Environment
![New EU Circular Economy Action Plan Shows the way to a Climate-neutral, Competitive Economy of Empowered Consumers](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ECCircularEconomy3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Vivid Edge Wins the Sustainability Award at 2020 SFA National Small Business Awards](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/VividEdgeMarch2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![A New Industrial Strategy For a Globally Competitive, Green and Digital Europe](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/EUIndustrialStrategy-505x306_c.jpg)
![Protecting the Environment and Climate is Important For Over 90% of European Citizens](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EUClimateChange-505x306_c.jpg)
![Reduction in Overall Carbon Emissions But Transport and Home Heating Increases put Ireland well off Target](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/SEAIMarch2020-505x306_c.png)
![National Construction Summit – 24th March 2020 – The National Arena, Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ConstructionSummit2018Resized3-505x306_c.jpg)
![Ten Trends For Sustainable Business Revealed](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/VerisSustainabilityFebruary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![StormHarvester Develops New Green Technology to Help Reduce Environmental Pollution](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/StormHarvesterFebruary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![EDF Group Moves into Ireland by Acquiring 50% of the Codling Offshore Wind Project](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/EDFOffshore-505x306_c.jpg)
![Unlocking the Value of the Circular Economy](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ManufacturingEventGerldineBrennanIMRJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![The Fourth Industrial Revolution Will Impact Every Aspect of Life](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ManufacturingEventHenrikvonScheelSpeaking-505x306_c.jpg)
![Esri Ireland Helps Waterford City & County Council to Improve Public Services](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EsriIrelandWaterfordJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![Financing the Green Transition – The European Green Deal Investment Plan and Just Transition Mechanism](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/EUGreenDealGlobeCompressed-505x306_c.jpg)
![€300 Million Investment in Irish Solar Energy Sector](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ObtonJanuary2020-505x306_c.jpg)
![DuPont Acquires UCD Spin-out OxyMem](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OxymenDecember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Textiles – The EU’s Fourth Largest Cause of Environmental Pressures After Food, Housing, Transport](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ECTextiles-505x306_c.jpg)
![ESB and Equinor to Deliver Potential Offshore Wind Projects](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ESBEquinorNovember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
![Electric Ireland Signs €60 Million Supply Contract](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ElectricIreland-505x306_c.jpg)
![Multi-million Energy Services Fund For NI Firms Unveiled](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ECIEnergyNorthernIreland-505x306_c.jpg)
Businesses across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from a new three million pound energy services fund aimed at helping them slash overheads and cut their carbon footprint. Spearheaded by InterTradeIreland
![ESB to Roll Out Pilot Projects With Five International Start-ups as Part of Global Energy Programme](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ESBEnergy-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB is to trial pilot projects with five international energy start-ups, cementing its commitment to delivering value-driven solutions for a low-carbon world. The start-ups – ev.energy (UK), Solandeo (Germany), Akselos
![Gas Networks Ireland Grants €120,000 to Fund Natural Gas Vehicles](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GasNetworksIrelandSeptember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
As part of the second round of its Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fund, Gas Networks Ireland has awarded six transport companies €20,000 each towards the purchase of a Natural Gas
![The Green Academy – Leave Only Footprints](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GreenAcademySeptember2019-505x306_c.jpg)
TDM Consultancy Services can assist with linking technology and the environment using a revolutionary new platform, with the assistance of
![Only 16% of Coastal Areas and Waterways Are Clean](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IBALAugust2019Resized-505x306_c.jpg)
While the majority of Irish towns are clean, our beaches and waterways are not, according to the latest litter survey
![Dublin City Council Awards Energy Performance Contract to Upgrade its Sports Centres](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DublinCountyCouncilAugust2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin City Council continues to lead by example in energy management with the awarding of a new Energy Performance Contract
Limerick has won the title of European Green Leaf 2020 for smaller cities along with the Belgian city of Mechelen.
![Energia Group Announces Over €3 Billion Renewable Energy Investment Programme For Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/EnergiaRenewables-505x306_c.jpg)
Energia Group, the major all-island energy provider and infrastructure investor across Renewable Technologies, Flexible Generation and Customer Solutions, will invest
![EU Invests €35 Million to Improve Water Quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SWELLJune2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A major cross-border project which aims to improve water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle through enhanced wastewater treatment
![HEINEKEN Ireland Ahead on Sustainability Targets](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/HeinekenIrelandJune2019Compressed-505x306_c.jpg)
HEINEKEN Ireland has published its 2018 Sustainability Report which saw the brewer achieve a 58% reduction in CO2 production since
The Government has published the Climate Action Plan, designed to give Irish people a cleaner, safer and more sustainable future. The
![Cork Agtech Company Partners With Inmarsat to Save Bees and Increase Global Crop Production](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Bees-505x306_c.jpg)
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications has announced a new partnership with ApisProtect, an Irish agritech innovator, which
![Irish Business is First in Europe to Launch Compostable Packaging For Takeaway Food](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Camile2May2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Healthy Thai delivery chain Camile Thai, have launched their new compostable range of packaging across their restaurants, which can go
ABP Food Group’s Renewables Division, Olleco, the UK’s leading supplier of cooking oils and collector of used cooking oils, has
![Belfast to Get UK’s First Incentive-based Digital Currency](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Belfast-505x306_c.jpg)
Belfast City Council and Colu, a UK & Israel based tech company, have announced a partnership to launch an innovative city currency.
