Sustainable development

Växjö - the Greenest City in Europe, both a vision and ambition for the municipality. Broad cooperation on many levels, unanimous politicians and long term work is important in Växjö Municipality

Växjö got the European Green Leaf Award 2018

The European Commission has appointed Växjö the European Green Leaf Award 2018. Växjö winner of European Green Leaf Award 2018 , 1 MB, opens in new window.
About European Green Leaf Award External link.

During MAT, a unque event in September 2019, Växjö Municipality invited all the cities in the European Green Leaf Award-network to visit Växjö and be part of a seminarium: Sustainable food in European Green Leaf Network cities

Global Goals - Agenda 2030

Växjö has had an environmental programme since 2006 as steering document. But from 2018 Växjö work and focus to get a local sustainable development plan based on the UN Development Goals (also called Global Goals and Agenda 2030). The plan is to get a political decision during the end of 2019, the new steering document for sustainable development for the municipality, Sustainable Växjö 2030. , 331 kB.

For more information

Växjö Municipality have steering documents and information brochures, some translated into English.

• Chemicals plan , 590 kB, opens in new window. steering document
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• Environmental Programme, 2014 , 1 MB, opens in new window. steering document