(PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART, 18-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, part of Daimler AG, has announced it transformed two buses into mobile vaccination units. The two vehicles, an OF 1519 urban bus and an 0 500 R touring coach, have … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Healthcare, News, Non Profit, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BMZ, Brazilian Red Cross, buses, Cruz Vermelha Brasileira, DEG, Elber Medical, KfW Bankengruppe, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, Mercedes-Benz van, mobile vaccination units, National Immunization Plan, Rio Branco, São Luis, São Paulo, Sunew, vaccination cabins
(PRESS RELEASE) MILAN, 18-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni SpA (BIT: ENI), an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has announced that its subsidiary Eni Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SKK Migas (Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy, News, Technology
Tagged computing, Eni, Eni Indonesia, Ferrera Erbognone, Green Data Center, HPC4, HPC5, Indonesia, Merakes, processing, seismic data, seismic imaging algorithms, SKK Migas, supercomputers
Stuart guided Aviva to its accreditation in 2012, and then oversaw the insurer becoming a Principal Partner organisation and joining the Foundation’s Advisory Council in 2014 In 2016, Stuart demonstrated his commitment to the movement by becoming the second Chair … Read the full press release
Instant Network Schools launches in Mozambique to provide nearly 9,000 asylum seekers, refugees and local students with access to quality, connected education. One school will serve the Maratane Refugee Settlement, a camp hosting a third of the country’s refugees, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Andrew Dunnett, Education, INS, INS programme, Instant Network Schools programme, internet connectivity, Maratane Refugee Settlement, Mozambique, Nampula, refugee students, refugees, Samuel Chakwera, sustainable solar power, UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, Vodafone Foundation, World Refugee Day
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 17-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent expert in assurance and risk management, has announced it signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), a world leader in providing total solutions to the offshore, marine … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged assurance, Brice Le Gallo, decarbonization, DNV, energy source, energy technologies, energy transition, hydrogen, hydrogen technology, hydrogen value chain, Keppel O&M, Keppel Offshore & Marine, marine industry, Neil James Slater, risk management, Singapore, Tan Leong Peng
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), a leading renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock company with operations in 14 countries, and LyondellBasell, one of world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, have announced a long-term commercial agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged bio-based polyethylene, bio-based polypropylene, bio-based sources, circular bio-economy, Circulen, CirculenRecover, CirculenRenew, CirculenRevive, climate change, Germany, ISCC PLUS certification, Jasmin Bisch, LyondellBasell, Mercedes Alonso, Neste, Neste RE™, Olefins, polymers, polyolefins, recycling, renewable feedstock, Renewable Polymers, residue oils, Richard Roudeix, Susanna Sieppi, sustainability, sustainable polymers, waste, Wesseling
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon, a leading owner, developer and manager of multipurpose urban centres, has announced that the new urban centre Lippulaiva, that is currently under construction in Espoonlahti, is a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Adven, automation, bicycles, buildings, carbon neutral, charging stations, construction, electric battery, electric bicycles, electric cars, electricity, electricity consumption, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Energy management, energy solutions, environmentally friendly, Espoo library, Espoonlahti, European Union, GeoEnergy, Geothermal, green roofs, heating, hybrid cars, Lippulaiva, recycling, Risto Seppo, Schneider Electric, smart energy systems, smart management, smart system, solar energy, solar panels, SPARCS project, sustainability, sustainable energy solutions
5G remains on track to become the fastest adopted mobile generation in history with subscriptions increasing at a rate of about a million per day China, North America and the Gulf Cooperation Council markets are leading the way on subscriber … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G LTE, 5G, 5G Communications Service Providers, 5G devices, 5G mobile subscriptions, Cat-M, connectivity, Covid-19 pandemic, Data traffic, digitalization, Ericsson, Ericsson Mobility Report, Fixed wireless access, Fredrik Jejdling, IoT, mobile data traffic, NB-IoT, post-COVID-19, smartphones, The Gulf Cooperation Council
(PRESS RELEASE) SOLNA, Sweden, 16-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AFRY (STO: AF-B), Swedish-Finnish engineering, consulting and design company active in energy, industry, infrastructure and IT, has announced it provided expertise in Arauco’s Licancel pulp mill project, which targeted to enable the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB (STO: SSAB-A), a Nordic and US-based steel company, has announced it is partnering with Volvo Cars, a Swedish luxury automobile brand, to jointly explore the development of fossil-free, high-quality steel for use … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged automotive industry, Car manufacturing, car production, carmaker, CHINA, Electric car, fossil-free, fossil-free steel, Håkan Samuelsson, HYBRIT, HYBRIT initiative, hydrogen-reduced iron, LKAB, Luleå, Luqiao, Maria Dagman, Martin Lindqvist, Mia Widell, SSAB, STEEL, Steel Industry, steelmaking, Sweden, Vattenfall, Volvo cars
(PRESS RELEASE) STAVANGER, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR), an oil, gas, wind and solar energy active in more than 30 markets globally, has announced its strategy to accelerate the company’s transition while growing cash flow and returns. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Anders Opedal, carbon efficient, cut emissions, energy systems, energy transition, Equinor, Equinor ASA, gas, hydrogen, investments, Johan Sverdrup field, low carbon solutions, net zero energy company, Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil, renewables
