(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH has increased its stake in the Bavarian software developer blackned GmbH from 40% to 51%, gaining majority control of the company. This move underscores Rheinmetall’s commitment to the digitalisation of armed forces. The acquisition is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged armed forces, Armin Papperger, Bavaria, blackned GmbH, Bremen, Bundeswehr, combat vehicles, D-LBO project, defense contractor, defense technology, digital solutions, digitalisation, German Federal Cartel Office, IT architectures, IT systems integration, majority control, military applications, partnership, rapid growth, Rheinmetall AG, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH, share purchase agreement, shares acquisition, software developer, support vehicles, workforce
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has provided a €25 million loan to BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama in Türkiye to support gender-responsive green investments. This loan, part of the Türkiye Green Economy Financing Facility II, aims to fund projects in energy efficiency, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 2053, BNP Paribas Finansal Kiralama, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, climate finance, climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, equipment finance, gender component, gender-responsive, Green Economy Financing Facility II, Green Technologies, leasing companies, net-zero emissions, Oksana Yavorskaya, partnership, private sector, renewable energy, Sibel Alyar, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, sustainable growth, trade finance, Türkiye, WOMEN
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched a synthetic securitisation operation with a €94 million mezzanine guarantee, supported by a counter-guarantee from the European Investment Bank (EIB). This initiative, focused on green projects, is designed to help Italian … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas Group, capital, ecological transition, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, energy efficiency, energy transition, energy-efficient projects, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Families, financing, financing accessibility, Findomestic, Gelsomina Vigliotti, green support, Households, Italy, Marco Tarantola, Marjut Falkstedt, mezzanine guarantee, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy innovation, retail loans, solar energy, sustainability, sustainable solutions, synthetic securitisation, €400 million, €94 million
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has been awarded a EUR 40M contract by The Railway of the Slovak Republic for the modernization of Levice and Veľké Kozmálovce railway stations in southern Slovakia. The project includes the construction of new tracks, installation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Slovakia, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 12 months, barrier-free platforms, catenary lines, construction period, crossroads, EUR 40M, Europe, integrated control center, January 2025, Levice, modernization, new tracks, order bookings, partnership, passenger accessibility, Railway of the Slovak Republic, railway stations, remote traffic management, SEK 460M, Skanska, Skanska project, southern Slovakia, station security systems, sustainability, switches, traffic safety, train speed, Veľké Kozmálovce
(IN BRIEF) Story House Egmont has renewed its 75-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company to continue publishing Disney franchise magazines in 27 countries across Europe and select international markets. Beginning in 2025, Story House Egmont will also return as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged age-appropriate content, Cécile Legenne, Disney franchise magazines, Disney Publishing and Games EMEA, Donald Duck magazine, Egmont media group, Europe, international markets, kids, Marika Bark, marketing teams, partnership, publishing rights, sales, Scandinavia, Story House Egmont, The Walt Disney Company, UK
(IN BRIEF) Telia has earned a spot in the top 1% of over 130,000 global companies assessed by EcoVadis for its sustainability efforts, receiving the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the third consecutive year. The company improved its score to 87/100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anna Augustson, Annual Report 2024, Awards, corruption risk assessments, Digital Inclusion, EcoVadis, EcoVadis Platinum Medal, fossil-free sources, global companies, Global Reporting Initiative, Information Security, International Labour Organization, ISO 26000, leadership, Mobile devices, net-zero emissions, Platinum medal, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainability performance, sustainability ratings, sustainability strategy, sustainable procurement, Telia, top 1%, UN Global Compact, whistleblower mechanisms
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland has introduced a new Eye Comfort Certification for laptops at CES 2025, a groundbreaking 5-star rating system designed to assess laptop screens for visual comfort. This certification evaluates key factors like image quality, ambient light control, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5-star rating, ambient light control, Asus, Awards, certification database, Certipedia, CES 2025, consumer decision-making, Dell, display technology, eye care technologies, Eye Comfort Certification, HP, image quality, Intelligent CCT Control, Intelligent Luminance Control, Jay Yang, Laptops, leadership, Lenovo, multimedia designers, safety, screen comfort, TÜV Rheinland, TÜV Rheinland Greater China Electrical, visual comfort
