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UKTI Overseas Mission to Mexico </title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/UKTI_Overseas_Mission_to_Mexico.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>

&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin&quot;&gt;The UK Trade &amp;amp; Investment (UKTI) are organising a trade mission for UK companies to Mexico City on 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt;-30&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; September 2010, featuring The Green Expo. 
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West Midlands&#39; Top 50 Green Leaders Announced</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/West_Midlands_Top_50_Green_Leaders_Announced.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>

&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 2&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold&quot; lang=&quot;EN&quot;&gt;International Synergies&#39; Chief Executive Officer, Peter Laybourn, has been heralded as one of the regions&#39; Top 50 Green Leaders in an initiative organised by Sustainability West Midlands. 
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&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormalCxSpFirst&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin&quot;&gt;International Synergies has joined forces with Staffordshire University to launch the world&#39;s first undergraduate qualification in applied industrial symbiosis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:47:35 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/International_Synergies_and_Staffordshire_University_offer_undergraduate_course_in_Applied_Industrial_Symbiosis.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>

      


      

International Synergies Doubles Up With Four Year Contracts in England and China</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/International_Synergies_Doubles_Up_With_Four_Year_Contracts_in_England_and_China.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>

&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt&quot; class=&quot;MsoPlainText&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt;International Synergies reinforces its role as the global expert in industrial symbiosis receiving a four year contract to promote and implement industrial symbiosis in England and kick-starting a four year programme in China.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:13:00 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/International_Synergies_Doubles_Up_With_Four_Year_Contracts_in_England_and_China.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>

      


      

International Synergies&#39; Unveils It&#39;s Own Pathway To A Low Carbon Sustainable Ecomony</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/International_Synergies_Unveils_Its_Own_Pathway_To_A_Low_Carbon_Sustainable_Economy.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>

&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt;NISP &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial&quot;&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt; The Pathway to a Low Carbon Sustainable Economy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt; is the first publication produced by NISP in five years and provides an insight into how some of the issues linked to climate change can be tackled using the industrial symbiosis approach championed by NISP.&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:46:31 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/International_Synergies_Unveils_Its_Own_Pathway_To_A_Low_Carbon_Sustainable_Economy.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>

      


      

Regional Minister Visits NISP</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/Regional_Minister_Visits_NISP.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA&quot;&gt;Regional Minister for the West Midlands, Ian Austin, visited the Birmingham offices of International Synergies yesterday, &lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;to learn about the impact the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) has made on both the economy and environment here in the region, across the UK and worldwide.&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:53:23 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/Regional_Minister_Visits_NISP.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>

      


      

NISP Wins British Expertise Award for Global Environmental Impact</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/NISP_Wins_British_Expertise_Award_for_Global_Environmental_Impact.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>

&lt;p style=&quot;TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt;International Synergies Limited received the Global Environmental Impact Award of the Year at the British Expertise International Awards for its flagship project, the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP). 
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The National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/projects/nisp.shtml</link>        <category>Our Projects</category>        <description>ISL boasts the fastest growing business opportunity programme in the UK as its flagship project - the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP).</description>        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:07:19 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/projects/nisp.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


International Synergies&#39; Success Set for Switch to China</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/International_Synergies_Success_Set_for_Switch_to_China.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-ansi-language: EN-US&quot; lang=&quot;EN-US&quot;&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;International Synergies Limited has beaten off competition from a hundred European initiatives and secured a 1.8 million Euro&amp;nbsp;deal to establish an industrial symbiosis network in the world&#39;s largest industrial park in China.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:10:09 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/International_Synergies_Success_Set_for_Switch_to_China.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


Industrial Ecology in the Spotlight</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/Industrial_Ecology_in_the_Spotlight.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Industrial ecology will be in the spotlight at this year&#39;s Sustainability Live as International Synergies Limited gives an insight into some of its most innovative projects past, present and future. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:45:01 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/Industrial_Ecology_in_the_Spotlight.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


