This edition showcases practical examples from the many successful companies whose achievements confirm the benefits of transforming their operations in a sustainable way.
Date: 2012-01-10
Applauding sustainability leadership
Staying competitive in a rapidly changing business environment places high demands on companies worldwide. The key challenge for many is to balance the economic, social and environmental needs and expectations for the short and long term, and continually ensure sustainable growth.
A green light on the horizon
Since it was founded just four years ago, Australian company Cool nrg has delivered the world’s first energy efficiency ‘CDM Programme of Activities’ – not only reducing CO2 emissions and improving energy security in a developing country, but also reducing energy poverty on an unprecedented scale.
Environmental stewardship
Ecotrust leads the way in bringing ecosystem services and nontraditional revenue streams to conserve forests and ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest.
A new life for Lakshmi
Lakshmi Devamma uses cow dung to produce methane gas outside her kitchen. A garden hose brings the gas into the kitchen, where a gas burner has replaced the old open fire. This has given her and her children a new life.
Switched-on success
DONG Energy’s long-term partnerships in offshore wind power are helping the industry’s most experienced player generate even better results.
In my backyard, please
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a critical part of stopping global warming. Germany's RWE is moving the debate in Germany toward an opportunity to change things for the better.
The silver lining
The dark cloud of the financial crisis has a silver lining, according to Bo Cerup-Simonsen, Vice President at Maersk Maritime Technology. That silver lining is innovation.
The wave of the future
Gabriel Alonso, Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Wind Energy and Chief Operating Officer of EDP Renewables North America, is confident that wind power is the wave of the future, despite today’s challenges. Of all forms of renewable energy, he sees wind power’s economics as the best investment.
Kongsberg: A value-based technology leader
Technology know-how, strong culture and international focus are major factors propelling the expansion of KONGSBERG, though according to President and CEO Walter Qvam, innovative thinking and market credibility are also important factors.
The story behind a cup of coffee
Illycaffè was established in Trieste in 1933 by Francesco Illy, a Hungarian World War I veteran. The city, located at the very tip of the Italian Adriatic Sea, has since become a recognised centre for coffee research and testing, and illycaffè is an internationally recognised sustainable producer of high-quality coffee.
“A sustainability spring in Arabia”
In an exclusive interview with DNV Forum, Habiba Al Marashi, chairperson and co-founder of the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) talks about the turbulent political, economic and environmental situation in the wider Arab world and calls for “a sustainability spring in Arabia.”
The man with a mission
China is striving to improve health care for its citizens. Central to shaping its reforms is Professor Zhenzhong Zhang, Director-General of the China National Health Development Research Centre in Beijing. “Being the world’s fastest growing economy as well as having a population of 1.3 billion people means that delivering a sustainable health care platform will be challenging. Collaboration with DNV will play an important role in making our reforms sustainable,” says Professor Zhang.
IASIS: Taking healthcare to a higher level
Carl Whitmer is a man with a mission. The president and Chief Executive Officer of IASIS Healthcare Corporation (IASIS) is determined to make the company the healthcare provider of choice. Nine months after taking up his appointment, the signs are positive.
Committed to safety
The National Health Service Litigation Authority and DNV are working together to improve the safety of NHS patients and staff.
Changing the face of cancer care
With the help of DNV, Macmillan Cancer Support recently launched a new standard designed to encourage cancer facilities to improve the quality of their overall environment.
Making a difference
Clean water has arrived in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, with the help of the Red Cross and DNV. At the recent ceremony marking the arrival of clean water supply, Kamal Kumar, DNV’s Area Manager in Vietnam commended the Vietnam Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross and DNV for their collective efforts to help the local villagers.
LNG’s bright future in the Americas
In February 2011, DNV released “Greener Shipping in North America” which looks at the three options for owners to choose from to meet new emissions control area (ECA) requirements in North America: Switch to low sulfur fuel within the ECA areas, install scrubbers to remove the sulfur from the exhaust gas or switch to Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).
Quantum leap
DNV’s new concept container ship may seem like something out of science fiction, but a closer look reveals a vessel which has been conceived and designed to help owners manage everyday challenges.
A new era for tankers
DNV recently introduced Triality – a new crude oil tanker concept that is fuelled by liquefied natural gas, has a hull shape that removes the need for ballast water and will almost eliminate local air pollution. This concept vessel also recovers hundreds of tonnes of cargo vapours on each voyage and represents a major step towards the new environmental era for the tanker shipping industry.
Creating “innovation that delivers”
In the green sphere, the Carbon Trust is at the forefront of stimulating the development of innovative solutions which aim to contribute to the development of a low-carbon economy – and cut costs.
Technologies towards 2020
DNV’s Technology Outlook 2020 report highlights technologies that could have great impact in the maritime and energy sectors during the next decade.