Croatian Chamber of Commerce establishes ESG rating for companies
ESG ratings will be assigned to firms based on their approach to environmental, social, and governance practices
Startups, innovators invited to pitch at BASF Innovation Hub
The BASF Innovation Hub is a pitch event for the startup community and individual innovators from Central and Southeast Europe
Zagreb Holding sells green bonds worth EUR 305 million
Through its umbrella firm Zagreb Holding, Croatia's capital issued the first green municipal bonds in Central and Eastern Europe
Two major solar power projects in Bulgaria highlight land use disputes
A village mayor in Bulgaria is refusing to endorse a PV project on pastures, while Eurohold will build one on lowest-grade land and boost biodiversity
Tilos in Aegean Sea is world’s first zero waste island
Tilos in Greece has become the world’s first island with a zero waste certificate. As part of the Just Go Zero Tilos project, the island has successfully eliminated landfilling, residents participate in a door-to-door collection system, and a state-of-the-art recycling center was opened. All households and businesses on Tilos participate in waste sorting and source […]
North Macedonia secures EUR 100 million for green transformation of SMEs
The credit line is part of the government's measures to support households and businesses amid the economic slowdown and the energy crisis
Serbia’s EPS: PM emissions reduced 90% over last 20 years
Emissions of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide have also been lowered, Elektroprivreda Srbije said
EU shifting focus from crisis response to net zero agenda
The EU suggested it would ask UN member states to double energy efficiency improvements and triple renewable energy deployment by 2030