An overview of the Circular Economy and the Green Public Procurement in Europe Aligned with the European Union philosophy is the so-called circular economy, which basically proposes action to “closing the loop” of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, and bring benefits for both the environment and the economy. The circular economy has…
Opening tender PhD ITalents dedicated to PhDs. On Thursday April 14 the PhD call ITalents dedicated to PhDs will open, therefore from that date the approved project will be published on www.phd-italents.it. Once the evaluation of PhDs candidates will be done, selected companies will receive the profiles of PhD graduates for the next stage of…
In November 2015 Ecosurvey® submitted the following project to the PhD ITalents programme, co-funded by the partnership of the Ministry of Education , Confindustria and CRUI Foundation. The programme aims to identifies companies for the positioning of PhDs to conduct specific researches. “In accordance with the principles of Green & Susteinable Remediation, development a web…
Eurostat estimates that in 2014 CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion decreased by 5.0% in the European Union (EU), compared with the previous year. CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion are the major contributor to global warming and account for all EU greenhouse gas emissions. Theyare influenced by factors such as climate conditions, economic growth,…
Everything we eat needs water to grow. In July 2015 the project on the sustainable use of water in Europe is completed. Theory and practice on water use and member organizations waterfootprint is examined. The working group has examined various aspects of “water and sustainability” across the board by examining the causes of the current water…
Accordingly, whereas one line of authority — based, inter alia, on the precautionary principle, the principle that preventive action should be taken and the ‘polluter pays’ principle, all of which are specific to EU law — considers the owner to be under an obligation to adopt emergency safety measures and rehabilitation measures even where that…
Geologists can not predict earthquakes, but they can describe the geological cycles that regulate the CO2 balance of the Planet, from its origins to today and they can predict and account the excess of CO2 that suffocates the Planet. Many companies have shown significant commitments on the problem of excess CO2 and invested in climate…
On September 18, 2013 Remtech in Ferrara will host the Ecosurvey workshop “European funding applied to the remediation/protection of the underground: on-going experience with Eco-innovation and future applications with Horizon 2020”. Numerous companies operating in the environmental field interested in European research projects as part of the Horizon 2020 program will attend. Invitees: Dr. Anita…
The Workshop on the Italian contribution to Horizon 2020 Industrial leadership occurred at SMAU fair in Bologna At the workshop the priority objectives of Horizon 2020 were introduced with a focus on research and its economic and social application to industrial competitiveness, emphasizing the importance for SMEs to develop standard and applied research to new…
It was published the draft version (v. 4.6) of’ European-Water-Stewardship-Standard for use in Test Pilot. The EWS standard aims to be applicable to a broad range of water users and industries that may affect the availability and quality of water while still respecting the complexity of impacts linked to water use and therefore: comprises environmental,…
