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18/03/2014
EMAS Awards in April to highlight eco-innovation
EMAS Awards in April to highlight eco-innovation
The European Commission is preparing to hand out the The 2014 EMAS Awards will take place alongside the 16th European Forum on Eco-Innovation and the 2nd ETV (Environmental Technology Verification) Stakeholder Forum - a suite of events connected by a shared circular economy mission. The EMAS...
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27/01/2014
Crisis and unemployment? Eco-innovation is a green solution for jobs
Crisis and unemployment? Eco-innovation is a green solution for jobs
A recent report by MEP Karin Kadenbach (Austrian, S&D) calls on Member States and the European Commission to boost eco-innovation in order to spur growth and create new green jobs throughout Europe. The concept of ‘green jobs’ needs to be better defined and include sectors other than...
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15/01/2014
Shaping eco-innovation: some first lessons from ECO-INNOVERA  
Shaping eco-innovation: some first lessons from ECO-INNOVERA  
15/01/2014
Horizon 2020 kicks off
Horizon 2020 kicks off
The European Commission has published the first calls for proposals under Overall funding* will rise from about €50 billion under FP7 to €78.6 billion (current prices) for Horizon 2020. In environmental terms, the emphasis in Horizon 2020 is on...
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15/01/2014
EU centre helps eco-entrepreneurs enter India's vast cleantech market  
EU centre helps eco-entrepreneurs enter India's vast cleantech market  
European Union cleantech entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in India can consult the The centre was established in 2008 under the coordination of EUROCHAMBRES, the European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. It is based in the Indian capital, New Delhi, with satellite...
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17/12/2013
Catering project seeks eco-innovative suppliers
Catering project seeks eco-innovative suppliers
A pan-European project involving partners from Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom is testing how the power of procurement can be used as a lever to create greater sustainability in the catering trade. The activities of the INNOCAT (Procurement of Eco-Innovative...
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17/12/2013
Eurostat publishes first resource efficiency scoreboard
Eurostat publishes first resource efficiency scoreboard
The European Commission's statistical service Eurostat has published the first-ever resource efficiency scoreboard, comparing European countries using a set of 30 indicators covering natural resource consumption. The scoreboard is headlined by an indicator for resource productivity, which shows...
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04/12/2013
No landfill, no incineration: municipalities commit to zero waste
No landfill, no incineration: municipalities commit to zero waste
A European initiative involving municipalities, companies and citizens' groups is encouraging its members to commit to the elimination of residual waste, thereby ending landfill and incineration as waste management practices. Zero Waste Europe...
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02/09/2013
New portal provides eco-innovation one-stop shop
New portal provides eco-innovation one-stop shop
A new web portal is aiming to provide a comprehensive overview of eco-innovation research in the European Union by aggregating information from more than 1500 projects. The ECOWEB portal (http://www.ecoweb.info), which launched at the beginning of May 2013, is targeted in particular at small...
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08/07/2013
Open innovation ideal for eco-innovation
Open innovation ideal for eco-innovation
Open innovation, or the development of new technologies through flexible networks, is an ideal fit for eco-innovative SMEs, especially because of the need to quickly internationalise new green technologies, according to BIC Innovation, a business support consultancy based in Bridgend, South Wales...
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