Rising cities. Smart future. 2022 was an event organized by Business Review magazine that highlights the type of investments and actions that are needed to upgrade Romania’s cities, moving to a clean, circular economy, boosting the efficient use of resources in urban areas on a long term: sustainable green buildings; environment-friendly technologies aiming to achieve zero pollution production and consumption and to become climate neutral; efficient water consumption; initiatives of organizations, associations, NGOs to raise awareness.
Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca based ‘Oxygen’ is Romania's first integrated communications agency to offset its carbon footprint and become carbon-neutral. The agency also launched a brand-new division that offers businesses strategic advice and communication services on sustainability. These projects are a part of Oxygen's commitment to aid businesses in their quest for sustainability and to combat climate change.
The Romanian International Gas Conference (RIGC) is an annual benchmark event that brings together a diverse range of stakeholders from the governments and industries of Member States, as well as representatives of European Institutions and energy regulators, to discuss the role of natural gas in the EU's energy security and climate change mitigation.
Food waste is a major issue in Romania. According to UNEP data for 2021, Romanians discard roughly 74 kgs of food per capita each year. Every day, around 6,000 tons of food or approximately 10% of the total sold is disposed of in landfills.
A two-day ‘Environmental & Sustainability Summit’ was recently organized on the 28th and 29th of September 2022 by the Business Review Magazine at The Marmorosch Bucharest, Autograph Collection, Bucharest.
Like any other major city, Budapest uses a lot of decorative lighting to beautify the city, especially the statues and monuments of cultural value. Such beautification is enjoyed both by the residents as well as the tourists.
The Budapest Forum 2022: Building Sustainable Democracies, a conference focused on discourse surrounding democratic and sustainability concerns was recently held in Budapest on the 21st and 22nd of September 2022.
The Global Climate Strike, organized by Greta Thunberg’s ‘Fridays for Future’ movement was held across the world and in Budapest as well on the 23rd of September 2022.
The ‘Budapest Climate Summit’ is a niche event focusing on the green transition of the Central & Eastern Europe region’s economy. It is being organized on the 7th of December 2022 at the Hotel Marriott Budapest. The summit is being held under the honorary patronage of Prof. Dr. László Palkovics, Minister of Technology and Industry of Hungary and is sponsored by companies/organizations such as TESCO, E.ON, Dentons, Vodafone, ExxonMobil, etc.
Ahead of COP27, Cairo attempts to shed the tag as one of the world’s most polluted cities. As Egypt prepares to host the COP27 climate change conference city of Sharm El Sheikh in November, its capital Cairo is likely to be in the limelight as well.