Hans Hassle

Apr 03, 2013 09:36 BST Plantagon is setting up the Tongji-Plantagon Research Center with Tongji University, Shanghai. Under the auspices of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, the Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai Ms. Viktoria Li officially opened the lab during a formal ceremony at Tongji University on April 3rd, 2013, with Vice President Mr. Li of Tongji University and Mr. Pettersson, COO of Plantagon.

Jan 19, 2013 03:01 GMT The Plantagon Greenhouse - updated Linköping model with greenhouse and office area combined. View from the south side, showing the greenhouse part of the building.

Jan 19, 2013 02:55 GMT The Plantagon Greenhouse - updated Linköping type with greenhouse and office parts combined. View from the north side, showing the side of the building hosting office and commercial areas.

Oct 01, 2012 00:36 BST Illustration of a Plantagon Greenhouse with combined parts, on the side facing south, for greenhouse food production and, on the north side, for office and commercial areas. Illustration shows facade facing west. Building is aproximately 54 meters high. (C) Plantagon. Illustration: Sweco.

Oct 01, 2012 00:33 BST Illustration of a Plantagon Greenhouse with combined parts, on the side facing south, for greenhouse food production and, on the north side, for office and commercial areas. Illustration shows facade facing north. Building is aproximately 54 meters high. (C) Plantagon. Illustration: Sweco.

Oct 01, 2012 00:29 BST Illustration of a Plantagon Greenhouse with combined parts, on the side facing south, for greenhouse food production and, on the north side, for office and commercial areas. Illustration shows facade facing south. Building is aproximately 54 meters high. (C) Plantagon. Illustration: Sweco.

Oct 01, 2012 00:25 BST Illustration of a Plantagon Greenhouse with combined parts, on the side facing south, for greenhouse food production and, on the north side, for office and commercial areas. Illustration shows facade facing east. Building is aproximately 54 meters high. (C) Plantagon. Illustration: Sweco.

Nov 16, 2011 16:28 GMT The Plantagon Greenhouse can be integrated into existing or new infrastructure to increase the efficiency regarding use of water, waste and energy. The commercial area in the backbone of the Greenhouse building will be constructed in an equally sustainable way in terms of energy efficiency, materials and hi-tech solutions. This is the type to be built in Linköping.

Nov 16, 2011 16:28 GMT This is the type of Plantagon Greenhouse Building planned for Linköping. The slanted facade is adapted to temperate climate zones and sun conditions. The backbone of the building contains commercial areas and areas suitable for for research.

May 10, 2011 23:01 BST Oren R. Lyons, Chairman of Corporate Board

Jul 06, 2012 00:51 BST Plantagon International has signed a memorandum of understanding on July 4th with the Tongji University in Shanghai. The MOU states that Plantagon and the University will cooperate regarding research on town-planning issues. Plantagon and Tongji will also cooperate regarding how to integrate Urban Agriculture in the local neighbourhood. Please see press release text for more details.

Jul 06, 2012 00:54 BST Plantagon International has signed a memorandum of understanding on July 4th with the Tongji University in Shanghai. The MOU states that Plantagon and the University will cooperate regarding research on town-planning issues. Plantagon and Tongji will also cooperate regarding how to integrate Urban Agriculture in the local neighbourhood. Please see press release text for more details.

May 04, 2011 16:05 BST Magnus Hjelmare has been working with communications in different forms during nearly 20 years. The last few years, Hjelmare has been active within the IT industry, he has also been part of the build-up of SWECORP Citizenship AB, where he together with Hassle carried out a study of Swedish companies’ attitude towards Global Compact.

Jun 15, 2011 12:59 BST Lic. psychologist, Uppsala University. After a long career in the Human Resource management field Leif now is primarily working with sustainability issues within Plantagon. He is responsible for business areas "Human Resilience" and "Vertical Indoors". Leif is often sought after to speak on issues relating to "sustainable workplaces", leadership, companization and organizational development.

Apr 26, 2012 05:47 BST Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR. His book "Business as Usual is Over" is about this challenge. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012 Sweden, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”. The book will be released in Swedish in May, and in English in June 2012.

Apr 26, 2012 05:45 BST Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR. His book "Business as Usual is Over" is about this challenge. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012 Sweden, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”. The book will be released in Swedish in May, and in English in June 2012.

Apr 26, 2012 05:45 BST Plantagon CEO Hans Hassle is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR. His book "Business as Usual is Over" is about this challenge. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012 Sweden, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”. The book will be released in Swedish in May, and in English in June 2012.

Apr 12, 2012 17:01 BST Hans Hassle, Plantagon CEO, talks about The Companization, a new organizational model for sustainable business, at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 12, 2012.

Dec 09, 2011 14:27 GMT From the Plantagon Opening Right document: "By participating in the 100 cities initiative your city is demonstrating it's commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Your participation will enable you to benefit from the sustainable social development objectives together with 99 other selected cities within the field of vertical farming."

Nov 16, 2011 16:28 GMT By expanding the greenhouse vertically, the crops produced through Plantagon’s patented technology, in relation to the land area used, will increase considerably permitting multiple harvests for the same growth period. The commercial area will be designed and constructed in an equally sustainable way as the greenhouse in terms of energy efficiency, materials and hi-tech solutions.

Nov 16, 2011 16:28 GMT The idea of the Plantagon Greenhouse as a landmark and source of food for growing city populations has been developed further. In cooperation with Plantagon’s partner, Sweco, a new generation of greenhouses for urban agriculture has been designed. The growing area can be attached to existing high-rise building or built-in from the start in new commercial buildings such as offices and hotels.

May 04, 2011 16:00 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 04, 2011 15:58 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 04, 2011 16:01 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

Apr 29, 2011 12:28 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

Oct 06, 2011 23:38 BST Visit to Plantagon by Ms. Bernadette Rathedi, the Ambassador of the Republic of Botswana to Sweden. From left: Minister Counsellor Mr. Ishmael Dabut; Prashant Brahmbhatt, Plantagon Global Director, Mia Kristensson, Board Member, Hans Hassle, Plantagon CEO; Ambassador Ms. Bernadette Rathedi; First Secretary Pretty Machado Phologolo; Owe Pettersson, Plantagon COO & Senior Vice President.

May 10, 2011 12:10 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 10, 2011 12:08 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 10, 2011 12:07 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 04, 2011 16:00 BST As more and more people move to expanding cities, farming will be pushed further away from population centers. The result of this is longer transportation routes, less fresh products, increased reliance on petroleum-based fertilizers and more high-intensity monoculture farming. In response to this challenge, Plantagon has developed a vertical space-efficient greenhouse for the urban environment.

May 04, 2011 16:03 BST Hans Hassle took the initiative to the PLANTAGON® project and since January 2008 he holds the position as CEO. He is a pioneer in Corporate Citizenship and CSR, and has 25 years experience from the business sector. Hassle was awarded European CEO of the Year 2012, Sweden, by the British magazine European CEO, recognized as “A world leader in the field of corporate social responsibility”.

Jun 15, 2011 12:59 BST COO & Senior Vice President. Owe has an IHM Business School Diploma with speciality on business development. His business life has been concentrated to the insurance- (15 years) and bank industry (5 years) where he has solid experiences from leadership, project management and also sales of bank services to large corporations active in the Northern Europe.

Jun 15, 2011 13:01 BST Business Development Manager at Plantagon International. Gustav has several years of experience within strategy-, business- and product development. He graduated from the Norwegian School of Business 2001, majoring in Finance. After graduation he worked nearly ten years as a management consultant. In 2008 Gustav started the management consultancy Developers Club, focusing on innovation processes.