East meets West Midlands&#39; Company to sign shared Sustainability Vision</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/East_meets_West_Midlands_Company_to_sign_shared_Sustainability_Vision.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;A delegation from the world&#39;s largest industrial park travelled to the West Midlands&#39; home of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) last week to sign a deal that hopes to see the development of an industrial symbiosis programme in China. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:42:06 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/East_meets_West_Midlands_Company_to_sign_shared_Sustainability_Vision.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


European Energy Trophy Winner Announced</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/European_Energy_Trophy_Winner_Announced.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;
	
&lt;p&gt;After a year of campaigning for energy savings the winners of the European Energy Trophy 2007/08 competition have been chosen by an international jury of energy experts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:30:00 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/European_Energy_Trophy_Winner_Announced.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


ISL to develop IS network in Brazil</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/ISL_to_develop_IS_network_in_Brazil.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-GB&quot; style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri&quot;&gt;
		
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;International Synergies Limited (ISL) is to set up an industrial symbiosis network in Brazil as part of the UK Governments Sustainable Development Dialogue partnership agreement. 
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ISL prepares to close the loop on circular economy pilot in China</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/ISL_prepares_to_close_the_loop_on_circular_economy_pilot_in_China.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-FAMILY: Arial&quot;&gt;
	
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;&quot;&gt;November 2008 sees the completion of the ISL led circular economy pilot in the Yunnan Province of China.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Commissioned by the UK Government as part if its Sustainable Development Dialogues, the project has seen the ISL team working with representatives from the Environment Agency and Envirowise over the past 18 months to help government and businesses in the province improve sustainable consumption and production practices through the application of industrial symbiosis, the introduction of modern regulation techniques and cleaner production methodologies.
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Sustainable Development Dialogues (SDDs)</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/projects/SDDs.shtml</link>        <category>Our Projects</category>        <description>The UK Government published its Sustainable Development Strategy in March 2005. Part of this strategy includes the implementation of a series of SDDs to help countries across the world address the challenges of sustainable development</description>        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:12:39 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/projects/SDDs.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>

      


      

International Synergies and U.S. Business Council Team Up </title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/INTERNATIONAL_SYNERGIES_AND_US_BUSINESS_COUNCIL_TEAM_UP.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span lang=&quot;EN-US&quot; style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: &#39;Arial&#39;,&#39;sans-serif&#39;; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;&quot;&gt;Two organisations working on opposite sides of the Atlantic to implement sustainable development have joined forces to expand the scope of their respective industrial symbiosis and by-product synergy programmes. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:51:21 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/INTERNATIONAL_SYNERGIES_AND_US_BUSINESS_COUNCIL_TEAM_UP.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


A helping hand to developing communities</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/press/A_helping_hand_to_developing_communities.shtml</link>        <category>Press Releases</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;FONT-SIZE: 10pt&quot;&gt;International Synergies Limited (ISL) will be improving the quality of life for a small community in Namibia later this year by sponsoring an A level student to travel to the country on a month long expedition this summer.&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
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Ongoing government commitment to industrial ecology</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/Ongoing_government_commitment_to_industrial_ecology.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;The government has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the benefits of industrial ecology by investing an additional 5.025 million in one of International Synergies Limited&#39;s (ISL) leading UK projects.&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/Ongoing_government_commitment_to_industrial_ecology.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


A Mexican Wave of Activity for ISL</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/A_Mexican_Wave_of_Activity_for_ISL.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;Representatives from ISL travel to South America this week to launch a
new pilot Industrial Symbiosis (IS) programme in Mexico City.&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:54:39 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/A_Mexican_Wave_of_Activity_for_ISL.shtml</guid>      </item>      <item>        <title>


ISL hosts US BCSD to showcase industrial ecology theory in practice</title>        <link>http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/ISL_hosts_US_BCSD_to_showcase_industrial_ecology_theory_in_practice.shtml</link>        <category>News</category>        <description>&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 10pt;&quot;&gt;International Synergies Limited (ISL) played host to representatives from the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) last week to share information on how industrial ecology is contributing towards creating a sustainable world economy.&lt;/span&gt;</description>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:15:38 PST</pubDate>        <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.international-synergies.com/article/publish/news/ISL_hosts_US_BCSD_to_showcase_industrial_ecology_theory_in_practice.shtml</guid>      </item>  </channel></rss>