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GUPES European Information Case Study Sheet
(2016)
This is a case-study template for best examples of sustainability activities being conducted by UNEP/GUPES Universities. The case-studies will be compiled for publication and dissemination.
2006-2007 UNEP/ UNESCO / AAU / UNU/GVU Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability into African Universities Partnership AWARDS
(2007)
The MESA Universities Partnership aims to enhance the quality and policy relevance of university education in Africa through the implementation of environment and sustainability as an underlying topic in diverse curricula ...
Galeks-Agro: Winning the organic way
(19/09/2017)
In 2008, Oleksandr Yushchenko visited the Biofach trade fair and felt inspired after meeting dozens of organic producers in person. Upon his return home in Ukraine, he decided to set up his own organic business and, that ...
Agroecology: Pioneering Organic
(19/09/2017)
In the 1970s, the thought of not using pesticides and chemicals in agriculture was unheard of. The focus at the time was centered around building profits and yields with the use of chemicals. The aim in switching to organic ...
Deddens Agro: The organic transition is a living choice
(19/09/2017)
Deddens Agro is a Ukrainian-German company that has quickly responded to the increasing consumer demand for organic produce. The company started in 2008 with conventional agriculture and made the switch to organic in 2014, ...
EthnoProduct: A family need turned into business
(19/09/2017)
EthnoProduct is a Ukranian-Swiss organically certified agricultural company, with field to consumer-ready food products, including organic cereals, dairy and meat products. The company’s production unit is located in the ...
Tamara Fruit: From seed to blossom in Armenia
(04/01/2018)
Tamara Fruit is one of Armenia’s leading food production companies, specialising in fruit, berry and vegetable preserves, purees, deep frozen and bee products. The origins of this company date back to Armenian independence, ...
Bizon 1: How hunger for success was rewarded
(04/01/2018)
Initially, Dr Harutyunyan produced valuable products from food and agricultural wastes. Throughout the industry, fruit kernels and other parts are
thrown away after being processed. This economic model was based on turning ...
Nova Nut: An organic recipe for success
(04/01/2018)
Ion Cuhal once dreamed of setting up a successful and very profitable company. As a young entrepreneur, “I particularly wanted my company to act in harmony with the environment, to provide new jobs for locals and to sell ...