation - 21/11/2010
- Waste is food: going all the way on sustainability - 27/10/2010
- Report provides roadmap for zero-carbon Britain - 21/10/2010
- EU strategy on track for clean vehicles - 21/10/2010
- First green skills training centre opens in the UK - 03/10/2010
- Conjuring water out of air - 03/10/2010
- Green skills vital to EU future - 20/09/2010
- New Call for proposals: PRO INNO Europe - 23/07/2010
- Rewarding Europe’s best green businesses - 20/07/2010
- On the road to sustainable vehicles - 20/07/2010
- Pollutec, Lyon - France, 30 Novembre - 3 December - 01/07/2010
- SIAL MATCH 2010, PARIS - France, 18-21 Octobre 2010 - 01/07/2010
- Green Week 2010 places focus on biodiversity - 01/07/2010
- Best LIFE-Environment projects recognised for 2009 - 01/07/2010
- New Call for proposals: PRO INNO Europe - 30/06/2010
- Stockholm committed to sustainable urban development - 17/06/2010
- Arboform: Wood-based alternative to plastic - 17/06/2010
- Nanotechnology: potential benefits, unknown risks - 01/06/2010
- Environord - Lille, France - 8-9-10 June 2010 - 01/06/2010
- City of the Sun: illuminating sustainable cities - 31/05/2010
- Regions work together to support eco-innovation - 13/05/2010
- Laying the foundations for sustainable construction - 28/04/2010
- Funding excellence in eco-innovation - 28/04/2010
- Slovakia evaluates updated national ETAP roadmap - 28/04/2010
- Boosting the environmental return on glass recycling - 15/04/2010
- Removing barriers to eco-innovation SMEs - 15/04/2010
- Single European Sky to cut aviation emissions - 15/04/2010
- Automated answer to sorting bulk waste - 29/03/2010
- M&S aims to become world's most sustainable retailer - 29/03/2010
- Register to Green Week - 29/03/2010
- The new ETAP Roadmap for the Luxembourg is available - 16/03/2010
- Cultivating crops on city rooftops - 09/03/2010
- Copenhagen plans adaptation for climate change - 09/03/2010
- Accelerating sustainable industrial production - 14/02/2010
- Pay as you glow! - 13/02/2010
- Bilbao, Spain, 20 - 21 April 2010 - 15/01/2010
- Good for your health, the environment and business - 18/12/2009
- Combining renewable energy and desalination - 14/12/2009
- First STEP towards sustainable public buildings - 14/12/2009
- Sweden committed to strengthening eco-innovation - 26/10/2009
- Stavros DIMAS spoke of Nanotechnologies, - 14/10/2009
- Taking a practical approach to technology transfer - 03/10/2009
- Making mobile phones greener - 03/10/2009
- Driving Europe towards a greener future - 03/10/2009
- The role of wood in tackling climate change - 27/08/2009
- An ‘Eco-technology’ Round Table - 27/08/2009
- Lighting the path to lower energy consumption - 28/07/2009
- Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 - 24 November 2009 - 23/07/2009
- Digital editions: pathway to greener publications - 09/06/2009
- FP7 stimulates support for sustainable development - 09/06/2009
- China’s CO2 emissions to double by 2030 - 29/05/2009
- Spanish tax benefits for the environmentally minded - 29/05/2009
- IRENA gives international voice to renewable energy - 14/05/2009
- Helping the green sector through difficult times - 14/05/2009
- Funding: Life + 2009 call for proposals - 13/05/2009
- More eco-friendly products for a low carbon future - 28/04/2009
- OECD Global Forum on Eco-Innovation - 28/04/2009
- Eco-innovation, Europe in the regions - 28/04/2009
- French process strengthens case for phytoremediation - 28/04/2009
- EUSEW 2009 addresses key eco-innovation issues - 28/04/2009
- Investing in eco-innovation to reduce climate change - 28/04/2009
- Belgian lorry plant achieves zero CO2 emissions - 12/03/2009
- Cutting the cost of treating oil-polluted wastewater - 12/03/2009
- Finns outline climate and energy strategy for 2020 - 25/02/2009
- Sustainable transport in European capitals - 15/02/2009
- Taking a united approach to battery recycling - 15/02/2009
- European Mobility Week calls for Clean Air for All - 22/01/2009
- Climate change key concern for European citizens - 22/01/2009
- On the crest of wave-power production - 21/01/2009
- Berlin, Germany, 2 - 3 April 2009 - 21/01/2009
- Rising tide of marine energy to lift the UK - 21/01/2009
- Strong foundation for bio-based materials in Europe - 06/01/2009
- Measuring eco-innovation a necessity and a challenge - 06/01/2009
- UK outlines sustainable construction strategy - 19/11/2008
- Romania establishes National Green Building Council. - 07/11/2008
- Balancing electrical energy supply and demand - 07/11/2008
- Making car recycling more environmentally friendly - 07/11/2008
- Eco-innovation driving the future of the EU - 07/11/2008
- European Council adopts Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI - 06/11/2008
- Commission reports doubling of EU green state aid - 06/11/2008
- Ensuring good research gets to market - 04/11/2008
- Working together to boost industrial sustainability - 29/10/2008
- AXT inc. - Germanium solar cells fuel greener future - 21/08/2008