The European Standards Organisations – CEN, CENELEC and ETSI – are engaged in an ongoing dialogue with partners around the world, in order to share knowledge and coordinate the development of standards that are needed to accelerate the deployment of the next generation of electricity networks, known as ‘Smart Grids’. The three organisations hosted an international meeting in Brussels on 18 and 19 June, with the participation of high-level delegations from Brazil, China, Japan, Korea and the USA.

Bus, Train, Metro and Carpooling Companies will show how sustainable transport is a first-class entry point to greener economies.

19 June 2012 – Brussels

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with dozens of train, metro, bus, and carpooling companies across Europe are launching the Let’s Travel Together campaign aimed at changing the behaviour of travellers and commuters and inviting citizens to virtually share their ride with friends and jump on the sustainable spaceship driving to Rio…

ACCA’s Vice President speaks at Sustainable Stock Exchanges Event in Rio about the regulatory dimension of ESG disclosures

Bad Hofgastein, June, 2012 – The European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG), meeting from October 3 – 6 has, since its foundation 15 years ago, become the most significant health conference in the EU. Ahead of the anniversary congress the EHFG General Assembly has now set the course for the future by appointing as president-elect the renowned health scientist Prof Dr Helmut Brand, Director of the Department for International Health at the University of Maastricht. 

On 12 June 2012, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified diesel engine exhausts as carcinogenic to humans, based on scientific evidence, reviewed thoroughly by a Working Group of experts, that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer. Indeed, diesel engine exhausts emit ultrafine particulate matters (PM2.5) that are damaging for human health. Ultrafine particulate matters are not only found outdoors, but also in households due to the infiltration of these pollutants into buildings.