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Environment
Sweden was one of the first countries in the world to ackNowledge the increasing number of environmental problems. Substantial environmental improvements in areas such as air quality, reversing acidification, phasing out of ozone-depleting substances, environmentally renewable energy systems, water and wastewater treatment, industrial pollution control, and waste management have gained international attention and fame. Sweden was also one of the first countries to order a rapid phase out of CFCs which deplete the ozone layer. Since 1995, CFCs have been banned in newly installed cooling, heating and other acclimatisation facilities. Sweden's future environmental goal is to establish an ecologically sustainable society with the purpose to protect human health, preserve biological diversity, manage natural resources, and to protect natural and cultural landscapes. Sweden and International Co-operation Sweden plays an active role in the international work to create a better and sustainable environment, Not only in the Nordic region but also in Europe and globally. In the Nordic region the focus lays on reducing and eliminating environmental threats around the Nordic region including the Baltic Sea area and the Barents Sea area. In Europe the focus lays on Swedish membership of the European Union as well as prioritising measures against acidification and climate change, work for an ecocyclic society and for the conservation of biological diversity. At the global level Sweden is active in the work of the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD) and contributed to freshwater supplying being the top priority for 1998. Sweden also has a long history of active involvement in rural water supply systems in Africa. Other Swedish international commitments include the EEC Convention on transboundary air pollution and conventions to protect the marine environment of the Baltic and North Seas, and the North East Atlantic.
<B>We want to share the Swedish experience with the international community in the field of environmental techNology by offering cost-effective and sustainable solutions. Our site presents both general and necessery background information as well as direct connection to practical sollutions by existing and well respected enterprises.</B>
- The website has made it easy to find practical solutions to environmental problems as well as partners that can help implement new techNologies. - The kNowledge within recycling, water- and air cleaning, is exceptionally high in Sweden since Swedish industries have implemented a great deal of the processes themselves and have redeveloped new products and services within the area. We Now receive an easily comprehensible profile of this area. - The website acts like a meetingplace for participating companies and by working together it has turned into a great success. - Introduced ”the Swedish experience”……. - Increased the global awareness…….
The project is a result of a government report on international promotion of Swedish environmental techNology. That led to a request to the Swedish Trade Council to propose a plan for sharing the Swedish experience in the field of environmental techNology
The aim of the Swedish Environmental TechNology Network is to promote and support new business possibilities in the environmental techNology area through joint activities in which specialised Swedish companies partner with foreign companies or organisations in need of environmental competence and techNology.
The network
- is offering the international market contacts with the wide and deep expertise from the Swedish environmental techNology industry within the fields of water- and wastewater treatment, waste management and air pollution control. The network includes some 600 different consultancy companies and suppliers to this sector. It will assists foreign businesses in finding information on and getting in contact with Swedish environmental techNology companies.
- assists in arranging visitor programmes for delegations and individuals as well as assisting in finding partners for international bidding.
- promotes co-operation through joint participation in international conferences and seminars.
- facilitates the process of international public tendering through formation of powerful and professional Swedish national teams for cost effective environmental techNology projects.
- assists Swedish companies in co-ordinating with foreign companies and financial institutions through public procurement, seminars, bilateral conferences and training.
- faclitates co-operation. The web site is a focal point with a company register database, information about the three areas of operation; air, water and waste, a pressroom, information about market activities and other news etc.