Investors prefer sustainability to be measured in the case of commercial buildings too. Therefore new detailed rules will be elaborated and a so-called green passport for properties will be introduced, international law firm Baker McKenzie and CBRE reported after a special roundtable discussion in Budapest.
Over 80% of Kaufland's suppliers are from Romania, and this percentage is growing year by year, says Valer Hancaș, Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs, Kaufland Romania.
The Echo-Archicom 2030 strategy is to follow a road map that lays out year by year how both companies are to decarbonize through zero-emission developments while further increasing the role of greenery in the group's projects and supporting appropriate city development.
Zuzanna Kurek, Investor Relations Manager and ESG Committee Member of One United Properties, spoke to Green Forum Forum about the ESG agenda of the Romanian developer and its role in growing the value of the company.
A study conducted by EY among 1,325 companies shows that 76% consider ESG to be a main or important investment criterion, and 5G investments are the most likely to involve ESG as a main objective. Responding companies show that emerging technologies offer a wide range of positive contributions to their sustainability efforts, with reducing energy consumption and improving sustainability measurement at the top of the list.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) extended an €80 million portfolio risk-sharing guarantee to BNP Paribas Bank Polska (BNPPBP), to help increase access to green finance in Poland.
Energa Green Development has acquired the PV Serby project, one of the largest planned solar farms in Poland, with a projected capacity of 112 MW.
ORLEN Venture Capital (ORLEN VC) has invested in Hystar, a Norwegian company specializing in high-efficiency proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers for large-scale, zero-emission hydrogen production.
Allview Solar Energy, the renewable energy division of Visual Fan S.A., has signed a contract with Prodlacta S.A.
The joint venture partners behind the project – Equinor, the international energy company headquartered in Norway, and Polenergia have made their final investment decisions for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms, paving the way for full-scale construction.
