Region/EU September 24, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
After presenting all the other finalists of the clim@ competition for startups organized by the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), Balkan Green Energy News brings you the competition winner –the…
Serbia September 10, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
A lack of a reliable and simple recycling system and unmotivated users result in a low percentage of recycled packaging waste. Serbia’s Solagro, a participant in this year’s clim@ competition…
World August 30, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Now that a number of global coffee shop and restaurant chains have pledged a phase-out of plastic straws, the fight against plastic pollution turns to the next big problem item…
Region/EU August 20, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Freight transportation in urban areas accounts for up to 21% of all CO2 emissions, while it is also responsible for noise emissions and traffic congestion. Germany’s NÜWIEL, a finalist of…
Bulgaria August 9, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
The Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS), a type of plastic, is widely used in the packaging industry. This non-biodegradable material has short usage cycles and a very low recycling rate, which…
Turkey July 20, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Energy consumption in buildings currently accounts for over 40% of all energy consumed in Europe and US. Human behavior alone is the source of 20%-40% of energy waste in buildings….
Montenegro July 18, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which was initiated as a public-private partnership in December 2009 by German development bank KfW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), surpassed major milestones…
Region/EU July 11, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
On the sidelines of the Green for Growth Fund’s (GGF) recently held Sustainable Future Forum and the grand finale of the clim@ pitching competition for startups, Christopher Knowles, who at…
Serbia July 10, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which was initiated as a public-private partnership in December 2009 by German development bank KfW and the European Investment Bank (EIB), surpassed major milestones…
Bosnia and Herzegovina July 9, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Svetlana Jovanović
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has secured a fresh, EUR 5 million loan to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s third-largest microcredit institution, Partner Microcredit Foundation (Partner MCF), its longstanding partner, to…
Region/EU June 29, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Branislava Jovičić
The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) held its first Sustainable Future Forum in Frankfurt, Germany on June 27. The event gathered more than 250 participants to showcase leading initiatives in…
Region/EU May 30, 2018 | Comments: 0Author: Vladimir Spasić
Green for Growth Fund (GGF) selected 15 finalists of the clim@ competition who will present their ideas to a high-level panel of judges and experts on the June 25 in…
