Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Effectively tackling food waste demands political action as much as consumer awareness, according to a new study presented in Brussels today by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) entitled "Food Waste : causes, impacts and proposals". One third of the total food production intended for human consumption is wasted every year. In ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - EFQM announces the launch of a revised management framework "The world is evolving quickly; so should our business models," says EFQM's Chief Executive Officer Pierre Cachet. The EFQM Excellence Model is developed by leading European organisations. It is used by over 30,000 companies across Europe and it is due to be revised to ensure it continues to reflect reality. After its last revision in ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Solutions to protect farmers and public health Over the next two days, a delegation of over 50 crop protection industry and authority representatives together with farmers from various European countries gather in Sinaia, Romania, for a conference on the safe and sustainable use of pesticides. Each year the conference is organised in one of the countries implementing ECPA's European crop ...
The European Crop Protection Association
Brussels, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) - Industry Supports EFSA Conclusion on Recent Bee Health Studies ECPA supports scientific research into the field of bee health, but recent research findings of Whitehorn and Henry [1] fails to account for the many factors that impact bee and colony health in real life[2]. These researchers have applied unrealistic pesticide dose levels in many cases and have dosed continuously bees in unrealistic environments over a long period of time ...
The European Crop Protection Association
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European Report On Development
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Kenya's Lake Naivasha Basin is the centrepiece of a unique development experiment. It serves a vast horticulture industry, market gardens, small farms, and a geothermal power plant. With the basin showing signs of stress, local, national and international stakeholders are working towards ...
European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - Crop Protection Industry Intensifies Water Protection Measures Today a strong delegation of more than 90 people, representing research institutes, national authorities, farmer associations, water industry and crop protection industry, gathered in Brussels for the TOPPS-prowadis* workshop to exchange views and discuss practical solutions for professional pesticide users on how to best mitigate water contamination from diffuse sources. "What we ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The European wind power industry's contribution to EU economic growth will increase almost threefold over the decade by 2020. More than half a million people will be working for the wind power industry in Europe by 2020. The sector has been proven to be a powerful motor against economic slowdown in Europe. This will be shown on Monday 16 April 2012, as the European Wind Energy Association ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - European e-Skills Week 2012 Campaign - backed by the European Commission - has launched its official website - eskills-week.ec.europa.eu. The motto of this year's campaign being: e-Skills: there is a job waiting for you. The European e-Skills Week [C:Documents and SettingsrichianLocal SettingsTemporary Internet FilesOLKE4eskills-week.ec.europa.eu ] is promoted by DG Enterprise and ...
E.S.PKU (European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders Treated as Phenylketonuria)
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - - World Rare Disease Day 2012 Today, on World Rare Disease Day, the European Society for Phenylketonuria and Allied Disorders (E.S.PKU) urged policy makers to bridge significant gaps in Phenylketonuria (PKU[1]) care across Europe during a lunch debate at the European Parliament. The ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - New Year Brings New Way of Tackling Smoking for Thousands 2012 looks set to be the best year yet as the European Commission offers new thinking and support to quit smoking with their innovative campaign "Ex-Smokers are Unstoppable". A New Year is a new start - and the European Commission ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Business Leaders, European Schoolnet and the European Commission launch EUR8.3mn initiative to encourage teenagers to study science and maths European business leaders and education policy makers have launched today an EUR8.3mn initiative to inspire students to study science at university - a much needed skill set if the region's economy is to recover and flourish by 2020. InGenious is a new ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Industry needs credible actions to stabilise markets and confidence Growth in European chemicals output will be weaker than expected this year and next because of heightened business uncertainty and inventory trimming, industry group Cefic said today. The group's summary forecast of chemicals sector economists predicts year-on-year growth of ...
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
Brussels, November 16 (ots/PRNewswire) - As Europe faces the danger of recession, one industry is planning massive growth. The European offshore wind industry is set to more than triple its annual investments over the next decade - creating jobs, manufacturing and construction opportunities in many countries. At the end of the month, the world's largest offshore wind power event takes place in Amsterdam where leading ...
RED BANK, New Jersey, MELBOURNE, Australia, and BRUSSELS, November 15, 2011 (ots/PRNewswire) -- In just 15 years, Ansell's best-selling brand sells 500M pairs worldwide Ansell, global leader in health and safety solutions with over a century of expertise, has today reached a historic milestone - the sale of its 500 millionth pair of HyFlex(R) gloves. Since its creation, the HyFlex [http://www.ansell.com/corporate/ ...
Brussels, November 10 (ots/PRNewswire) - Pesticide Industry 'Hungry for Change' The crop protection industry takes another step toward establishing itself as a valued partner in the pursuit of a more sustainable farming system in Europe. The 'Hungry for Change' conference and exhibition unveils a new direction for ECPA. The fruit of an extensive critical evaluation of the performance and contribution of the industry, the ...
BRUSSELS, REDBANK, New Jersey and MELBOURNE, Australia, November 4, 2011 (ots/PRNewswire) -- Contact: Media, Wouter Piepers, GCC-Ansell, Tel: (00322) 5287400, wpiepers@eu.ansell.com, US - Jeff Picarello, Edelman PR, Tel:(1212)7048244, jeff.picarello@edelman.com, I.R., David Graham, I.R.-Ansell, Tel:(613)92707215, ...
Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Effectively addressing the challenges of delivering sustainable agriculture demands a multidisciplinary approach which integrates social, environmental, economic and R&D dimensions, according to a new study presented in Brussels today by the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN). ...
BRUSSELS, IRVINE, California, and AMSTERDAM, October 18, 2011 (ots/PRNewswire) -- The EORTC, BIG, and Agendia, a commercial-stage molecular cancer diagnostics company, today announced the completion of patient registration for the EORTC 10041/BIG3-04 MINDACT (Microarray In Node negative and 1-3 positive lymph node Disease may Avoid Chemotherapy Trial) study. More than ...
London and Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - NTT Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation [http://www.ntt.com/index-e.html ] (NTT Com), today announced that it has expanded the reach of NTT Communications' Tier 1 Global IP Network in Europe with a new Point of Presence (PoP) location in Brussels, Belgium. The new global IP network PoP enables NTT Europe to better enable service providers and content ...