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Pinovo 1st on Uplink

5/4/2021

Pinovo is proud to have been the first (yes, the very 1st!) solution 🥇 on World Economic Forum's UpLink platform back in March, 2020, and also to now be part of the incredible community of nearly 19,000 users and 1,200 solutions that UpLink has developed into over the last year.
We were all very happy to celebrate this during the first Uplink Innovation Day on 29 April 🙌!
Pinovo - Clean Surface Maintenance, stopping 🛑 Paint Microplastic Emissions into the Oceans 🌊!

Thanks to John Dutton, Emily Kelly, Nathalie Chalmers and Alexander Berry for their support!

#Beyond 1000 Solutions

4/13/2021

5 months ago Pinovo was awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation Efficient Solution Label, and now their goal of 1000 sustainable solutions is reached 🎉 . Pinovo is delighted to join with Bertrand Piccard and his great team at SIF in celebrating this milestone. We really appreciate SIF's support to promote and develop our innovative technology, which enables Pinovo stop Paint Microplastic Emissions into the Oceans! We support the efforts of the foundation to bring profit to both #economy and #environment, and appreciate the publicity and opportunities this brings all the labeled solutions.
#Beyond1000Solutions

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New Uk distributor

3/26/2021

👏😀 We are happy to announce that the Global Corrosion Solutions Group (G.C.S.G) in Aberdeen is Pinovo's new distributor in the UK. The G.C.S.G has worked with Pinovo in recent years to supply labour, training and assistance for our projects. Joakim Olausson, Head of Operations of Pinovo said “G.C.S.G know Pinovo's technology, and the UK surface treatment industry very well, and we look forward to deepening our relationship with a highly professional team.”

Managing director of G.C.S.G, Nicky Adams: “We have had a great relationship with Pinovo for several years and are happy to strengthen this by taking over the UK distribution. Pinovo already have a great presence within the oil and gas, and nuclear sectors, and we look to further expand that this year, not to mention bringing Pinovo to areas where they may not have previously had business. It is a great partnership all round and we hope to continue it well"

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Trash Free Seas Alliance

3/24/2021

Pinovo is now a proud member of the Trash Free Seas Alliance (TSFA), a forum hosted by the Ocean Conservancy. 😀💙 The TSFA unites industry, science and nonprofit leaders in a common goal of a healthy ocean, free of plastic and other debris. With the membership, Pinovo aims to raise the the awareness of paint as a source of micro plastics, particularly in the US.

How the european green deal can help stop Microplastics from entering the ocean

2/23/2021

Is it sustainable to let microplastic from paint reach the oceans?🤔 We do not think so! 💙🐳 The EU Sustainability Taxonomy has the potential to be a game changer for ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing, as it will determine what qualifies as “sustainable”. Including paint microplastics as one of the taxonomy's “Do No Significant Harm” criteria is a unique opportunity to tackle emissions at source. Declan McAdams and Tore Angelskår has published an article on this topic at World Economic Forums website. Read the article here.

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PAINT FRAGMENTS AS POLLUTING MICROPLASTICS: A BRIEF REVIEW

1/18/2021

Interesting (and a bit scary) review article published by US and Brazilian researcher in Marine Pollution Bulletin:

"More than 100 million particles of macroplastics are present in the seas, with 51 trillion microplastic particles (<5 mm) floating on the ocean surface"

"....the impact of paint fragments in the oceans is likely to be at least similar to those of other plastics, involving ingestion by marine biota and transfer and concentration of contaminants, including microorganisms".Inte

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Guide against greenwashing

11/20/2020

Greenwashers talk loudly about sustainability without contributing to a better world. Responsible companies work hard to create shared values for themselves and society. Pinovo signs "Grønnvaskingsplakaten" (the Guide Against Greenwashing), and encourages other companies to do the same!

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Solar impulse label: efficient solution

11/11/2020

Pinovo’s solution has been awarded the Solar Impulse Foundation Efficient Solution Label! Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg completed their circumnavigation of the globe with the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse in 2016. To address environmental challenges while enabling economic growth, Bertrand Piccard then launched, through the Solar Impulse Foundation, the challenge to select 1000 solutions, that can protect the environment in a profitable way and present them to decision-makers to fast-track their implementation. A way to take the success of the solar-powered flight around the world further. The award follows a rigorous application process, internal Solar Impulse Foundation analysis, and then reviews by their external independent experts. Read more!

Uplink finalist

6/15/2020

Pinovo was a finalist in “The UpLink Ocean Solutions Sprint”: World Economic Forum’s UpLink is an open digital platform for mass participation to accelerate progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). UpLink aims at enabling mission-driven entrepreneurs and innovators to join forces with a trusted community of leading organisations, to deliver impact at scale. Read more

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