(IN BRIEF) Associated British Ports (ABP) actively participated in the Great British Spring Clean 2024, an extensive environmental campaign organized by Keep Britain Tidy. ABP employees volunteered to collect litter at Ports of Immingham, Grimsby, and Hull, amassing over 40 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Government, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ABP, Awards, environmental, Gary Cadey, Great British Spring Cleanup 2024, Grimsby, Hull, Immingham, Keep Britain Tidy, leadership, partnership, Pete Dalton, Simon Bird, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Boliden, a leading mining and smelting company, has unveiled a significant investment plan totaling SEK 4.8 billion in a new tank house at Rönnskär, set to enhance copper cathode and precious metal production by 2026. Additionally, investments in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Henkel’s recently published sustainability report for 2023 underscores the company’s significant strides in advancing its global sustainability strategy. Notable achievements include a 61 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per metric ton of product since 2010 and an increase … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Carsten Knobel, environmental, Henkel, Social Progress, Sustainability Report 2023, Sylvie Nicol
(IN BRIEF) Webuild, a global leader in the fight against climate change, has received an “A-” rating in the Climate Change Programme 2023 by CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project), surpassing the average ratings of both the European region and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, News
Tagged A- Rating, Awards, Climate Change Programme 2023, environmental, leadership, sustainability, Webuild
(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ has announced the establishment of a new business area called “Environment & Energy” to consolidate its environmental and energy-focused technologies, aiming to better align with the markets it serves. ANDRITZ Environment & Energy offers … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andritz, Business Area, ENERGY, environmental, Financial, investment
(IN BRIEF) VINCI held a Capital Markets Day in Madrid dedicated to its Spanish subsidiary, Cobra IS, aiming to provide detailed insights into its business activities. Cobra IS specializes in a wide array of flow business activities and complex EPC … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Spain
Tagged Capital Markets Day, Cobra IS, digital transitions, environmental, Madrid, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, VINCI
(IN BRIEF) PT PLN Indonesia Power, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PT PLN, has enlisted AFRY to perform Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) for five large solar photovoltaic (PV) projects situated on Java Island. These projects play … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, Edwin Nugraha Putra, environmental, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments, Indonesia, partnership, Petteri Härkki, PT PLN Indonesia Power, solar PV projects, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Philips has completed a comprehensive analysis of Tampere Heart Hospital’s environmental sustainability, focusing on interventional cardiology and carbon footprint evaluation. The findings have been transformed into a joint action plan to expedite the hospital’s efforts to achieve net-zero … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Aki Haukilahti, environmental, Finland, partnership, Pasi Lehto, Philips, Robert Metzke, sustainability, Tampere Heart Hospital
(IN BRIEF) New research conducted by the University of Liverpool and the University of Warwick reveals that the Romans were early practitioners of recycling. The study, published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, examined the presence of gold impurities … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A recent study conducted by the University of Liverpool suggests that wandering albatrosses, known for their extensive seabound journeys, may rely on infrasound for navigation during their long and featureless foraging trips that span thousands of miles. The … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Sky is set to release a new documentary titled “Save Our Wildlife” on October 9, aimed at inspiring children and families to protect the planet. The documentary, in partnership with Sky Zero, follows eight-year-old conservationist Aneeshwar Kunchala and … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The LEGO Group has announced the appointment of Annette Stube as its Chief Sustainability Officer, effective from January 1, 2024. Annette, currently serving as the Executive Vice President and Head of Sustainability at Stora Enso, will report directly … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has presented a working paper titled “Climate Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean: Are banks ready for the green transition?” at the 2023 Finance in Common Summit in Colombia. The paper highlights … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Barbara Marchitto, Climate risks, EIB, environmental, Latin America, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, the Caribbean, Working Paper
