Douglas releases sustainability report for 2022/23
Douglas' sustainability strategy is part of the company's "Let it Bloom - DOUGLAS 2026" strategy, focused on accelerating growth through an omnichannel business model.
Douglas' sustainability strategy is part of the company's "Let it Bloom - DOUGLAS 2026" strategy, focused on accelerating growth through an omnichannel business model.
The total value of the €4 billion bond issuance had a final subscription of over €14.8 billion.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), officially known as Directive (EU) 2022/2464, has been incorporated into Romanian legislation.
This investment is crucial for mitigating environmental impacts and facilitating the transition to a sustainable energy framework.
These funds are allocated for grid expansion and modernization projects valued at a total of €645.7 million.
BayWa r.e. is set to acquire the Poarta Albă solar park project in Romania in 2024, originally developed by HVAC Systems.
The project implementation period is 12 months, from December 2023 to December 2024.
This initiative aims to attract an additional € 5.4 billion in private investments.
Leroy Merlin Romania will cease the sale of halogen bulbs, offering exclusively LED products, starting from May 2024.
The Ministry of Environment announced that more than 2 million packages were returned by consumers.
Pipe manufacturer Artrom Steel Tubes will invest more than €6 million in 2024 to optimize measures to reduce carbon emissions and fuel consumption.
Brasov City Hall installed the first benches with photovoltaic panels, a contactless phone charging system, wireless internet, temperature, and pollution sensors.
The last few years have been marked by debates and discussions about electricity prices and new investments in renewable energy sources.
The project will be implemented by November 9, 2025.
Targoviste City Hall will build a photovoltaic park by December 2026 with European money on an area of 50,000 square meters.
Hidroelectrica completed the modernization of ten 110kV electrical stations in SH Hateg.
They are located in the Muntenia area, at a maximum distance of 80 kilometres from the Bucharest.
Waldevar Energy contracted a total of 481 MW in photovoltaic projects across Romania during 2023.
EBRD will guarantee up to €25 million for a loan provided by UniCredit Bulbank to the Tsenovo solar plant in Bulgaria.
More than €800 million in non-reimbursable funds for investments in green energy projects will be available within the next few weeks.

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.