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News about the sustainability conference in Gothenburg 2020
Skanska joins BEYOND 2020 as Gold Sponsor
The Organising Committee of BEYOND 2020 officially announces:
Skanska is joining the next WSBE | World Sustainable Built Environment conference as Gold Sponsor.
Skanska, one of the largest construction and development companies worldwide with thousands of projects every year and more than 38 000 employees. They build for a better society and aim to be industry a leader in sustainable solutions, quality, safety and ethics.
Among the numerous, innovative projects ongoing in Gothenburg and all over Sweden, it is definitely worth mentioning the construction of the new bridge, “Hisingsbron”, that will replace the current Götaälvbron. At the core of Gothenburg’s urban development plans, the new Hisingsbron will connect the southern and northern parts of the city in a faster, more efficient and more sustainable way.
“This is the typical partner we value on our journey towards the conference and beyond”, says Holger Wallbaum, Professor Sustainable building at Chalmers University of Technology and Chair of BEYOND 2020. “Skanska’s commitment to sustainability and climate change is strong and genuine, and the determination to reduce their climate footprint serves as a beacon for other companies, I’m sure”.
Lena Hök, (Senior Vice President Sustainability): “Skanska Group aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. For many years, we have been reducing our climate footprint and making leaps in our sustainability efforts. With the help of our customers – putting a higher demand on sustainability in procurement and through partnerships, we can take this work to the next level. The WSBE conference is a great opportunity to drive an open dialogue on some of these areas, to help us further understand what will be needed for the future.”
Welcome onboard, Skanska!
/BEYOND 2020 Organising Committee
Akademiska Hus is the first Platinum Sponsor to join BEYOND 2020
The WSBE | World Sustainable Built Environment conference, taking place in Gothenburg, Sweden in June 2020 has its first Platinum Sponsor: Akademiska Hus.
With 60% of the market share within college and university property, Akademiska Hus is leading the property market in the sector and is one of the largest property companies in Sweden. A high focus on education and research activities contribute to Akademiska Hus goal of shaping Sweden as a knowledge nation and serving as a model internationally.
“We believe that knowledge can change the world” [cit. Akademiska hus]; we do so too at BEYOND 2020 and the cooperation just came naturally!
SDG4 Quality Education has a primary position among the Sustainable Development Goals, chosen as a conference theme. At BEYOND 2020 we would like to give our concrete contribution so that the global building sector can move towards assuring life-long learning opportunities for all and enabling high-quality education for a sustainable built environment.
The success of education centers is also relying on innovative, modern knowledge environments that are able to attract talents from all over the world. Akademiska Hus ambitious work will certainly add value to the contents of the conference and a different perspective to the challenges of the built environment we aim to tackle.
If you wish to know more about Akademiska Hus, we strongly recommend having a look at their Sustainability Report 2018.
Welcome onboard, Akademiska Hus!
It is an honor to have you with us on this exciting journey towards the sustainable cities and communities of the future!
If you wish to be on board too, make sure you join us at BEYOND 2020.
/BEYOND 2020 Organisational Committee
Små steg mot ett hållbart byggande
Holger Wallbaum, professor in Sustainable building at Chalmers University of Technology and #BEYOND2020Gothenburg conference Chair interviewed by the prestigious Swedish newspaper Göteborgs-Posten: we have huge challenges to face ahead of us in the #BuiltEnvironment (text in Swedish only).
