Municipality of Graz

Contact: Mr. Karl Niederl, Head of Department
Kaiserfeldgasse 1
A-8020 Graz

Tel: +43 316 872 - 4300
karl.niederl@graz.at
www.graz.at

The City of Graz
The first sustainable city of Europe in 2000, world cultural heritage and Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003. People living and working right in the middle of the city, enjoying it. Life quality as a result of closed ecological circuits, and personal commitment to the environment as a significant advantage. The Graz way towards sustainability: possible answers to global questions. Avisionary model that has already become reality in Graz.

Ecocity Graz
With its environmental programme Ecocity 2000/Local Agenda 21, Graz has clearly committed itself to sustainability. In recognition of its efforts, Graz became the first community in Europe to be granted the Sustainable City Award of the European Union. => Ecoprofit - benefiting from the protection of the environment. The new way of convincing innovative enterprises of sustainability.
=> Ecodrive - from the frying pan to the tank - is a closed cycle project where buses of the public transport service run on used cooking oil.
=> Thermoprofit - the Graz model to reduce the consumption of energy stimulates the economy and pays for investments through guaranteed savings.