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• 21-06-2012Nordic Innovation at Rio+20: How to achieve long term and successful green partnerships in the tourism industry?

  Nordic Innovation was invited as a speaker at a side event at Rio+20, organized by UNEP, OECD and UNTWO. The aim of the conference Green Innovation in Tourism on 19 June, was to explore what is required to make innovation work and to achieve long term and successful green partnerships in the tourism industry.

• 08-06-2012Mexican Xcaret - infused with a sustainable culture

  Experiencias Xcaret, one of the participating companies in Nordic Innovation and OECD’s joint innovation programme, Green Business Model Innovation in the Tourism and Experience Economy, has had a sustainable approach to all operations since its inception in 1990.

• 06-06-2012National Day of Sweden

  Today, 6 June, is the National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag in Swedish). The tradition of celebrating this date began in 1916, in honour of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, which is considered as the foundation of modern Sweden.

• 05-06-2012Denmark celebrating it's Constitution Day

  The day marks the anniversary of signing the Danish constitution in 1849, establishing Denmark as a constitutional monarchy, as well as the constitution from 1953 that was adopted on the same date.

• 04-06-2012Zero regrets regarding zero energy hotel

  Boutique Hotel Stadthalle in Vienna, the first zero-energy balanced hotel in the world, offers all customers a 10% discount of room rates if they arrive by environmentally friendly transport. This is just one of many initiatives the hotel uses to promote sustainability in tourism.

• 04-06-2012Vacancy for project manager

  Nordic Innovation is recruiting a proactive and enthusiastic project manager for the Nordic Built program.

• 01-06-2012Google's advice to entrepreneurs: Less talk and more action!

  Google was one of the presenters at the Nordic Seed Capital Summit in Stockholm on 30 May, organized by Nordic Innovation and coordinated by Nordic Investment Solutions. Read the interview with Nicholas Heller, Principal for Google’s new business development in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and get his advice to entrepreneurs and to startup companies with global ambitions.

• 30-05-2012Green management as a long term strategy

  Coex is a leading exhibition and convention company in Korea that has integrated an extensive environmental strategy in its business model. The strategy promotes responsible social and environmental values and reduces CO2-emissions through energy savings.

• 28-05-2012Iceland wants to be a role model for green economy

  The Government of Iceland has approved an investment plan for 2013-15, which includes providing 25 million Euros for implementing the first phase of a fifty point proposal on strengthening the green economy. Recently the Icelandic Parliament voted unanimously for the proposal. The OECD is giving credit to the Icelandic initiative.

• 23-05-2012Tourism companies want to be sustainable – but are lacking a green innovation strategy

  A new study mapping the innovation in 28 tourism companies from 10 countries show that these are investing in sustainability, but the initiatives are unfocused and not in line with other parts of their business strategy.