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Venture capital investor sees profit in the environment
27/10/2010
Venture capital investor sees profit in the environment
The European Environmental Technologies Fund is a venture capital investor in major growth companies making a big environmental impact, as managing partner Henrik Olsén explains. London-based ETF was established by a group of like-minded investment and business specialists with backgrounds in...
ECO WORLD STYRIA: the world’s leading cleantech cluster
03/10/2010
ECO WORLD STYRIA: the world’s leading cleantech cluster
Managing director Bernhard Puttinger explains the thinking behind ECO WORLD STYRIA, recognised as the world’s leading cleantech cluster for 2010 by the international Cleantech Group. Founded in 2005, the ECO WORLD STYRIA environmental engineering cluster has facilitated the growth of 150 clean-...
Green skills vital to EU future
20/09/2010
Green skills vital to EU future
Peter Szovics of Cedefop believes many of the skills required for eco-innovation should come from improving current competences but green skills will become important to all jobs. Szovics is a senior expert at the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) in...
City of the Sun: illuminating sustainable cities
31/05/2010
City of the Sun: illuminating sustainable cities
Architect Ashok Bhalotra developed a concept for a truly sustainable city. Through his perseverance, this idea has been realised in the form of Heerhugowaard’s City of the Sun. Ashok Bhalotra is the chief executive officer of KuiperCompagnons, a Dutch-based specialist in architecture and urban...
Interviews
14/02/2010
Interviews
Dutch scientist Dr Gatze Lettinga has developed a wastewater treatment that uses less water and produces biogas. The freely-available process has received worldwide recognition. Dr Lettinga has pioneered wastewater treatment and water purification for the last 40 years, developing and...
Global brewer strongly committed to sustainable development
27/01/2010
Global brewer strongly committed to sustainable development
SABMiller is one of the world’s largest brewers, operating on six continents in 75 countries. The company has a strong commitment to sustainable development as Andy Wales explains. As head of sustainable development, Wales is involved in understanding how global issues such as water, human...
Sweden committed to strengthening eco-innovation
26/10/2009
Sweden committed to strengthening eco-innovation
The Swedish government is committed to strengthening eco-innovation, according to Elisabet Falemo, State Secretary Ministry of the Environment, and Ola Alterå, State Secretary Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. The government regards the development and use of good environmental...
Taking a practical approach to technology transfer
03/10/2009
Taking a practical approach to technology transfer
Steven Hunt, International Projects Manager for Practical Action Consulting and the PISCES consortium, believes in adapting technologies to individual needs of developing countries. Formerly known as the Intermediate Technology Development Group, Practical Action Consulting has been...
Innovative solutions to high emissions from the ICT sector
09/06/2009
Innovative solutions to high emissions from the ICT sector
Emissions from the information and communications technology sector are set to rise, but ICT could be the solution to and not the source of high emissions according to Marc Benowitz, Director of Eco-Environmental Engineering at Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications...
Eco-innovation, Europe in the regions
06/05/2009
Eco-innovation, Europe in the regions
Hélène Blanchard is vice-president of the Rhône-Alpes region with responsibility for the environment and risk prevention. She is working especially on the development of eco-technologies in the eight départements in her Region. At the European level, she is involved in the European Clusters and...

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