May 23, 2013 08:00 BST Scandic Hotels Scandic is the first hotel chain in Europe to be awarded a Gold Medal* by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA).
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May 21, 2013 08:00 BST Scandic Hotels The year was 1963. On 20 May, the Esso Motor Hotell opened its doors in Laxå and welcomed its first guests. Fast-forward 50 years and the hotel chain has enjoyed strong growth, making its mark on both the Swedish and the international hotel industry along the way. In 1984, Esso Motor Hotell changed its name to Scandic Hotels, a chain that now has 155 hotels and around 30,000 rooms across Europe.
May 07, 2013 06:55 BST Scandic Hotels For the third year in a row, Scandic has been voted the most sustainable hotel chain by the 9,000 Swedish consumers who participated in Sustainable Brands*, the annual survey that ranks how companies work on environmental and social responsibility. In total across all sectors Scandic comes in 16th place out of 228.
Apr 25, 2013 10:19 BST Volkswagen UK ► Most comprehensive sustainability report to date presented today ► Interim assessment of economically, environmentally and socially responsible action ► Lower resource consumption per vehicle produced ► View online at http://nachhaltigkeitsbericht2012.volkswagenag.com/en.html
Apr 22, 2013 09:54 BST Vegware Eco Packaging Pioneers Vegware win FSB Streamline UK Business of the Year, win Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development, and announce Australian and Edinburgh expansion, and launch celebratory Vegware tartan.
Apr 05, 2013 16:13 BST Diversified Business Communications UK Visitors to this year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show at London’s Olympia this weekend on Sunday and Monday, 7-8 April, will enjoy an increased opportunity to expand their natural and organic ranges, with 600 exhibiting companies from 35 different countries now confirmed.
Mar 27, 2013 13:01 GMT CBRE
Mar 06, 2013 09:53 GMT Uppsala University Journalists are welcome to the river Dalälven, in the rural Swedish town of Söderfors, when the first experimental plant for marine current power will be installed on March 7. The aim is to develop new technology for utilising renewable marine current power as a means for producing electricity.
Mar 05, 2013 12:58 GMT Volkswagen UK > Corresponds to average fuel consumption of less than 4 litres > Group already offers 245 models under 120 g/km, 36 under 100 g/km > Energy and water consumption pervehicle produced cut by 10 percent in two years > Winterkorn: “Ecological restructuring proceeding to schedule”
Feb 14, 2013 10:40 GMT Vegware Community groups across Scotland are being invited to show off their green credentials and enter a new national Greener Together Community Award scheme. The Awards, to mark the Year of Natural Scotland in 2013, will celebrate communities for their environmental action, as part of the Scottish Government’s national campaign, ‘Greener Together’. Edinburgh eco firm Vegware is on the judging panel.