Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event for cities, will be held for the eighth time in 2018 under the theme Cities To Live In to emphasize the ultimate and common goal of smart cities: to become more habitable places. Organized by Fira de Barcelona at its Gran Via venue from 13 to 15 November, the event will be the largest to date, with over 840 exhibiting companies, 700 attending cities and a 31% increase in terms of exhibition space, occupying two pavilions for the first time.

Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2017 was chosen as best by Finnish financial journalists in a competition organised by the corporate responsibility network FIBS. Our report was short-listed among the 10 best reports in the overall competition.

Finnish financial journalists considered the report as the best sustainability report for 2017. They emphasized the usability of the report; even if the report contains a lot of information, the facts are easily found.

“We are pleased that our report has received recognition also from media. A good report must be consistent and comprehensive, but also practical and easy to use,” says Eeva Taimisto, Head of Sustainability Communications at Stora Enso.

Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2017 is comprised of four separate publications: the Progress Book, the Sustainability Report, the Financial Report, and the Corporate Governance Report. The reports can be downloaded at storaenso.com/annualreport

The annual sustainability report review has been organised since 1996, and this year in co-operation with Aalto University, FIBS, Finsif, Nasdaq Helsinki, Finnish Auditors, Association for Environmental Management, and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment. In addition, three stakeholder groups’ favourite reports were awarded. Media’s choice was picked by the Association of Finnish Economic Correspondents, investors’ choice by the State Pension Fund (VER) and the NGO’s favourite report by the Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG).
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100% of plastic packaging to be made reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025
25% of plastic to be reused content by 2025

In mid-October, the first International Summit on Smart City Development themed "smart makes the city better" was held in Jinan, the capital of Shandong province in Eastern China. Peter Sun, Chairman and CEO of Inspur Group, was invited to give a keynote speech at the Summit, during which he elaborated on new technologies, new models and new ideas for the construction of new smart cities.

Borealis supports Global Commitment to Eliminate Plastic Pollution at the Source and Commits to more than Quadruple its Recycled Plastics Volume by 2025

The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation aims to create a new normal’ for plastic packaging.
Targets will be reviewed every 18 months, and become increasingly ambitious over the coming years.
Businesses that sign the commitment will publish annual data on their progress to help drive momentum and ensure transparency.
Borealis commits to increase its recycled plastics volume by more than fourfold by 2025

Nestlé today joined forces with other businesses and governments in signing The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment ('Global Commitment') at the Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia.

Global food and beverage leader expands on sustainable packaging vision and Performance with Purpose 2025 Agenda with ambitious new global goal
As part of its sustainable plastics vision, PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) today announced a new goal to strive to use 25 percent recycled content in its plastic packaging by 2025.

Company Champions Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at Our Ocean Conference in Indonesia

Board of The Consumer Goods Forum Issues Statement Acknowledging Need for Industry to Help Reduce Plastic Waste; Endorses Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy Global Commitment Vision of a Circular Economy Where No Plastic Ends Up as Waste

Will Open Eight Recycling Centers in Indonesia to Keep Plastic Out of the Ocean, Provide Income to Local Families
Today, SC Johnson is announcing a new partnership with Plastic Bank, one of the leading organizations working to reduce the global crisis of ocean plastic, to help increase recycling rates in impoverished communities across Indonesia while addressing the challenges of poverty.

With hurricanes and severe weather sweeping the country and taking their toll on trees nationwide, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, stays steadfast in its commitment to support the Arbor Day Foundation's "Replanting Our Forests" program. The Company successfully helped to contribute to the planting or distribution of more than 500,000 trees in the United States since 2009.

Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) and One Energy Enterprises LLC announced plans today to build three additional wind turbines to provide power to Ball's Findlay, Ohio, beverage packaging plant. The three new turbines will join three similar turbines that have been in operation since December 2015.