ALRO SA, one of Europe's largest vertically integrated aluminum producers, measured by production capacity, inaugurated an $11 million investment in technology and environment protection at its Eco Recycling Facility in Slatina.
Coca-Cola HBC Romania is the first local company, in the FMCG industry to produce a sustainability report to international standards and among the first local companies to publicly present such a report, says Alice Nichita, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director at Coca-Cola HBC Romania. She talked to Green Forum about the company's ESG strategy and the company's current sustainability targets and the social initiatives that the company and its employees are involved in.
Romania has a new ecotourism destination: Vama Buzăului, a locality located at the foot of the Ciucaș Mountains, which has just obtained the recognition of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (MEAT).
The construction sector has a central role in achieving the climate and energy objectives set by the EU EPBD Directive and approved by the European Parliament in March this year, with deadlines for 2030 and 2050 respectively. According to the Association for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings (ROENEF), the construction sector represents approximately 8.2% of the EU GDP, respectively 10% of total employment.
Vascar, one of the main producers of meat preparations and preserves in Romania, installed a system of photovoltaic panels worth RON3 million (€600,000) close to the production unit in Vaslui. The project consists of 1,400 panels, on an area of 12,000 sqm, with an installed power of 770 kWp, the company says in a press release.
Eurohold Bulgaria has commissioned the 123 MW Verila solar park located in Dupnitsa in southwest Bulgaria, according to Enerdata. Eurohold is the group that owns the bankrupt Euroins Romania insurance company. The photovoltaic power plant is currently the largest in Bulgaria.
78 million tons of clothes become waste every year, with serious consequences for the environment. Clothing production has doubled in recent years due to overconsumption. We throw away an average of 11 kg of clothes annually, after only 7 wears. Humana People to People representatives draw attention to the negative impact that the overconsumption of such products has on the environment and, ultimately, on people's health.
In a national first, energy poverty in small towns in Romania will be investigated. The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD), the initiator of the Romanian Energy Poverty Observatory (ORSE), has started, for the first time in the country, a pilot research project on energy poverty in small urban areas, an area at the intersection between big cities and the countryside. The objectives of the research are to identify how energy poverty manifests itself in small towns, which are the main challenges, but also which are the important actors and the specific solutions to reduce this phenomenon.
The County Council is submitting a funding request for the purchase of green school microbuses. During the meeting of the Mehedinți County Council, a funding request was approved that will be submitted this week in order to attract European funds for the purchase of electric minibusses for schools in Mehedinți County.
35 tons of oil products leaked from a ship under the Bulgarian flag on the main course of the Danube, near Cělarevo (Serbia), at km 1287. This information was received by the Ministry of the Environment, Waters and Forests, and the National Administration "Romanian Waters" - Department of Emergency Situations, through the secretary for border waters within the Romania-Serbia bilateral agreement, in the afternoon of June 20.
Nuclearelectrica avoids the release of 10 million tons of CO2 every year by producing clean energy. 205 million tons of CO2 were avoided since the commissioning of the first reactor in 1996, says Cosmin Ghiță, CEO of Nuclearelectrica. He talked to Green Forum about Nuclearelectrica's ESG strategy and about the investment projects with a vital role in Romania's decarbonization. He also talked about the sustainable projects that the company ran last year and how Nuclearelectrica contributes to a sustainable future.
Enel X Way Romania, a company of the Enel Group dedicated to electric mobility, is collaborating with retailer Penny for the installation of a network of 64 charging stations for electric vehicles, representing a total of 128 charging points.
Genuin becomes the first Romanian business producing linen fabrics that will recycle its own used materials. Genuin, the 100% European linen home&deco workshop, has acquired production, embroidery, and recycling equipment, which will allow the creation of products in a more efficient way, with an emphasis on sustainability and care for the environment.
CIEH Soda Romania has started the production of solar energy, as a result of an investment of RON1.7 million (€340,000) in a photovoltaic park. The investment marks a new activity in the development process of the company, which currently produces liquid silicates, an important raw material for the tire industry, the detergent industry, and the paper industry, in the production of chemicals used in construction and for materials used in welding.
Kärcher, a company in the field of cleaning technology, has invested almost €100,000 in equipping the headquarters inaugurated last year in Pipera with photovoltaic panels. To date, the company has reduced its costs for conventional consumption by approximately 45%.
A 250 MW wind project in Călărași County received technical approval for connection (ATR) from Transelectrica, the national energy carrier. The commissioning date is December 31, 2025. The project is run by the Gura Ialomiței Solar company.
Gebrüder Weiss Romania, one of the main players in the local transport and logistics solutions market, announced the testing, for the first time locally, of an electric truck. During the testing period, the electric truck traveled about 150 km daily, moving between Brașov and Sfântu Gheorghe Counties.
Restart Energy announced the completion of the implementation of a photovoltaic panel system worth €160,000 for the Geneza Comimpex company. The project consisted of the installation of 428 panels at the Geneza Supermarket in Târgu-Neamț, Neamț county, on an area of 1,200 sqm, with a power of 194.4 kWp.
Last year, Kaufland Romania was involved in the development and implementation of social responsibility projects worth €9 million, including two financing programs through which Kaufland offers non-refundable grants to non-governmental organizations. The company states that it is among the biggest supporters of NGOs that fight for causes such as health, environmental protection, education, healthy living, and sports or culture.
Companies can receive up to €20 million for photovoltaic energy projects through the EU's Modernization Fund, says Răzvan Gălăţan, Operational Director of Goodwill Consulting, a consulting firm for European funds.
Conducted in autumn 2025, the RICS Sustainable Real Estate Survey Europe gathered 112 responses from valuers, developers, investors and other professionals across 30 countries. The findings confirm that ESG has moved from a peripheral concern to a core driver of real estate value, risk and decision-making across Europe.
ProCredit Bank Romania has launched a CO2 Emissions Calculator to help microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises quantify and understand their carbon footprint. This initiative reflects the Procredit Group's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with client engagement at the core of its Climate Action Strategy.
DSV – Global Transport and Logistics, the world's largest logistics operator, has launched a solar installation at its warehouse in Łozienica, Poland, in partnership with commercial real estate investor Accolade. The installation will meet the energy needs of Poland's first multi-client warehouse equipped with an AutoStore system.
Etem Gestamp, the Sofia-based joint venture between Viohalco Group and Spain's Gestamp Group focused on aluminium extrusion and processing for the automotive industry, and Rezolv Energy, the Actis-backed independent power producer, have signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) in Bulgaria. The VPPA will see Etem Gestamp buy electricity from Rezolv Energy's 461MW 'Vifor' wind farm, which is about to come onstream in Buzău County, Romania. It is the first cross-border wind PPA that has been publicly announced in Bulgaria.
DP World has launched a five-year coastal restoration programme to create underwater "forests" of native seaweed to boost marine life near the Constanța South Container Terminal on the Black Sea.