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Estonia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Tagged Baltic States, Baltics, CEB, central Europe, coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, EBRD, economic transition, economist, Elisabetta Falcetti, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Hungary, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Odile Renaud-Basso, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, sustainable, Warsaw
(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Dutch multinational life insurance, pensions and asset management company, Aegon announces the appointment of Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi (1974) as the new CEO of Aegon the Netherlands. Allegra succeeds Maarten Edixhoven and is … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Aegon, Aegon the Netherlands, Allegra van Hövell-Patrizi, appointment, asset management, CEO, F&C Investments, financial services, insurance, Lard Friese, leadership, Maarten Edixhoven, Matt Rider, McKinsey & Company, pensions, Prudential plc
Zoe Wees kicks off the program with her first ever headline concert Iconic recording studios Abbey Road London and Capitol Studios Los Angeles to support a multitude of innovative activations (PRESS RELEASE) BONN/ LONDON, 14-Jun-2021— /EuropaWire/ — DHL Express announces … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Abbey Road Studios, artists, Capitol Studios, concert, cultural music, DHL Express, DHL FAST-TRACK, entertainment, fans, Hamburg, Jeremy Huffelmann, Kampnagel, logistics, Mike Parra, music, music initiative, Olivier Robert-Murphy, recording studios, UMG, Universal Music Group, Zoe Wees
Important standards for the food and feed industry Quality, traceability and safety along the complete production chain (PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 14-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — German multinational chemical company BASF announces that it has obtained GMP+ and ISO 22000 certifications for … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Chemicals, Food & Beverage, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged Agustin Sanchez, BASF, certifications, crude glycerin production, Dusseldorf-Holthausen, feed industry, feed safety management system, FOOD, food safety, GMP+, ISO 22000, personal care, pharma, production chain, Quality, safety, traceability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 14-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British financial institution Lloyds Banking Group plc announces the appointment of David Gledhill as Group Chief Operating Officer. Mr Gledhill will join the Group, subject to regulatory approval, as Group Chief Operating Officer … Read the full press release
Liquid Brand Design and Magenta Moon receive top award Consistent brand management and campaign communications seal win Further prizes for flagship store in Stuttgart, “Mehr Magenta” customer magazine, and Deutsche Telekom Stiftung’s annual report (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 11-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Brand Communication, brand management, Deutsche Telekom, Ferri Abolhassan, German Brand Awards, German Design Council, Liquid Brand Design, Liquid Design, Magenta Moon Campus, Magenta Moon Garden, marketing, Mehr Magenta, MetaDesign, sustainable campaigns, Uli Klenke
(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 11-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom (ETR: DTE), one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies, has announced that the CTO of its IT services unit T-Systems Maximilian Ahrens has been elected Chairman of the Board of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AISBL, appointments, Cloud, data, Deutsche Telekom, digital infrastructure for Europe, European data ecosystem, European data sovereignty, Francesco Bonfiglio, Gaia-X, Maximillian Ahrens, T-Systems
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 11-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a European energy company with a mission to enable fossil free living within one generation, has announced the sequel of its “Museum of Fossil Fuels” the “Radio Fossil Freedom”, listen to future … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged e-mobility, electrical vehicles, EV-drivers, fossil free electricity, fossil free future, fossil fuels, InCharge, Museum of Fossil Fuels, outdated fuel sources, Radio Fossil Freedom, radio program, Spotify, Susanna Hurtig, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara (OTCMKTS: YARIY), global crop nutrition leader, has announced that its EVP Communications & Procurement Pablo Barrera will assume the role of Executive Director of social venture IMAGINE. At IMAGINE Food Collective he … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, FOOD, Food Collective, Food Value Chain, IMAGINE, IMAGINE Food Collective, Jeff Seabright, Kees Kruythoff, Pablo Barrera, Paul Polman, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Svein Tore Holsether, Valerie Keller, Yara, Yara Group
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 10-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel (ETR: HEN3), global Laundry & Home Care, Beauty Care and Adhesive Technologies leader, has announced the closing of the sale of Right Guard and Dry Idea brands to Thriving Brands LLC, effective … Read the full press release
The Israeli startup provides secure cloud-based private LTE/5G networks as a service including local PoPs for maximum performance and data privacy. Through the investment, Telefónica Tech will have a seat on the company’s Advisory Board and preferential access to its … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Big Data startups, Cloud, cloud platform, connectivity, Cybersecurity, Gonzalo Martín-Villa, Guenia Gawendo, IaaS, Industry 4.0, IoT, IoT connectivity, Itamar Kunik, Monogoto, Nozomi, secure private LTE/5G networks, Smart Protection, Telefónica, Telefónica Tech Ventures
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW Group’s Logistics Innovations spinoff, idealworks welcomes its new CEO Michael Alexander Schneider. Michael completes the management team of the rapidly growing technology start-up, consisting of Karin Korber (CFO), Markus Bauer (COO), and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AnyFleet, appointment, autonomous logistics, autonomous mobile robot, autonomous transport robots, BMW AG, BMW Group, CEO, cloud-based fleet management software, Dr. Rainer Feurer, fleet management software, idealworks, intralogistics solutions, iw.brain, iw.hub, Jimmy Nassif, Karin Korber, Logistics Innovations, Markus Bauer, Michael Alexander Schneider, Rolls-Royce Motorcars Ltd., start-up
