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.
Envac has committed to making its global operation carbon neutral by 2030 following the publication of its annual sustainability report. Launched this month, the report illustrates the Stena Adactum-owned firm’s environmental, economic and social achievements throughout 2021.
Envac, the global pioneer of the pneumatic waste collection system (PWCS), is gearing for further growth following its decision to acquire Precision AirConvey (PAC), a US firm specialising in manufacturing, installing and servicing trim and matrix removal systems for the labels, paper, film and sheet industries.
Envac, the pneumatic waste collection system that is shaping smart cities’ waste strategies worldwide, is about to make a permanent visit to Reykjavik’s main hospital after winning the contract to install its technology in the New Landspitali Hospital (NLSH).
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“This report gives structure to how Envac showcases the positive impact our products have had for decades. With this report, I am sure that our customers and other stakeholders can better appreciate Envac as a sustainable business partner,” says Joakim Karlsson, CEO and President Envac Group.
Envac, the global architect of the pneumatic waste collection system (PWCS), has opened 2021 by commemorating 60 years since it unveiled the world’s first ever PWCS with a rebrand.