CIR has expanded e-learning courses. You can find new e-learning course at: http://csr.cir.cz/ more

The Center for Innovation and Development has successfuly finished E-learning project. The main project aim was the creation of an educational module about the environment for civil servants employed by the capital, Prague. more

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For some time already experts have been involved in solving the following problem: can global economy development, measured by GDP for example, be sustainable without incurring irreversible damage to the environment? more

As of January 1st, 2005 the Czech Cleaner Production Centre presents itself under a new name of CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT (CIR).
In accordance with our primary goal of providing professional and high-quality services that are based on new trends and developments in industry-oriented environmental protection, our existing activities are now extended by several novelties, mainly in the field of product and service innovations and environmental technologies.
For information about both existing and new activities see this brand new web page! more

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Interlaaken 5^th-12^th June 2004
8^th Annual Meeting of National Cleaner Production Centres held in Interlaaken, Switzerland, from June 5th to 12th, 2004 proved still increasing interest in the Cleaner Production concept in its broadest sense. This meeting was organised after almost a decade of existence of the UNIDO/UNEP CP Programme.
The issue of sustainable consumption and production was presented from the point of view of market, importers, distributors and ecological labelling, but also in connection with the Marrakesh Process.
A significant part of the discussions was devoted to environmental technologies and their transfer. The most interesting topics among the technological solutions appeared to be solar energy, technologies for textile industry or electrolytic deposition.
A broad discussion was opened about the CP Programme and CP centres possible name change as well as introduction of CP certification/awards that would go to the best companies or CP experts.
The Annual Meeting was sponsored by the Suiss and Austrian governments. For more info see also http://www.unido.org/doc/5133. more

A seminar about cleaner production in the regional waste management plans was organised for companies of the North Bohemia region. Apart from 25 companies, several representatives of regional authorities took part in the seminar.
The participants were introduced with the regional waste management plan, preventive approaches and cleaner production programme. The discussion was directed towards legal requirements of the Waste Act, the regional waste management plan as well as environmental management systems and cleaner production.
Centre for Innovation and Development is prepared to organised similar seminar for other regions as well as provide individual consultancy services for companies interested in CP/waste management projects. more