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23.05.2012
Attica Tollway offers 2,300 free tickets for children's play on road safety
The play is entitled "Little Atticus, the Pay-No-Attention Girl and the magic mirror" written by Irene Koutsafti, on stage at the "Eleftheri Ekfrasi (Free Expression)" theater -
17.05.2012
New natural gas supply agreements signed with DEPA
Three-year Joint Management Agreement representing USD 1.4 billion in value -
16.05.2012
Heineken honoured for global health practices
Heineken received the prestigious GBCHealth Business Leadership Award at GBCHealth's annual conference in New York City -
09.05.2012
Rio+20 Corporate Sustainability Forum: Innovation & Collaboration for the Future We Want
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28 - June 2, 2012
Miscellaneous News
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23.05.2012
Desalination: Solving water problems or creating a new one?
Spain has become a European trendsetter in harnessing seawater for human use and is an industrial leader in desalination -
22.05.2012
Protect Antarctic waters before it's too late, says environment coalition
The Antarctic Ocean Alliance is urging the U.K. government to protect one of the last true frontier areas before it is damaged irreparably by human interference -
22.05.2012
Energy bill expected to favour nuclear and gas over renewables
Government's draft energy bill will replace current subsidies with complex new support system that may favour larger suppliers
Events
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23.05.2012
EuroCharity and leading technology institute AIT to co-organise Sustainability Forum 2012
A training, networking and professional development event, Athens Information Technology (AIT) campus, Peania, Athens, Greece, October 5, 2012 -
22.05.2012
The Médecins du Monde / Doctors of the World on the International Convention in Athens
Thursday, May 24, "Argyriadis" Hall of the National and Kapodestrian University of Athens -
21.05.2012
EuroCharity and leading technology institute AIT to co-organise Sustainability Forum 2012
A training, networking and professional development event, Athens Information Technology (AIT) campus, Peania, Athens, Greece, October 5, 2012 -
21.05.2012
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17.05.2012
Green Economy
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05.04.2012
Siemens and the Hellenic Republic reach a settlement agreement and mark a new beginning
Today, the Hellenic Parliament ratified the settlement agreement between Siemens and the Greek State -
07.03.2012
One year after Fukushima - Germany's path to a new energy policy
The new energy policy can succeed and offers an opportunity for Germany if the necessary prerequisites can be achieved -
22.02.2012
TÜV AUSTRIA HELLAS services in wind energy
TÜV AUSTRIA HELLAS' services are offered at various stages of the construction of a wind park, so as to provide to the investors the success assurance -
08.02.2012
New Industrial Inspection Project in Albania for TÜV AUSTRIA HELLAS
Within its strategic expansion, TÜV AUSTRIA HELLAS has already started establishing its presence in the Albanian Market
Society News
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23.05.2012
EuroCharity and leading technology institute AIT to co-organise Sustainability Forum 2012
A training, networking and professional development event, Athens Information Technology (AIT) campus, Peania, Athens, Greece, October 5, 2012 -
14.05.2012
Environmental & Social Risk Analysis Online Course
May 14 to June 1, 2012 (English), June 11-29, 2012 (Spanish), October 8-26, 2012 (French) -
14.05.2012
Sustainable Energy Finance Summer Academies
Frankfurt, Germany , July 15-20, 2012 and Nairobi, Kenya, October 21-26, 2012 -
14.05.2012
10 sets of organizational and administrative actions to restart the economy
The Presidents of the seven largest bilateral Chambers in Greece and the President of the Hellenic Management Association, held a press conference at the Hotel Grand Bretagne for representatives of the Greek and foreign press
Research
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10.05.2012
Small island states in clean energy race
Dominica leads group of 52 small island developing states aiming for a 45% cut in emissions in the next 18 years -
04.05.2012
Wind Energy advances create a stir by promising to reduce breakdowns
Technological advancements in wind power mechanisms will negatively impact upon the wind energy operations and maintenance market, according to a new report by GBI Research -
03.05.2012
CRRA'12 Global Winners and Reporting Trends
This year's annual CR Reporting Awards results have been announced -
02.05.2012
Transparency Survey 2012 - Responsible Investments & Philanthropy Services
A survey conducted by CSSP, on how financial institutions are using their websites as an effective instrument to deal with new topics and challenges -
29.04.2012
Windfarms can increase night time temperatures
Study in US claims building of huge windfarms in Texas has increased night temperatures by up to 0.72C
NGO News
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22.05.2012
The Médecins du Monde / Doctors of the World on the International Convention in Athens
Thursday, May 24, "Argyriadis" Hall of the National and Kapodestrian University of Athens -
21.05.2012
Policy has big impact on reporting, suggests new GRI statistics
Measures taken by stock exchanges, governments and other regulators are having a positive effect on sustainability reporting worldwide -
21.05.2012
New reporting framework from PRI encourages investor transparency on ESG integration and responsible investment
The Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI) launched a new reporting framework as a pilot on 16 April -
21.05.2012
G4 project gets topical
GRI received suggestions to update or include new content on many different topics during the Preparatory Phase of the G4 development process, in the ‘Call for Topics’ -
17.05.2012
Speeches / Interviews
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21.05.2012
World Bank executive: 'Investment in water has been totally lagging'
Lars H. Thunell is executive vice-president and CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group -
08.05.2012
Waging the Battle to Build the U.S.’s First Offshore Wind Farm
By Jim Gordon, President of Cape Wind -
03.05.2012
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27.04.2012
How to make food supplies secure and sustainable
By Joachim Lammel, head of product and application research and development at Yara's Research Centre in Hanninghof, Germany
Viewpoints
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21.05.2012
Summer weather: best hope is cool and damp
By Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at the Environment Agency -
18.05.2012
Carbon trading has a pivotal role in European energy policy
By Giuseppe Montesano, head of European regulation for the Italian energy company -
11.05.2012
