The Nordic Council has announced the nominees for its 2017 Environment Prize, which seeks to raise awareness around the environmental work being done across the Nordic region. This year’s theme focuses on initiatives promoting, developing or initiating waste-free solutions.
Imagine a world where food is 3D printed, the Earth’s temperature no longer increases, internet is three-dimensional and layered on top of reality, no visas or passports are required, and even very human has his/her genome sequenced at birth. Last month, attendees of Sustainability Hub’s Future Society workshop at the Katapult Futurefest not only imagined that world, but also created tangible actions for making those ideas a reality.
Growlers are the sustainable beer option that is saving the planet of can and bottles by offering reusable bottles. Sustainability Hub sat down with co-founder Lachlan McLeod to learn more about the concept.
Tine is pushing for sustainability and the consumer has made a note of it. Tine won Sustainable Brands Index Award 2017 which relies on the rating of 1,000 Norwegian consumers. Sustainability Hub met up with Bjørn Malm, Head of CSR at Tine, to dive into their sustainability strategy.
Sustainability Hub co-hosted with Scatec Solar, Storebrand, Statkraft and Aker BioMarine a fully-booked breakfast seminar about sustainability reporting. The event presented national and international trends within sustainability reporting and discussed different reporting perspectives and possibilities.
Access the Event Tool Kit with the pdf-downloads of the presentations, key notes and literature recommendations for further education.
In the past year, Storebrand has jumped from 24th place to an amazing 2nd on Corporate Knights List of Most Sustainable Corporations. Sustainability Hub reached out to Harald Martens Holm, communication manager at Storebrand, to learn more about the achievement.
Introduction Letter from S-HUB Founder Andreas Friis
Dear Friends,
March 1st was a big day for us. That was the day our new grassroots initiative Sustainability Hub Norway was formally born. On this day we got our organizational number from the Norwegian government and were now officially registered as a non-profit association.