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, possessing the EU’s largest chromite reserves, sets a new sustainability benchmark by becoming the first ferrochrome producer to release an environmental product declaration (EPD) for its ferrochrome production process. The EPD, a verified and comprehensive assessment, showcases … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia (UEA) has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag award for the seventh consecutive year, recognizing its outstanding green spaces and environmental standards. The UEA campus, covering 360 acres, includes various habitats and hosts … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) A new app developed by Arctic Basecamp, in collaboration with Earthrise Media, uses AI and ClimateTRACE data to reveal the impact of global carbon emissions on rapidly melting Arctic sea ice. The app allows users to input a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Management, Media, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, app, Arctic Basecamp, Arctic Sea Ice, carbon emissions, ClimateTRACE, Dr Zack Labe, Earthrise Media, environmental, Impact on Global Warming, Melting, partnership, Professor Gail Whiteman, Professor Julienne Stroeve, sustainabaility, University of Exeter
(IN BRIEF) A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich conducted a study in Hamburg to identify methane leaks and previously unknown sources of methane emissions in urban areas. Methane, the second most common greenhouse gas, has a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Science
Tagged Andreas Forstmaier, Emission Reduction, environmental, Hamburg, Jia Chen, methane, Technical University of Munich
(IN BRIEF) Enel, a global energy company, has once again been recognized for its exceptional environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. It has maintained its position in the prestigious FTSE4Good Index Series and the Euronext Vigeo-Eiris (V.E.) indices. Enel’s commitment … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) BASF Personal Care has launched its Re_think concept for in-cosmetics, a focus on health, sustainability and transparency in the personal care market to reshape and reinvent the industry for a sustainable future. The concept aligns with the changing … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera improves risk management with environmental and social risk screening of export financing applications. In 2022, the export credit guarantee provider received 371 applications, one-third of which were screened by the environmental and social risk management team after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged environmental, Export, financing, Finland, Finnvera, risks, social
(IN BRIEF) Swedish energy company Vattenfall has won the Supplier Engagement Leader award from environmental nonprofit CDP. The award recognises Vattenfall’s efforts in its supplier CO2 reduction project, which aims to minimise the company’s carbon footprint in its supply chain. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Award, CDP, climate change, environmental, Helle Herk-Hansen, Sweden, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 15-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group, one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, has announced that it leads the insurance sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The insurer has been ranked on the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) VANTAA, 21-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vaisala (HEL: VAIAS), a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the company’s strategy and updated long-term financial targets for the next three years. … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International, Norwegian chemical company, announces that it has been ranked among the top performers in a new report from The Governance Group evaluates and ranks the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting … Read the full press release
High customer satisfaction, most attractive employer in the insurance industry and more female managers Significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from business operations Expansion of guidelines for carbon-based business models in property and casualty insurance and proprietary investments from 2023 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Allianz Global Investors, Allianz Group, asset managers, casualty insurance, certified green buildings, climate change, climate-friendly business, Coal-based business, coal-fired power plants, corporate governance, energy transition, environmental, ESG, financial products, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrogen industry, insurance solutions, Line Hestvik, Paris Climate Agreement, PIMCO, policyholder funds, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of climate gases, resilient climate strategy, social, solar energy, solar parks, sustainability, Sustainability Report, sustainability strategy, sustainable economy, sustainable financial products, Sustainable insurance, transition to a low-carbon economy, wind energy, wind parks
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 2-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Akzo Nobel N.V. announces that it has completed the acquisition of Industrias Titan S.A.U. (Titan Paints). The acquisition of 100% of the shares of one of Spain’s best-known paint brands strengthens Akzo Nobel’s … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 3-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, the leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, has announced the launch of a new sustainability programme with key environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals centred around carbon emissions, supplier audits … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 29-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola to promote ESG criteria to its more than 22,000 suppliers worldwide, from which it makes purchases worth 20 billion euros a year. ESG criteria -environmental, social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, environmental, environmental sustainability, ESG criteria, GoSupply, Governance, greenhouse gas emissions, health standards, human rights, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, Safety Standards, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 7, social, suppliers, supply chain, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, UK / BERGEN, Norway, 21-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited (SCEU) and the Norwegian research institute, NORCE, have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which strengthens the two organisations’ commitment to ongoing collaboration in … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Science, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Caitlin Brown, Carbon capture utilisation and storage, carbon footprint, carbon reduction, CCUS, Claire Newell, Elisabeth Maråk Støle, energy production, energy storage, environmental, geothermal energy, hydrogen, MoU, NORCE, Norwegian research institute, renewable energy, research and development, SCEU, social and corporate governance, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, sustainability, Takashi Yamana, Veronica Helle
