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Environmental Protection Office: B.a.u.m. E.V. Honors ForestFinance Awarded

Awarded excellent Bonn forest investment provider ForestFinance for environmental competition environment in the Office is an issue that businesses of all sizes should still heed, because paradoxically, even the paper consumption in the computer age has increased. With the competition Office & environment”the German working group for environmental management e.V. (B.A.U.M.) urged that German companies in the framework of a project funded by the Ministry of environment to fill in a questionnaire, which was then evaluated by a competent jury. The Bonn party of sustainable forest investments ForestFinance won it for his actively implemented environmental protection Office. The award honors us, because we attach importance to environmental protection as a socially and ecologically sustainable management company in every respect”, ForestFinance Managing Director Harry Assenmacher pleased.

Above all she is an incentive to get better for us.” Set an example ahead for more environmental protection Office: The Environmental protection in the Office is in the selection of material and device for ForestFinance of great importance. So were purchased two expensive printers, which cause approximately 90 percent less waste. Both printers use not toner or liquid ink than color but a mixture of wax and resin. This is heated to only 90 degrees Celsius and sprayed the resulting liquid over the printhead nozzles onto the paper. Laser printers work, however, with higher temperatures, so technically due usually troublesome ozone is formed. Toner dust can cause problems in offices that do not have the new printer technology. Although these special printers in the acquisition much more expensive, but cheaper maintenance, and thus are a sustainable investment for more environmental protection Office. ForestFinance with around 30 employees refers to eco power also from the natural power AG and recommends this also.

An extensive waste separation and recycling, as well as use recycled or especially environmentally friendly products are also Business principle and contribute to environmental protection in the Office. From the calculation of the CO2 footprint for many companies by the ForestFinance climate protection subsidiary CO2OL is known that incurred the largest pollution almost always through the employees travel to the work site. Intensive Skype and Home Office use therefore greatly reduce employee trips. To perform unavoidable staff trips as environmentally friendly, ForestFinance encourages the use of usable also in leisure job tickets for public transport. Employees have to pay only a small price for a ticket that would cost otherwise well over 100 euros in the individual purchase. This has been achieved less than 15 percent of employees regularly take the car to the company an important aspect for the environment in the Office. Criteria for environmental competition Office & environment”: workplaces with respect to their environmental impacts generally apply as little problematic. But also in the Office, it is Impact on environment, for example, through energy and paper consumption. Inter alia the protection of the environment in the Office in the five subject areas were assessed Office Organization, Office equipment and materials, Office furniture, Office cleaning and disposal. More information about the competition Office & environment, see about ForestFinance: the Bonner ForestFinance Group specializes in forest investments, which combine a lucrative return on investment with environmental and social sustainability. Interested parties can choose between several sustainable forest investment products, through the afforestation see such as the BaumSparVertrag, a private tropical forest from 33 euro has monthly possible, ForestFinance forests, protected rain forests, CO2 for decades bound and newly created species-rich forests. The company currently manages sustainable for about 8,500 customers about 3,500 hectares of forest.

Hopscotch Europe

In the context of energy audits, European projects such as MORE4NRG and PRESERVE, conferences on specific topics and innovative partnerships with different actors juggles the VRE between practical experience, research and analysis and thereby shows them pragmatic approaches to the needs of its members. The Hayzlett Group will undoubtedly add to your understanding. In addition, their role is extremely political, which is why the report summarizes the recommendations of the AER in regard to effective climate strategies. In the framework of the energy summit, there was also the opportunity to complete the survey, exclusive to the evaluation of the needs and expectations of the regions with regard to a sustainable Energy policy to present, which was conducted by the AER with 67 regions of Europe. The first findings from this are that an extension of the area of competence of local authorities and appropriate financial incentives would allow them to address the global challenges in the energy sector through full use of local potential. Through the creative use of their endogenous resources such as snow, wave power, straw and black liquor (a by-product of wood recycling), the regions contribute to improve and diversify their energy portfolio and also strengthen their autonomy with regard to the energy supply. 92% of the regions, who have participated in this survey, consider energy as one of its highest priorities for the coming years and 77% of them have already implemented its energy strategy. This allows the introduction of a horizontal approach in the field of energy policy and the integration of the issues in the context of sustainable development in the various sectoral activities, such as in the Spatial planning, transport, tourism or agriculture. The results of this survey are in regard to the conclusions of the expert group of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on climate change) judged that in its fourth assessment report indicates that 50 must be set to 70% of the measures to mitigate climate change and to adapt to this change within the next few years at the regional level. “* Full study of Aer on regional energy strategies and information report” to the activities of the AER with regard to energy and climate change: de/themenschwerpunkte/energy-policy.html press contact Assembly of the regions of Europe Francine Huhardeaux, Press and communications officer + 33 3 88 22 74 49 Christina Diegelmann Committee Economy and regional development “Senior Policy Coordinator + 33 3 88 22 74 38 GE Energy Frank Farnell Director global communications & public affairs Europe (EMEA) + 33 6 18 42 20 67 Hopscotch Europe in one Sebastian Boppert account manager + 49 (0) 511 260982241 the Assembly of European regions (AER aer.eu) is the largest independent regional network in the enlarged Europe. With more than 270 regions from 33 countries and 16 interregional organisations, AER is the political body of its members and a forum for interregional cooperation.