![Dublin City Council Approves First Climate Change Action Plan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/DublinBay-505x306_c.jpg)
Dublin City Council’s elected members have approved the Climate Change Action Plan 2019-2024. Climate change poses significant risks and challenges
![AMI Returns €2.5 Million to Clients From IT Recycling Services](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AMIPhilipMcMichaelOctober2018-505x306_c.jpg)
AMI, Ireland’s leading secure IT recycling company, has announced that its clients received €2.5 million from the resale of their
![Energia Group Agrees €44 Million Debt Finance Package For New Bioenergy Plant](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/EnergiaHuntstownBioenergyPlant-505x306_c.jpg)
Energia Group, one of Ireland’s leading energy providers and infrastructure investors, has agreed a €44 million debt finance package with Allied
![Fund For Circular Economy Innovators Launched](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/EPALogo-505x306_c.jpg)
The Government has launched a €600,000 funding opportunity for novel approaches to promote the circular economy, maximise resource efficiency and
![EcoOnline Expands Irish Presence in Limerick](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EcoOnlineApril2019-505x306_c.jpg)
EcoOnline has officially opened a new 7,000 square ft office in Limerick, doubling its office space in an ongoing commitment
![Plastics Action Alliance Sets Targets to Achieve Sustainable Reduction in Use of Plastic](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/PlasticActionAllianceApril2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Plastics Action Alliance, the recently formed group that comprises of 11 leading agricultural processing and food businesses in Ireland, has
![SEAI Leads €2.6 Million European Project to Unlock Potential of Ocean Energy](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/SEAIRenewableEnergy-505x306_c.jpg)
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) is leading a new pan-European project, Ocean Power Innovation Network (OPIN), which aims
![Energia Group Announces €50 Million Bioenergy Agreement With Panda](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/EnergiaPandaMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Energia Group, one of Ireland’s leading energy providers and infrastructure investors, has announced a commercial agreement to process 70,000 tonnes
![€31 Million Project Secured For Floating Wind Project Off the West Coast](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/EuropeanMarineEnergyMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
A €31 million project has been approved for an ambitious four-year floating offshore wind project. Subject to consenting, it is planned
![Growth in Demand For Waste Handling Equipment Expected](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/McHalePlantMarch2019-505x306_c.jpg)
Sales of waste handling and processing equipment are conservatively expected to increase by 5% to 10% annually in unit terms
![Closing the Loop – European Commission Reports on Circular Economy Action Plan](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ECCircularEconomy3-505x306_c.jpg)
The European Commission has published a comprehensive report on the implementation of the Circular Economy Action Plan it adopted in December 2015.
![New Food Collaboration Aims to Make Plastic Packaging More Sustainable](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/PlasticActionAllianceNovember2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Nine of Ireland’s leading agricultural processing and food businesses have come together to make the plastic packaging in their respective
![EU Ban on Throwaway Plastics By 2021](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/EUPlasticsResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU. These
Kingspan Group, a global leader in high performance insulation, building fabric, and solar integrated building envelopes, has joined over 370
![SEAI’s EXEED Certification Helps Businesses Cut Costs and Reduce Energy Consumption](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SEAIGrantsForBusiness-505x306_c.jpg)
Businesses, large and small, as well as public bodies are achieving energy savings with support from the Sustainable Energy Authority of
![UN Green Finance Network For Climate Change to Establish its European Hub in Dublin](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/UNAugust2018-505x306_c.jpg)
A major United Nations programme that encourages global financial centres to place sustainable and green finance at the heart of
The Government has approved the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). The new Scheme will incentivise the introduction of sufficient
![Rolls Royce Treatment For Train Engines Targets 19% Reduction in Fuel and Emissions](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IrishRailResized-505x306_c.jpg)
Iarnród Éireann has awarded a contract to Rolls-Royce to retrofit new gear transmissions to a 3-carriage Intercity train, to assess
![New Wind Farm Opens to Power Nestlé in the UK & Ireland](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NestleWindFarm2July2018-505x306_c.jpg)
Nestlé, the world’s largest food and drink company, has opened a new wind farm at Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway,
![ESB Launches a Call to Action For a Cleaner Energy Future](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ESBWind-505x306_c.jpg)
ESB has launched a call to action to the Irish public and industry to help the country move to a
![Record Levels of Electrical and Battery Waste Recycling in Ireland in 2017](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/WEEEIreland-505x306_c.png)
WEEE Ireland, Ireland’s largest electrical and battery recycling scheme powered the most successful year in its history in 2017. WEEE Ireland recycled
![College Group to Construct New €10 Million Biofuel Facility in County Meath](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CollegeGroupJune2018-505x306_c.jpg)
College Group is to invest €10 million in building a new renewable energy facility producing biofuel from used cooking oil
![We Need to Move Away From Fossil Fuels – EPA Emissions Projections Show](http://www.industryandbusiness.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/AirQualityResized-505x306_c.jpg)
The latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) projections show that Ireland’s total greenhouse gas emissions will increase from current levels to