Throughout this summer, especially in July, persistent heat waves have affected significant parts of Europe, causing wildfires, droughts, evacuations and heat-related...
Tag - Sustainability
The first green bonds — or climate awareness bonds, as they were called — were issued 15 years ago by the European Investment Bank. Since then, the market has gone from...
Relieving humans from repetitive, hazardous, and unpleasant tasks, decreasing costs and eliminating errors are perhaps the most obvious benefits of automation. But are...
Climate change is a serious threat and the costs of not tackling the challenge accordingly will increase over time. According to NASA, 2021 was the sixth hottest year on...
Winners are set to be named at a ceremony in Brussels on June 23. Almost 50 organisations and individuals from across Central, Eastern, South-Eastern Europe and the...
Long regarded as unaffordable next-level technology, sustainable real estate development has finally reached mainstream status in Central and Eastern Europe. Property...
Żabka Polska has become the first company in Poland – and the first food and staples retailer in Central and Eastern Europe – to have its decarbonisation...
Emerging Europe’s Andrew Wrobel speaks with Anna Grabowska, CCO of Poland’s largest modern convenience retail chain, Żabka, about the firm’s commitment to sustainability...
Sustainable transformation of the economy does not slow growth: decarbonisation can boost the performance of Central and Eastern European economies, says a new report...
Cycling infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe has hitherto not been as favourable for pedal power as it should be, but a few cities are now beginning to change...
Serbia’s forests face a triple threat: illegal logging, commercial logging, and a stalling reforestation campaign. According to data from Serbia’s State...
As traditional waste destinations such as China close their doors to EU rubbish, the bloc’s richer member states are looking to those in the east. The result – a huge...