
Our public affairs colleagues around the world are campaigning to put energy efficiency, decarbonization and resilience at the heart of policies and buildings.
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Asia Pacific
In New Zealand we have commissioned an assessment of the CO2 emissions associated with the direct shipping of imported Glass Mineral Wool into major cities compared with local manufacturing. Initial results indicate that shipping CO2 is lower than multiple local truck movements associated with local manufacture in a single location.
Knauf Insulation Australia, meanwhile, has become a founding member of the Embodied Carbon Alliance founded by the World Wildlife Fund and New South Wales Government with the goal of defining the framework for embodied carbon that will impact future Government procurement.
Maximising billions for renovation across Eastern Europe
Almost €15 billion in European Union funding for the energy efficient construction and renovation of buildings is to be unlocked across the Eastern European region. These funds will be amplified by private investment with the opportunity to double business as usual in the region, says Peter Robl, Public Affairs Manager for Eastern Europe.
While the impact is subject to implementation capacities of public agencies and the industry as well as other events in the market, the allocation gives a positive signal to investors and homeowners. The EU support represents 16% of the €93 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Fund designed to rebuild Eastern European countries post pandemic.
“It is vital the money is leveraged for maximum impact and our teams continue to work with policy makers to allow the efficient allocation of funds to projects, availability of assistance and delivering deep renovation results,” says Peter.
Meanwhile, our Eastern European colleagues have also been connecting stakeholders across the region to maximise energy efficiency and renovation policies within advocacy associations.
Chance for Buildings in Czechia and Buildings for the Future in Slovakia have already provided a powerful advocacy voice in their respective countries unlocking incentive budgets and removing barriers to major renovation projects.
In Romania, the ROENEF renovation advocacy association successfully campaigned for a €90 million programme to reduce energy use in more than 9,000 single family homes that is taking off.
In Poland, the Renovation Wave or Fala Renowacji association was set up in 2021 to bring together leading businesses to campaign for a national renovation focus.
Picture in the header:
The Park Hyatt Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, features Earthwool in internal partitions and on external walls

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