The European PVC industry today released its latest annual Vinyl 2010 Progress Report at PVC 2008, Brighton. The report confirms that the European PVC industry is well on the way to meeting the targets set out in the Vinyl 2010 Voluntary Commitment for Sustainable Development.
Pvc industry gather to talk about Vinyl 2010, as part of the ongoing dialogue that is needed to enable the European PVC industry to meet the challenges and targets of the future,
The Judging Panel of the Vinyl 2010 Essay Competition led by Belgian sustainable development expert Nadine Gouzée was extremely impressed by the quality and creativity of the entries received.
Sustainable development and economic growth are concepts which, at a first glance, seem to be mutually exclusive. But, under certain circumstances, they could become linked and, eventually, even merge. The first and foremost necessity for us is to become a little more humble and learn from natural sciences and cultural systems that can offer a broad scope of knowledge, observations and experience.