Sustainability

IMRP 2024 Beach Clean-Up Activity Complete

As part of IMRP 2024's carbon-offsetting initiatives, we are proud to announce the shoreline clean-up at Playa Ganado has been completed. This activity is an important step towards achieving the Blue Flag Sustainability Certification for IMRP 2024. We encourage participants of this year's IMRP to...

As part of IMRP 2024's carbon-offsetting initiatives, we are proud to announce the shoreline clean-up at Playa Ganado has been completed. This activity is an important step towards achieving the Blue Flag Sustainability Certification for IMRP 2024. We encourage participants of this year's IMRP to...

The theme of IMRP 2024 is “Irradiation Technologies – Available, Sustainable and Growing”. With this in mind, the iia aspires to obtain the Blue Flag Sustainability Certification from the Costa Rican association “Yo hago el cambio” (I make the change) by promoting sustainability and reducing the...

As part of IMRP 2024's carbon-offsetting initiatives, we are proud to announce that 50 trees were planted in Cachi, Cartago, on 5th October 2024. The planting included 11 tree species recently identified in Costa Rica's South Pacific region, contributing to the protection and preservation of native...

The iia attended a recent workshop in the UK organised by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) entitled “Sustainable Accelerators”. A particular motivation for this workshop is the aim of the main funding body in the...

The latest iia newsletter is now available at this link. This issue updates on Sustainability, the iia Working Groups and recent events. The iia is also announcing plans to host a Phytosanitory Irradiation Workshop 'From Theory to Practice - Addressing Challenges' to be held on Sunday 3 November...

Due to its growing importance, there is much interest world-wide in sustainability, including in the radiation processing industry. A number of companies and organisations are undertaking sustainability studies and have already made presentations on what they have learnt. To reflect this interest and importance, a Sustainability...

Our member the Fraunhofer Institute FEP announced the creation in July 2021 of a joint venture with Ceravis AG, an agricultural trading group that primarily serves the entrepreneurial agricultural sector in Northern Germany. The newly formed E-VITA GmbH is dedicated to the chemical-free, sustainable treatment...

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