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Sustainability

We seek to promote sustainability as a relevant factor of differentiation and competitiveness by supporting the implementation of initiatives that boost innovation, efficiency and the creation of value.

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(Español) Fundación Chile forma asesores municipales de eficiencia energética

(Español) El objetivo es formar funcionarios en el rol de Asesor de Eficiencia Energética Municipal, a través de un curso e-learning que desarrolla las competencias funcionales designadas para el cargo. (+)

Chile will be the regional platform of sustainability

The Sustainability Consortium (TSC), an international organization of which Fundación Chile is Executive Secretary and which consists of companies, universities, NGOs and government agencies, aims to make the world more sustainable through better pr (+)

Meeting with the regional government of Arica

The meeting held March 28th aimed to promote energy efficiency and the use of solar energy in the country’s north. (+)

Training workshop in Magallanes

The workshop held by Fundación Chile, will expedite, standardize and improve the decision making process, for environment authorities, as well as for privately owned companies that want to recover and clean up contaminated sites. (+)

EcoSea innovations awarded at the Avonni 2011

The revolutionary system of copper for fish farming won the trophy in its category. The methodology will facilitate aquaculture in Chile and worldwide in zones that are exposed to adverse weather conditions. The technology consortium is formed b (+)

In the international field: Potable Water Generation Project is Promoted for 400 thousand People in Central America

Fundación Chile’s Water and Industry Area aims to help with the cleaning and use of water that is now contaminated with arsenic and boron. (+)

Climate Change: Capital Magazine’s Ranking of Companies

Fundación Chile again joins Capital magazine in putting together the “National Ranking of companies that best manage climate change”. (+)

Mall Plaza announces their carbon footprint measurement

With the assistance of Fundación Chile, Mall Plaza will be the first retail chain to measure their emissions during the construction of one of its commercial centers. (+)

DIBANET holds important gathering to evaluate project advances

DIBANET is a project based on the strengths and complimentarity of European and Latin American researchers to make progress towards reducing fossil fuel imports. Fundación Chile is the leader of the project’s Work Package 5, which aims to evaluat (+)

(Español) Lanzan programa de educación ambiental para la región del Maule

(Español) Esta actividad espera abarcar la totalidad de la Región del Maule, creando una base de datos que permita el envío de información a través de correos electrónicos informativos y páginas web. (+)

Eduardo Soto completes successful fellowship in Pamplona and Sevilla

As part of a CONICYT project, Eduardo Soto spent three weeks at the National Center for Renewable Energy (CENER) in Spain. (+)

Fundación Chile selected among 100 sustainable initiatives worldwide

Developed by the United Nations and the Euro-Brazilian Sustainable Development Council –EUBRA, the initiative seeks to recognize high impact projects that contribute to building the basis for a new kind of economy. (+)

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Standard and Adapted Laboratory Test for Acid Drainage Prediction in Arid Zones

A study conducting adapted leaching column tests was developed to (1) validate results of standard tests, (2) simulate geochemical weathering processes in arid conditions, (3) evaluate acid generation and weathering kinetics, and (4) predict quality (+)

GEOTEST®: development of field geochemical cells for on-site acid mine drainage monitoring

GEOTEST® are geochemical on-site medium-scale cells designed with the objective of determining the capacity of acid/neutral drainage generation from waste rock dumps and for monitoring the geochemical dynamic evolution of the system through time und (+)

¿Cuáles son los desafíos y oportunidades para una gestión más sostenible, justa y transparente del recurso hídrico?

(Español) Informe realizado en el contexto de la inciativa "Mesa de Agua y Medio Ambiente", convocada por el área Agua y Medio Ambiente de Fundación Chile. (+)

Innovation Book (Water and Environment)

This publication describes Fundacion Chile's mission and main innovation projects developed by the 'Water and Environment' Unit. (+)

Bancos de Agua ¿Una opción para la gestión del agua en la región de Atacama?

(Español) Estudio en el que se analiza la factibilidad de crear un Banco de Agua, considerándolo como una herramienta innovadora para mejorar el mercado de los derechos de agua en la región de Atacama. (+)

Energetic Scenarios for 2030

The alliance of different institutions in which Electric Companies A.G, AVINA Foundation, Latinamerican Future Foundation, Albarto Hurtado University and Fundación Chile participate, launched in 2009 the iniciative "Platform of Energetic Scenarios f (+)

Green Leaders

(Español) Fundación Chile y Revista Capital presentan el segundo ranking nacional de las compañías que más están haciendo para enfrentar el cambio climático. (+)

Optimization of thermal power stations in residential buildings under the ESCO model

Successful case developed within the project “Promotion of Market Opportunities for Clean Energy”. (+)

Energy Efficiency Atton El Bosque Hotel

Successful case developed within the project “Promotion of Market Opportunities for Clean Energy”. (+)

Energy diagnosis for the La Moneda building

Report on the identification of opportunities for energy efficiency at the Presidential Palace. (+)

Superverdes

The best prepared businesses for climatic change. (+)

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08 May

(Español) Curso de Gestión Ambiental de Residuos Mineros Masivos

(Español) 8 de Mayo de 2012 9:00 a 18:00 hrs (+)

23 Nov

(Español) Curso de Capacitación de Auditores Internos de Cadena de Custodia CERTFOR / PEFC

(Español) Curso presencial intensivo de introducción a la certificación forestal, enfocado al conocimiento, interpretación y aplicación del Estándar de Cadena de Custodia CERTFOR/PEFC. (+)

09 Aug

Climate Change: Capital Magazine’s Ranking of Companies

Fundación Chile again joins Capital magazine in putting together the “National Ranking of companies that best manage climate change”. (+)

12 Jul

Seminar on the Validation of Analytical Methods as a Tool to Assure Quality in Analytical Chemistry Results

The objective of the seminar is to provide attendees with the tools necessary for professionals in the field of chemistry to establish an experimental design for analytical method validation, incorporating metrologic concepts, criteria, statistics an (+)

07 Jun