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  • The monomaterial alternative to tetra brik

    The brand Finnish company Arla Oy has introduced packaging that uses wood-derived bioplastic for its milk products, replacing the inner layers of polyethylene and aluminum plastic found in tetra briks. This innovation responds to calls for the use of single-material containers, which are more easily recyclable than composite ones. Arla’s new single-material containers use an…

  • R&D investment variation

    The 2019 Report of the COTEC Foundation highlights that Spain has lost its way in innovation compared to Europe, with Spain, Finland and Portugal being the only states that have not recovered the levels of investment in R&D prior to the crisis. At the same time, the increase in investment in R&D in Europe (22%…

  • Sustainable alternatives to concrete

    Concrete is the most common construction material, but its production is the source of about 8% of CO2 emissions in the world. In these videos, Euronews and BM1 respectively show us innovations that even lead to carbon negative solutions.

  • The Carbon Footprint of Transportation

    In recent times, in view of the verification of the climate emergency, there are several calls that urge us to reduce the number of air travel, or even eliminate them. However, the plane is generally the means of transport with the highest carbon footprint – a London-New York flight, for example, produces about 986 kg…

  • What should a Smart city be like to be more sustainable, inclusive and democratic?

    The Smart City must be an inclusive and participatory city. Cities no longer belong to one or the other, they belong to those who inhabit them and share from a glocal understanding. Coexistence, respect and collaboration are the fundamental ways for the development of new cities. The correct approach to face the challenges that cities…

  • Ranking of global innovation clusters

    In the Global Innovation Index, produced by INSEAD and the World Property Organization Intellectual), European countries top the ranking of the most innovative economies in the world, with seven of the places of the Top 10. In the ranking of the main innovation clusters, on the other hand, the agglomerations of Asia-Pacific stand out, with…

  • Evaluation of three lines of subsidies from the gipuzkoa provincial council

    Naider’s team has presented its proposal for the evaluation of three lines of subsidies from the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council. The objective of the technical assistance is the analysis and evaluation of three subsidy lines corresponding to the areas of social policy, sports and economic promotion that allow the dynamic construction of an evaluation methodology -especially…

  • Study for the naturalization of the Jaizkibel – peñas de aia ecological corridor

    We present a project proposal for the Naturalization of Industrial Estates of the ecological corridor linking the protected areas of Jaizkibel and Peñas de Aia to the subsidies of the Basque Government as a project to transform the territory towards sustainability. At Naider we want to promote projects of this nature that make the most…

  • climate emergency

    July 2019 was the warmest month globally on record, according to preliminary data of Copernicus, the EU Atmospheric Monitoring Service. Although the July record cannot be directly linked to climate change, it is widely shared by the scientific community that man-made CO2 emissions make new temperature spikes more likely. The July temperature follows several months…

  • Climate Change Policy of the Canton of Heredia (Costa Rica)

    The Municipality of Heredia (Costa Rica) launches its recently published Climate Change Policy. It is a roadmap for carrying out public policies to curb the effects and causes of climate change. Following some strategic pillars and some lines of action, it is intended to cover all the economic and social sectors of the canton, both…