Sustainability

17 February 2016

The state of Europe’s seas

Three reports published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) during 2015 shed light on the current state of Europe’s seas and the network of marine protected areas (MPAs).The state of Europe’s seas, identifies the main sustainability challenges affect...

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15 February 2016

High-level Conference on the Digital Transformation of European Industry

Published : Mon, 15 Feb 2016 Today, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska, hosted together with Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, and Commissioners Carlos Moedas and Günther Oetti...

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08 February 2016

Workshop on EU funding opportunities for the fashion, textiles, and cultural and creative industries

Published : Mon, 08 Feb 2016 Event: 10/03/2016 @ Auditorium DG GROW This workshop is aimed at stakeholders in fashion, textiles, cultural and creative industries, to give a better understanding of funding opportunities under the European Fun...

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29 January 2016

EU and its partners discuss further steps to ensure better future for Bangladeshi garment industry workers

Meeting in Dhaka (Bangladesh), the representatives of the EU, US, Canada, Bangladesh and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) – partners committed to the so called Bangladesh Sustainability Compact - assessed the progress and set priorities for fur...

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26 January 2016

Commission selects 6 "model regions" to lead the way toward a sustainable chemical industry

Published : Tue, 26 Jan 2016 The European Sustainable Chemicals Support Service kicks off this week with its first meeting and the selection of six model regions in the field of sustainable chemicals production.

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28 January 2016

Managing and promoting sustainable and accessible tourism destinations

The purpose of this event, organised by the European Commission, in which sustainability and accessibility are presented as complementary strategies to successfully manage and promote tourism destinations, is to:

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14 December 2015

Business Planet: Is social enterprise a new business model for Europe?

Published : Mon, 14 Dec 2015 This week's Business Planet looks at the concept of social enterprise - sustainable and innovative entrepreneurship that aims to find answers to society's challenges. It's fast becoming a new business m...

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10 November 2015

Innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive Bioeconomy

Identifier: H2020-ISIB-2014-2015Pillar: Societal ChallengesOpening Date: Deadline: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Modification Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2015Latest information: An overview of the evaluation results (flash call info) is now availab...

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01 December 2015

EU agricultural outlook conference

On day one, EU Commissioner for agriculture and rural development Phil Hogan and US Secretary for agriculture Tom Vilsack will discuss the challenges facing the farm sector.

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16 November 2015

European tourism indicators system (ETIS) conference and Accessible tourism workshop

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