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Haglöfs' Sustainability in 2012

23 May, 2013 15:03 CET  -   Haglöfs
Awareness and responsibility are long-established watchwords for Haglöfs. Issues such as the environment, labor and human rights have been there as parameters throughout the years of the Company’s modern development. Haglöfs was quick to acknowledge that, like many other companies, its operations have an effect on the surroundings – both positive and negative. Four years ago, in 2008, Haglöfs made a strategic...
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Scandic Hotels turns 50 - Trendsetting hotel chain looks to the future

21 May, 2013 08:00 CET  -   Scandic
The year was 1963. On 20 May, the Esso Motor Hotell opened its doors in Laxå and welcomed its first guests. Fast-forward 50 years and the hotel chain has enjoyed strong growth, making its mark on both the Swedish and the international hotel industry along the way. In 1984, Esso Motor Hotell changed its name to Scandic Hotels, a chain that now has 155 hotels and around 30,000 rooms across Europe. All 155 Scandic...

ICA’s Quarterly report on sustainability

20 May, 2013 10:23 CET  -   ICA
Solna, 20 May 2013

ICA today presents its quarterly report on ICA’s work on sustainability during the first quarter of 2013. The report covers important events and initiatives in the fields of the environment, quality, ethical trade, health and community engagement.
“The wide-ranging fraud involving beef containing horse meat was a wake-up call for the whole food industry and dominated the sustainability work...
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FHG takes majority holding in Cradle to Cradle Products

15 Apr, 2013 15:00 CET  -   FHG
Pallet pooler and manufacturer expands sustainable pallets portfolio
Eck en Wiel, 15 April 2013 – FHG (formerly Faber Halbertsma Group) has acquired a majority holding in Cradle to Cradle Products (C2CP). FHG is the largest pallet manufacturer and the second largest pallet pooling provider in Europe. C2CP, based in Sittard in the Netherlands, supplies high quality products made from recycled local plastic waste...
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Biorecro selected for The EDGE Monaco

10 Apr, 2013 19:36 CET  -   Biorecro AB
In competion with 80 other startups from five continents, the Swedish cleantech company Biorecro has been chosen to present today to the EDGE Challenge Monaco. The event is organised by the Monaco Private Equity and Venture Capital Association MVCA in cooperation with the International University of Monaco IUM and takes place at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, with welcome address by HSH Prince Albert II.

Electrolux Sustainability Report 2012 now available online

4 Apr, 2013 14:30 CET  -   Electrolux
The Electrolux Sustainability Report for 2012 – Sustainability Matters – is now available on the Group’s web site.
The report features a review of Electrolux sustainability strategy and an illustrated overview of the Group’s value chain. It also showcases environmentally sound products and snapshots of best practice from around the Group. Built around a clickable GRI index (Global Reporting Initiative),...

Should GPS tracking be used on all tourists to enable a better experience and to...

27 Mar, 2013 14:16 CET  -   Taylor & Francis
Cities perform a range of functions that play an important role in providing visitors with satisfying and fulfilling experiences as a tourist destination.

A recent article ‘Understanding tourists’ spatial behaviour: GPS tracking as an aid to sustainable destination management’, published in Journal of Sustainable Tourism is freely available online until 31st June 2013.

The article carried out a study involving 154...

Sustainability report examined and approved by third party

21 Mar, 2013 15:00 CET  -   Fabege
Fabege commissioned Deloitte to audit the 2012 Sustainability Report and the auditors have found that the Report complies with Level C+ of the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) reporting requirements. Fabege conducts objective, systematic and preventive environmental work. A tangible example of the company’s sustainable efforts is the energy enhancement work implemented by the company, which combine positive...

Study from PA Consulting Group Rates Green Performance of Five Global Automotive...

6 Mar, 2013 16:30 CET  -   PA Consulting Group US
Results? Toyota Green with Envy as Volkswagen Steps its Sustainability up a Gear
March 6, 2013 -- PA Consulting Group carried out a benchmarking study of a sample of five global automotive companies assessing their green performance. In this first of its kind study, Volkswagen emerged as the greenest company in the sample with a score of 81 (out of 100). The study assessed five international automotive...

HiQ HELPS EUROPEAN ATHLETICS AND CAROLINA KLÜFT WITH THEIR SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAI...

28 Feb, 2013 08:51 CET  -   HiQ International
When the European Athletics Indoor Championships open in Gothenburg, Sweden, today, HiQ is more than just the event’s digital partner. HiQ has also developed a game-inspired web platform for a campaign that is backed by European Athletics, the tourism development network in Gothenburg (Göteborg & Co) and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation with Swedish...
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