(IN BRIEF) GSK has announced that the FDA has accepted its application to review a prefilled syringe version of Shingrix, its shingles vaccine. This new version, expected to be available from January 2025, eliminates the need for reconstitution, offering a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged administration, adults 50 and over, antigen, AS01B adjuvant system, chickenpox, FDA, glycoprotein E, GSK, healthcare community, healthcare professionals, immune response, immunodeficiency, immunosuppression, liquid adjuvant, lyophilised, non-live vaccine, Prefilled Syringe, recombinant subunit vaccine, Recombinant Zoster Vaccine, reconstitution, RZV, safety, Shingles, shingles prevention, shingles vaccine, Shingrix, Shingrix approval, vaccine composition, Vaccine Innovation, vaccine presentation, vaccine safety, varicella, varicella-zoster virus
(IN BRIEF) Neste has partnered with Italian fuel distributor Firmin to introduce Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to Italy, starting in January 2025. This collaboration aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector by offering a sustainable, renewable diesel … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged California LCFS, Commercial, construction companies, diesel engines, EMEA, Emissions Reduction, environmental impact, EU RED II, Europe, Firmin, fleet investment, Fleet operators, fossil diesel, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, Italy, January 2025, lifecycle, logistics companies, lower-emission fuels, Manuel Minzocchi, Neste, Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Nicola Minzocchi, partnership, Per Emanuelson, public fleets, renewable diesel, renewable energy solutions, renewable raw materials, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable transportation, transport sector, waste oils
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has announced its next steps in preparing for the spin-off of its North American business, including the designation of the new Board of Directors. The 10-member Board will become official following shareholder and regulatory approvals, expected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3M Company, ABB, Alstom Group, appointment, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., CH2M HILL, Chairman, construction, Cristina A. Wilbur, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Delta Air Lines, Dwight Gibson, EG&G, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Farmers Group, financial services, GEA Group AG, Genpact Limited, Gilbane Building Company, Governance, holcim, Holli Ladhani, Inc., independent directors, Industrial Operations, interface, Jan Jenisch, Jürg Oleas, Katja Roth Pellanda, leadership, Manufacturing, McDermott International, Michael E. McKelvy, Nicholas Gangestad, North American market, Novartis AG, Nucor Corporation, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Pritzker Private Capital, Quanta Services, regulatory approvals, Robert S. Rivkin, Roche, Rockwater Energy Solutions, Rockwell Automation, Select Energy Services, shareholder approvals, Sonoco Products Company, stakeholders, The Cato Corporation, Theresa Drew, United Airlines, Zurich Insurance, Zurich Italy Bank
(IN BRIEF) Holcim’s Board of Directors has proposed Kim Fausing as the new Chairman of the Board, following Jan Jenisch’s decision to step down after his appointment as Chairman and CEO of a new North American entity. If approved at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Aarhus Teknikum, Annual General Meeting 2025, appointment, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, CEO, Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Danfoss Group, Denmark, electrification, energy efficient solutions, global technology sector, Henley Business School, Hilti Group, Jan Jenisch, Kim Fausing, leadership, leadership experience, machine productivity, MBA, mechanical engineering, nomination, proposal
(IN BRIEF) H&M HOME has teamed up with Disney Home and Sanderson to launch a unique collection that reimagines Disney’s iconic Bambi character through a fusion of modern design and classic heritage. The collection, available starting January 16, 2025, features … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Entertainment, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged 1942, animated character, babies, BAMBI, banner, Beauty, centennial celebration, children's rooms, Claire Vallis, clothing, cloths, collection, colorways, crib bedding, curtains, cushions, design, Disney, Disney Home, double-weave jacket, EMEA, fairytale, fashion, floral patterns, growth chart, H&M HOME, H&M Kids, heritage, home, home furnishings, jersey wrap set, Modernity, muslin blanket, newborns, nostalgia, paper boxes, partnership, playmat, plush velvet blanket, puzzle, pyjamas, rattles, recycled cotton, rompers, Sanderson, Sanderson archive, snuggle toy, Sofia Löfstedt, Sonia Samra, storage solutions, storytelling, sustainability, textile baskets, Therese Kahnlund, velvet blankets
