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Introducing another eco-label holder EMBA, spol. s r.o.

In the third part of the series on eco-label holders, we introduce EMBA, spol. s r.o., a traditional Czech producer of environmentally friendly paper products. Its history dates back to 1882 and it has been one of the holders of the Eco-friendly product label since 2003. Since last year, it has also been awarded the …

The first Czech hotel after the pandemic received the European and national eco-label

Visitors to the Czech capital can finally stay in an environmentally friendly hotel that has successfully passed the EU Ecolabel certification. The Best Western Hotel Moráň, located in Prague 2, has received this ecolabel. The Czech Environmental Information Agency (CENIA) has certified the new holder of the EU Ecolabel and the Eco-friendly service label. Prague’s …

We started the implementation of the EMČO project

Under the leadership of the Water Research Institute T.G.M., v.v.i. and in cooperation with the Research Institute of Agricultural Technology, v.v.i., we are involved in the implementation of a project to identify the conditions under which wastewater treatment plants can be operated with lower greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining sufficient wastewater treatment efficiency. The project …

Ecolabel facilitates acces to other markets

In the third part of the series on ecolabel holders, we introduce one of the oldest ceramic tile brands in the world, RAKO, which has held the EU Ecolabel for its entire production of these products since 2022. Eva Dvořáčková, Quality Manager at LASSELSBERGER, s.r.o., the owner of the RAKO brand, described the reasons why …

Breaching of the Kachov Dam through the eyes of Copernicus

On the night of 5 to 6 June, an explosion ruptured the dam of the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in southern Ukraine. Data from the Copernicus Sentinel family of satellites allow us to monitor the scale of the huge environmental disaster in the Kherson region. The map output shows the Normalized Difference Water …