Learning Before Scaling: Why Experimentation Matters in SME Internationalisation
Internationalisation is often associated with scale. Companies imagine entering a new market through large contracts, new offices or significant investment. For many SMEs, however, this expectation can become a barrier rather than a motivation. Successful...
Riga School Climate Days: A collaborative approach towards climate neutrality
The Climate Budget Training Course recently brought together over 50 city representatives and urban experts to explore how climate budgeting can accelerate the transition to climate neutrality in Europe. In its second module, the course focused on how cities can begin...
District Herzogtum Lauenburg pilots chemical-smart, climate-conscious and circular procurement in everyday municipal purchases
As part of ChemClimCircle-2, the district Herzogtum Lauenburg (town Ratzeburg, Germany) is testing how sustainability criteria can be systematically integrated into different areas of municipal procurement. Through three pilot cases – firefighter workwear, renovation...Guidance towards harmonised development of S-100 products in the Baltic Sea Region
Uniform navigational charts and products are needed to provide the best user experience when navigating through the sea areas of multiple countries. Guiding the way towards this objective, the Baltic Sea e-Nav project has developed harmonisation guidelines...
NonHazCity3 Survey Shows Strong Progress in Tox-Free Construction
A stakeholder survey conducted within the NonHazCity3 project shows that the initiative has significantly strengthened capacity for tox-free and more sustainable construction across the Baltic Sea Region. The survey collected feedback from around 150 respondents,...
Transforming Harbour Spaces into Biodiversity Hotspots on Møn
A volunteer helps with the installation of a Biohut. Photo: Vordingborg Municipality A fish nursery functions as an underwater kindergarten for juvenile fish, providing sheltered spaces where small fish can hide and grow in safe conditions. Each Biohut...
Communications Specialist joins to support the SEABAS team
Communications Specialist Heini Feodorow has joined the SEABAS team to support the project communications. She is working in close co-operation with project manager Janica Borg at the SEABAS lead-partner HELCOM’s office in Helsinki, Finland. Heini is a HELCOM-returnee...
Turku pilots CCC-aligned procurement across cleaning services, workwear and heritage restoration
Within the CCC-2 project, the City of Turku is piloting how circular, climate-friendly and chemical-smart (CCC) principles can be embedded into very different types of public procurement – from large-scale service contracts to highly specialised restoration work....