by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Feb 23, 2021 | Environmental jargon-busting
Etymologically, taxonomy is a classification system. Describing something as “green” designates a classification system for economic activities that are globally sustainable. It’s therefore useful in financial dealings to indicate whether or not investments are...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Feb 11, 2021 | Water
Micropollutants is the term used to describe substances that are able to affect living organisms at very low concentrations (micro- or nanograms per litre) due to their toxicity, persistence or bioaccumulation. These substances pervade the environments through direct...
by Pollutec | Nov 30, 2020 | Innovation, Pollutec
Organized with Pexe – Les éco-entreprises de France, the Pollutec Innovation Awards aim to distinguish, among the innovations presented by the exhibitors, those that offer the greatest market potential. For this online edition, ten solutions were selected by the...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 12, 2020 | Industry
Accelerating the greening of the economy and the decarbonation of industry is one of the five areas of work identified by the (French) National Industry Council (NIC) at a meeting of its Executive Committee last May. Since then, three calls for specific projects have...
by Pollutec | Nov 5, 2020 | Energy, Innovation
The transformation of the industrial sector so it has a lower environmental impact is one of the challenges of our century. But can innovation really be reconciled with environment? Here are 5 rising startups that are re-drawing the lines. Innovation and...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Oct 29, 2020 | IMA
Long focused on pollution detection, the market for environmental instrumentation and metrology has broadened to include other major issues such as climate change, the preservation of natural resources, the protection of biodiversity as well as health issues. It is no...