Real estate | 17 July, 2023 at 12:10 PM
"Green" energy is the new must-have in the real estate market
The number of "green" or smart projects has increased by 100% in the last 10 years.
The number of "green" or smart projects has increased by 100% in the last 10 years.
ING Bank Romania granted green financing worth RON426 million (€85.2 million) to the company RetuRO Sistem Garantie Returnare.
The town halls of Ploiești, Oradea, and Iași launched tenders for the purchase of 87 electric buses.
E.ON Energie Romania has completed the construction and installation of three photovoltaic energy generation systems for the AgranoLand company, as part of a partnership concluded in 2022.
Pehart Group, the leading producer of household paper products in Romania and one of the largest tissue paper producers in South-East Europe, is investing this year more than €20 million in the energy efficiency of the production lines of its two factories in Petrești-Sebeș and Dej.
At the end of 2022, 81.9 % of Nestlé's plastic packaging was designed for recycling, says Irina Siminenco, Corporate Affairs Manager at Nestlé România. She talked to Green Forum about the company's overall ESG strategy and about the investment plans in sustainability.
Romania has a significant and diversified capacity to produce energy from renewable sources, said the Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests, Mircea Fechet, at the informal Council of the Environment in Spain.
Cluj County Council announces that 2,600 garbage bags were collected from Tarnita Lake.
IT consultancy company SoftServe has reduced direct greenhouse gas emissions by 43% and indirect emissions by 46% in 2022 as part of its 10-year environmental resource efficiency strategy.
The Severnav Shipyard is building its first photovoltaic power plant. It will be located within the premises of the unit and will be built with non-reimbursable funds, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Parapet, a construction company in the solar energy sector with offices in Cluj-Napoca and Nuremberg, and Blue Line Energy, a renewable energy producer, announced the completion of the construction of a 1.1 MW photovoltaic power plant. The project is installed inside the Beştepe wind park, Tulcea County.
Since the EU has banned single-use plastics across member countries, European FMCG and retail companies have been busy finding alternative solutions for their product portfolios and consumer offerings. We take a look at innovations in this area from Romanian and global companies.
A fifth of the planet's natural resources will begin to disappear in just five years.
The mayor of Bucharest, Nicusor Dan, announces that he will build an integrated waste collection center, through voluntary contribution.
To support the fight against and prevention of plastic pollution, Lidl Romania has invested over RON14.6 million (€2.92 million) in programs developed together with civil society.
Braşov City Hall launched a tender for the development of a photovoltaic park with a power of 20 MW. The maximum value of the purchase exceeds RON90 million (€18 million).
DualStore.ro, an online phone and gadget store and manufacturer of iSEN electric scooters and bicycles, launches iSEN Mobility, the first Romanian application for electric scooters.
Romania established the European Institute for Sustainable Development in Poland. It was created with the aim of supporting the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda at the level of local communities.
Cluj's Râşca and Mărişel villages will cover their electricity needs by using solar energy, announces the Cluj County Council.
The banking sector in Romania has made notable progress in aligning its practices to evolving ESG standards and regulations aimed to support the EU's ambitious decarbonization targets, says Gyula Fatér, CEO of OTP Bank Romania. He talked to Green Forum about the role that ESG currently plays in the decision-making process at OTP Bank Romania.
Lidl Romania aims to contribute to the development of sustainable local agriculture by promoting organic farming and regenerative farming practices, which contribute to soil health and biodiversity conservation.
In the second quarter of 2024, the EU economy greenhouse gas emissions were estimated at 790 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq).
Arctic Paper S.A. has announced the acquisition of a 4 MW solar park located near Warsaw, Poland.
Defic Globe, a subsidiary of YEO Technology — a global brand in renewable energy and energy technologies — has expanded its presence in the Romanian market through strategic investments.
The European Commission has given the green light to a €790 million state aid package for Romania.