2X Challenge plans to raise US$ 15 billion by end-2022 Enhancing women’s access to entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces that it has joined the 2X … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Small Business, Society
Tagged 2X Challenge, Austrian Development Bank, bank, Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries, bio, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDC Group, coronavirus pandemic, Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries, DEG, Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, EBRD, EIB, empowerment of women, Enda Tamweel, Entrepreneurship, European Investment Bank, FinDev Canada, FinnFund, FMO, G7, gender equality, gender finance target, German Development Finance Institution, IFC, IFU, initiative, International Finance Corporation, investments, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Jessica Espinoza, leadership opportunities, Odile Renaud-Basso, OeEB, PEG Africa, policy engagement, Proparco, quality jobs, support for women, Sustainable Development Goals, Swedfund, Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United States International Development Finance Corporation, WOMEN
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — New study published today by the Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC) in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) outlines how buildings play a crucial role in Poland’s effort to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Poland
Tagged #BuildingLife, Alicja Kuczera, Alistair Clark, buildings, buildings sector, carbon emissions, construction, construction sector, Cristina Gamboa, decarbonisation, decarbonisation of the building sector, decarbonise, demolition, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Green Deal, green bank, greenhouse gas emissions, net-zero emissions, Paris Agreement, PLGBC, Poland, Polish Green Building Council, REPORT, sustainability, World Green Building Council
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 8-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Shipbuilder, BAE Systems marks World Oceans Day by partnering with Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful. As part of the partnership, BAE Systems signs up to support Upstream Battle®, the charity’s award-winning campaign to … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, Barry Fisher, Clyde Valley, Community Clean Up Hubs, environmental challenge, Environmental charity, Glasgow, Govan, Keep Scotland Beautiful, Marine Litter, partnership, Paul Feely, Scotstoun on the Clyde, shipbuilder, shipyards, Upstream Battle campaign, Upstream Battle®, World Oceans Day
Scalance MUM856-1 connects local industrial applications to public 5G, 4G, and 3G mobile wireless networks Router supports future-oriented applications such as remote access via public 5G networks or the connection of mobile devices such as automated guided vehicles in industry … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 3G, 4G, 5G, 5G infrastructure, augmented reality, automation devices, Autonomous Vehicles, bandwidths, connectivity, Deutsche Messe AG, Ethernet-based subnetworks, local wireless connectivity, logistics, LTE, Manufacturing, mobile robots, mobile wireless networks, private local 5G campus networks, public 5G network, public networks, radio cells, router, Scalance MUM856-1, Siemens, the first industrial 5G router, UMTS
Volkswagen Group, BASF, Daimler AG, and Fairphone fund the initiative at its inception GIZ to initiate a participatory process, inviting all relevant actors in the Salar de Atacama to work on a joint action plan Focus on protection of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Society, Technology
Tagged BASF, batteries, Chile, Daimler AG, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, digitization, e-mobility, Fairphone, GIZ, human rights, human rights due diligence, lithium, lithium mining, lithium reserves, natural resource management, raw material sourcing, raw mineral, Responsible Lithium Partnership, Salar de Atacama, Salar de Atacama watershed, Salar watershed, Volkswagen Group
The partnership aims to provide high-quality carbon credits to clients and help agricultural industry strengthen soil resilience (PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 7-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ Group teams up with Airex Energy to industrialize the recovery of biomass residues into biochar … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, France, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged agricultural biofertilizers, agricultural soils, Airex Energy, biochar, biomass residues, carbon capture, carbon credits, carbon neutrality, carbon sink, CarbonFXTM technology, CarbonFX™, climate change, Diane Galbe, fertilization of agricultural soils, food security, lumber, organic residues, partnership, residual lignocellulosic biomass, silviculture, smart irrigation, soil aeration, soil amendments, soil resilience, stable carbon, SUEZ, SUEZ Group, Sylvain Bertrand, torrefaction, waste wood residues, wood processing industries
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 7-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading independent global energy and marine consultancy, AqualisBraemar LOC announces that it has been appointed by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd. (CMAL) to partner in designing Europe’s first emission free hydrogen fuel cell sea-going … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Environment, France, Industrial, News, Norway, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged alternative clean fuel, and shipbuilding, AqualisBraemar LOC, batteries, Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd., climate change, CMAL, control gear, Dean Goves, electric propulsion, emission free hydrogen fuel cell ferry, emissions-free marine transport, energy transition, ferry, Graham Dallas, Horizon 2020, Hydrogen ferries, Hydrogen Fuel, hydrogen fuel cells, Hydrogen Storage, HYSEAS I, HYSEAS II, HYSEAS III, John Salton, marine hybrid electric drive system, marine renewable sources, maritime industry, seagoing ship, Shapinsay, tackling marine emissions, vessel, vessels, wind power