Helsingborg launches unique sustainable bond framework
As the first municipality in Sweden, Helsingborg is launching a framework for sustainable bonds that includes both environmental and social categories
Categories: sustainability
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The City of Helsingborg requests private sector solutions for a permanent link between Helsingborg and Helsingør
The City of Helsingborg is now issuing an RFI (Request for Information) to examine how the private sector would build a permanent link between Helsingborg and Helsingør.
An RFI is a formalised way for the City of Helsingborg to ask private sector actors about their interest in the project and what they can offer to move forward with plans to build a permanent link between Helsingborg and Helsin -
Helsingborg’s 35-day innovation fest H22 City Expo draws the crowds and launches new collaborations
H22 City Expo is officially over. From 30 May to 3 July, Helsingborg was a hive of activity that attracted industry visionaries, curious residents, urban changemakers, young innovators, adventurous tourists, and passionate people – all coming together in Helsingborg. More than 45 countries and as many as half of Sweden’s municipalities visited H22, among many others.
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Biochar project in Helsingborg wins support from Bloomberg Philanthropies
The City of Helsingborg has been granted USD 400 000 from Bloomberg Philanthropies to build a competence centre for the development of biochar at the Helsingborg recycling plant. Helsingborg is one of only seven cities in the world to receive financial support.
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Helsingborg launches a ”Paris Agreement” for the logistics sector
At H22 City Expo, leading representatives for the logistics chain will sign the Helsingborg Declaration, the logistics sector’s equivalent to the Paris Agreement, with sights set on becoming climate neutral by 2030. Among the powerful stakeholders that are first to sign are Scania, Volvo Truck Center, Postnord TPL, Peab, Schenker, Skanska, and the Port of Helsingborg.
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One week until Sweden’s biggest innovation fest H22 City Expo officially opens in Helsingborg
Helsingborg is getting ready to kick off H22 City Expo with an eclectic mix of music, circus, aerial acrobats, and dance at the opening ceremony in Slottshagen, on 31 May. HRH Crown Princess Victoria is delivering the inaugural speech, in the presence of HM The Queen, and the new Swedish pop sensation GERD is performing her internationally acclaimed tunes for the crowds.
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Programme for HM The Queen and HRH The Crown Princess during the inauguration of H22 City Expo
With HM The Queen in attendance, HRH The Crown Princess will officially inaugurate H22 City Expo on 31 May. The Queen is visiting Helsingborg with a focus on issues relating to dementia and elderly care, and Her Majesty will inaugurate SilviaBo and the Garden of Memories and Knowledge. The Crown Princess will visit several of the programme initiatives that focus on sustainability and innovation.
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From wooden wonders to an award-winning water tower: 10 architecture and design projects to see during H22 City Expo
H22 City Expo invites visitors to explore the future landscape of architecture, design, and urban planning with contributions from a range of leading experts, architects, and designers during the 35-day expo in Helsingborg, 30 May-3 July. Visitors can enjoy a diverse programme of exhibitions, seminars, guided city tours, and architectural installations.
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HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden inaugurates H22 City Expo in the presence of HM The Queen
On 31 May, HRH The Crown Princess will officially inaugurate H22 City Expo in the presence of HM The Queen. In conjunction with the inauguration, The Crown Princess will visit several of the programme initiatives that focus on sustainability and innovation. The Queen is visiting Helsingborg with a focus on issues relating to dementia and elderly care, and Her Majesty will inaugurate SilviaBo.
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Nordic top chefs host unique dinners and add a dash of wow to H22 City Expo
The biggest names in Nordic gastronomy join local eateries and even a Swedish astronaut to explore the future of tasty sustainable food at H22 City Expo. The programme includes exclusive dinners with guest chefs coming to cook up a storm in a show kitchen for those quick enough to nab a ticket. There are only 25 seats available for each dinner, and tickets can be bought starting 14 April at 10 am.
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Six of the world’s most sustainable and innovative cities bring their Urban Brilliance to H22 City Expo
Valencia, Oslo, Greater Copenhagen, Tampere, Tallinn, and Linz are kicking off H22 City Expo with four days of groundbreaking innovations – all aimed at improving life in smart and sustainable cities. From 30 May to 2 June, visitors will be able to explore and even help develop the very latest in smart city solutions at the Urban Brilliance exhibition during H22 City Expo in Helsingborg, Sweden.
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Sweden’s biggest innovation fest H22 City Expo officially launches packed programme
Europe’s biggest conference on sustainable cities, the United Nations, Michelin star chefs, world artists, Europe's most innovative cities, and up to 100 official partners from the business sector, academia and civil society will all be in town when Helsingborg invites the world to H22 City Expo – a 35-day international event with over 300 programme features this summer.
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PRESS INVITE: Don’t miss tomorrow’s press conference with H22 City Expo
Welcome to a digital press conference with the City of Helsingborg on 16 March at 11:00 regarding the international event H22 City Expo (30 May- 3 July).
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PRESS INVITE: H22 City Expo launches the programme for Sweden’s biggest innovation fest in 2022
Welcome to a digital press conference with the City of Helsingborg on 16 March at 11:00 regarding the international event H22 City Expo (30 May- 3 July). We are proud to present the single biggest event for innovation and sustainable urban development in the Nordic region in 2022 with up to 100 official partners from the business sector, academia, and civil society.
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UNECE and the City of Helsingborg organize H22 +50 Session and Dialogue of Eminent Experts on smart, sustainable, and inclusive cities at H22 City Expo
Cities have the power to act and push to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. This is the message being communicated when UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe), in collaboration with the City of Helsingborg, invites cities around the world to the H22 +50 Session in Helsingborg during H22 City Expo, 30 May - 3 July.
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Götheborg of Sweden sails to Helsingborg and H22 City Expo
The first port of call on Götheborg of Sweden’s major Asia Expedition will be Helsingborg. It is also the first time that the world’s largest wooden ship visits Helsingborg, which will happen in conjunction with the international event H22 City Expo, 30 May – 3 July.
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Helsingborg has established a sustainability linked bond framework to support its green transformation
The City of Helsingborg establishes framework for sustainability-linked bonds; interest rates linked to emission reductions. SEB Investment Management buys first bond of SEK 500 million in deal brokered by Danske Bank.
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Helsingborg invites the world to a 35-day innovation fest with H22 City Expo
From 30 May to 3 July 2022, Helsingborg invites the world to H22 City Expo – an international event with over 300 programme features highlighting the role of innovation in shaping the smart and sustainable city of the future. H22 City Expo brings together over 70 official partners, innovators, world-leading companies, researchers, city departments, sustainability heroes, and residents.
