Tag Archives: sustainable cities

LEGO Group to Transform Cities Through Kids’ Imagination on World Play Day

(IN BRIEF) On June 11, 2025, the LEGO Group will celebrate its inaugural World Play Day, in honor of the UN’s International Day of Play (IDOP). The event will unfold across multiple cities globally, including London, Berlin, Boston, and Shanghai, … Read the full press release

University of Glasgow Joins Global Call to Rethink Architecture That Neglects Human Emotion

(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow joined forces with global leaders in neuroscience, arts, urban planning, and public health at the first Humanise Summit in London to declare that uninspired architecture is detrimental to human wellbeing. Led by Professor Rebecca … Read the full press release

Alfa Laval to Host First Net Zero Collaboration Event Focused on Sustainable Cities and Energy Efficiency

(IN BRIEF) Alfa Laval is gearing up to host a groundbreaking collaboration event on April 9th, aimed at addressing the imperative need for enhanced energy efficiency in cities to meet global net-zero targets by 2030, as per the COP28 agreement. … Read the full press release

Stockholm Hosts 12th European Investment Bank Social Innovation Tournament

(IN BRIEF) Fifteen of Europe’s leading social innovators are set to compete in the 12th European Investment Bank Institute Social Innovation Tournament in Stockholm on September 28. These innovators from ten countries have developed projects with remarkable social, ethical, or … Read the full press release

Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund Receives $40 Million Backing from EIB for Climate Investment in Africa

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed up to $40 million to Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund I, which aims to accelerate climate infrastructure investment in Africa. The fund focuses on investing in the commercial debt tranches … Read the full press release

Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment,: ‘Cities will define our future’

7th European conference on sustainable cities & towns Geneva, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here today. Just a few years ago the theme of “cities” would have been jealously reserved to discussions … Read the full press release