Envac Korea, represented by CEO Jung Young-hoon, has won the 2023 Social Contribution Company Awards in the ESG environment category. Envac strives to promote Korea’s technological prowess to the world through its automatic waste collection system and create a more eco-friendly community.
Joakim Karlsson, the CEO and President of Envac spoke exclusively with Xinhua News Agency regarding the company’s partnership with China in the development of sustainable cities. Karlsson appreciated China’s leadership and dedication to green, circular, and low-carbon development.
We are thrilled to share that Envac had the opportunity to participate in the esteemed 32nd New Environmental Exposition 2023 held in Tokyo, Japan – a premier platform that brings together environmental enthusiasts from across Asia to discuss and address recycling, waste, contamination, and other environmental concerns.
The Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, visited the ‘Gujarat International Finance Tec-City’ (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar to review the ongoing project status. Envac’s automated waste collection system was part of the visit since it is critical to the city’s sustainable infrastructure.
Saudi Arabia is on a mission to become a sustainable, circular economy and continues investing in innovative solutions that contribute positively to the environment. Envac is honoured to be part of this journey in the Middle East by becoming a partner in their waste collection demand strategy at the King Abdullah Financial District, the prime business and financial district in the region.
Making cities smarter and more sustainable through innovation is key for our future and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals number 11 of making cities and human settlements safe, resilient, and sustainable.
The new ‘Pioneer the Possible: Accelerating the Green Transition’ exhibition in Washington D.C. highlights various proven green solutions from Envac that can help U.S. cities to achieve their sustainability objectives.
The Sweden+Korea Green Transition Alliance and its member companies invited a delegation of South Korean journalists to Sweden to learn more about Swedish sustainability solutions that can support South Korea to become a carbon-neutral society by 2050.
At Yantai, China, a parallel between Sweden’s Hammarby region and the Nordic lifestyle is built to encourage sustainable living. Inspired by Hammarby lake town in Stockholm, the Yantai eco-city introduces Nordic concepts and technical solutions to reduce the environmental impact of rapid urbanisation.
Envac has added yet another environmental accolade to its growing global collection after being awarded the Korea Environmental Award for Environmental Waste Collection Management. The decision to honour the pneumatic waste collection system (PWCS) pioneers was made by a high-profile panel of experts from across the private and public sectors.
Envac’s Middle East operation has merged to become part of a new EMEA macro division, which will include the company’s activities in Europe and Africa. It employs 200 people and operates and maintains almost 100 facilities across the Middle East, Spain, Portugal, France and Italy.
Östra Sjukhuset, part of Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, is setting the global standard in sustainable hospital waste and linen management after appointing Envac to install its optical linen sorting technology as part of a major modernisation programme.