More than ever, consumers are aware of the importance of “the green element” in products they buy, and the companies that make them. But just how are the consumer...
IFA’s organisers expect all areas at this year’s 50th edition to experience further significant growth. Already in summer, exhibition space was totally sold out, giving...
Virtually all CE companies are talking about “going green” today, but there are very major differences between their actual strategies in this respect. We asked Hans-...
On behalf of Denmark, Connie Hedegaard hosted the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in 2009. Taking up her new position at the European Commission on February...
We have all seen the little TCO sticker on PC screens, and many consumers today still wonder what that mean. Since 1992, a total of approximately 70 different brands have...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is an intergovernmental organisation which acts as energy policy advisor to 28 member countries in their effort to ensure reliable,...
Philips has long had the reputation of being a company that cares about the environment and society. However, when Cleverdis went to Eindhoven to visit Nestor Coronado...
Sanyo’s “eneloop portable solar” system carried-off the Gold Award at the iF Design Awards in Germany in March of this year. The awards are not only based on visual design...
At CES 2009, LGE announced its goal of implementing substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. We asked Dr Jong Min Shin, VP and Team Leader of LGE’s Eco-...
Assisting in the coordination of efforts in line with the WEEE directive, non-profit organisations have been formed in each country, bringing together the main players in...
A true expert in e-recycling, Cleverdis last spoke with Klaus Hieronymi, Chairman of the Environmental Board, EMEA of Hewlett-Packard in 2002, and a lot has evolved since...
The highly regarded EISA awards started 27 years ago as a simple European Camera of the Year award. What has started on that simple hotel terrace has now become THE...
EISA vice-president, Han Avôt spoke with Professor Ab Stevels from the Delft University of Technology Design in the Netherlands about the possibility of EISA establishing...
Representing the economic, technological and environmental policy interests of the German electrical and electronics industry on an international level, ZVEI, the German...
With sustainable development becoming an increasingly pertinent subject in the market, customers are increasingly paying attention to the “green” factor. We asked Dr...
We spoke with Ms. Véronique Discours-Buhot, Carrefour Group Sustainability Director on what Carrefour has been doing for the environment and what trends they have been...
Since the launch of Panasonic’s ‘eco ideas’drive, the philosophy has been filtering down through the company, channel and customers. We sat down with Mr. Oppermann,...
The premise of Philips’ approach to sustainability is that people do not have to make concessions in their products when “buying green”. What this means is
Bosch has, for many years, used energy and water saving as prime sales arguments, but this year, armed with an award by the Chancellor for sustainable development...
At the helm of the biggest CE trade-show in the world, and one which for the second year also includes home appliances, who better than Dr Christan Göke to give us the...