(PRESS RELEASE) AARHUS C, 31-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — C.F. Møller Architects, one of Scandinavia’s leading architectural companies with more than 90 years of history, has announced it will partner with the young Danish design company Gejst over the development of … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 26-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish multinational technology leader Ericsson announced it has released its latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report called ‘Consumers, sustainability and ICT’ that contains a fresh look and insights into consumer attitudes concerning sustainability challenges – … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged climate change, environmental, Ericsson, global warming, sustainability, sustainable
(PRESS RELEASE) SANDEFJORD, Norway, 8-Aug-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jotun to provide its Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) anti-fouling coating system across 42 vessels in Wallenius Wilhelmsen‘s advanced RoRo fleet. HPS accurately measures hull performance with the combination of premium SeaQuantum X200 … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Industrial, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged anti-fouling, Coating, cut fuel costs, environmental, Fouling, Geir Fagerheim, Gunhild Tveitan, HPS, hull performance, Hull Performance Solutions, Jotun, reduce CO2 emissions, RoRo fleet, shipowner, Ulf Skovli, vessel efficiency, vessels, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
The company’s presence was renewed following the second half 2018 review The Group’s subsidiaries Endesa, Enel Américas and Enel Chile were also confirmed in the latest edition of the index ROME, 13-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management
Tagged anticorruption, biodiversity, conservation, Enel S.p.A., environmental, ESG, FTSE4GOOD, Governance, labour, safety, social, sustainability, waste
EBRD €15 million loan will fund building of new production facility New plant will increase capacity by 40,000 tonnes by 2020 Expansion supports fast-growing demand for silica used in energy-efficient tyres LONDON, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In support of greener business … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Turkey
Tagged chemicals, EBRD, Egesil Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., environmental, Evonik, greener tyre, silica, tyres
BRATISLAVA, 25-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ekopolis Foundation in co-operation with the partner, SLOVNAFT, a.s., announces the 13th annual grant program Green Oases. The topic of this year’s annual environmental program is preserving our natural heritage and related tree planting. A sum of … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Management, Slovakia, Society
Tagged Anton Molnár, environmental, Green Oases, Milan Hronec, natural heritage, Slovnaft, The Ekopolis Foundation, tree planting
Third nomination following first place in 2012 and final round in 2016 Jury honors systematic integration of forward-looking sustainability elements Holzminden, Germany, 20-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Having already received the award in 2012 and made it into the final round … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Germany, Management
Tagged Award, environmental, Management, sustainability, sustainable
La Défense, France, 16-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE and Nexity have concluded a financial and technological partnership to acquire and transform together into an exemplary eco-district, a 9-hectares plot of industrial land at La Garenne-Colombes, in the Hauts-de-Seine department (92). This … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged eco-campus, eco-district, ENERGY, ENGIE, environmental, La Garenne-Colombes, Marie-Célie Guillaume, Nexity to develop, Paris, Paris La Défense, Philippe Juvin, Pierre Deheunynck, sustainable, Véronique Bédague
Deutsche Bank has developed a unique concept to integrate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment factors into its company research Helps investors ride the growing wave of responsible investing that Deutsche Bank Equity Research predicts will spread to cover all … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Germany, Society
Tagged Deutsche Bank, environmental, ESG, Governance, investment, Jan Rabe, RESEARCH, social
Newcastle University’s governing Council has agreed to take steps to ensure the organisation’s investments better reflect its values and ethos going forward. NEWCASTLE, 25-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Responding to calls from Newcastle University Students’ Union (NUSU) and representations from students involved … Read the full press release
VANTAA, 13-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, will celebrate forty years of aviation innovations with customers at World Air Traffic Management (ATM) Congress in Madrid, Spain this week. In 1975 Vaisala developed a … Read the full press release
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