(IN BRIEF) CNH Industrial’s Case IH and New Holland brands have earned ten AE50 2025 awards for their innovative products and systems aimed at enhancing the agricultural and food industries. These include the Case IH Axial-Flow 260 series combines, C500 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 13-foot working width, AE50 2025 awards, agricultural industry, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, APM2, ASABE, Automatic Productivity Management 2, Axial-Flow 260 series, C500 series corn heads, Case IH, CNH Industrial, combines, crop flow, CropSpeed Monitoring System, Early Riser 2160 48-row 20-inch planter, farming efficiency, food industry, FR Forage Cruiser, grain handling, hands-free operation, horsepower efficiency, INNOVATION, innovative products, IntelliCruise II, IntelliSense Bale Automation, Large Square Baler Automation, leadership, LiDAR Technology, Magnum tractors, Modular Tramline System, New Holland, operator experience, PowerDrive transmissions, productivity, Quadtrac Heavy-Duty Suspension, single-rotor technology, SmartSteer, sustainability, UltraFeed Pickup head
(IN BRIEF) EQT Transition Infrastructure has acquired Scale Microgrids, a leading energy company that designs, develops, finances, and operates microgrids and distributed energy assets in North America. This investment marks EQT’s second significant thematic acquisition in the past month. Scale, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2.5 GW pipeline, 250 MW, acquisition, clean energy transition, commercial processes, decarbonization, distributed energy assets, distributed generation assets, energy company, energy grid, energy services, energy technologies, EQT Transition Infrastructure, GROWTH, investment, Jan Vesely, Market leader, Microgrids, North America, partnership, Power Systems, project execution, regulatory approval, renewable energy, Ryan Goodman, Scale Microgrids, sustainability, Warburg Pincus
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has been chosen by Openreach to build its One Network Platform, an open-access fiber network designed to connect millions of UK homes and businesses to high-speed broadband. The partnership aims to expand Openreach’s coverage from 17 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 2026, 25 million connected premises, 300 communication service providers, Altiplano, automation, broadband networks, Ethernet access exchange sites, fault identification, flexibility, future-proof network, Geert Heyninck, GPON, high-speed broadband, modular data center architecture, multi-service network, network control, network operations, network visibility, Nokia, NSP network domain controllers, One Network Platform, open-access fiber network, Openreach, Openreach network, operational costs, OSS complexity, partnership, power and space reduction, resource optimization, rural communities, Scalability, Telemetry, Trevor Linney, UK businesses, UK Homes, ultrafast full fiber services, Urban Hubs, XGS PON
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has begun 2025 with a successful series of funding issuances, including a GBP 500 million bond and a NOK 2 billion environmental bond (NEB). This follows a record-setting 2024, in which NIB raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged "Dark Green" Second Opinion, 2025, 95 transactions, environmental bonds, EUR, EUR 1.7 billion, EUR 9.1 billion, funding issuances, GBP 500 million bond, global benchmark bonds, green finance, investor base, NEB, NEB framework, NIB, NOK 2 billion environmental bond, Nordic Investment Bank, public and private bonds, S&P Global Ratings, sustainable projects, twelve currencies, USD
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €4.7 million EU-backed loan to support the reclamation of the Hrybovychi landfill in Lviv, Ukraine. This funding will help improve waste management infrastructure, address environmental hazards, and transform the landfill … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Andriy Sadovyi, drainage layer, EBRD, EIB, environmental challenges, Environmental Safety, EU environmental standards, EU-backed financing, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, firefighting, green space, green zone, groundwater monitoring, Hrybovychi landfill, international partners, Lviv, Lviv city budget, Oleksii Kuleba, park area, partnership, perennial grasses, Phase I, Phase II, recreational area, rehabilitation, reservoir, soil covering, surface water treatment, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Teresa Czerwinska, Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Programme, UMIP, Valdis Dombrovskis, waste management, waste management challenges, €6.04 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Empa researchers have developed a groundbreaking 3D-printed, biodegradable fungal battery, capable of powering sensors for agriculture and research in remote regions. This living battery uses two types of fungi, a yeast fungus and a white rot fungus, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printed, 3D printing, agriculture, biodegradable, Carolina Reyes, cellulose, cellulose nutrients, electrical engineering, electricity, electrochemical techniques, Empa, fungal battery, fungi, Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Gustav Nyström, longevity, materials science, METABOLISM, microbial fuel cell, Microbials funding program, non-toxic, power, remote regions, RESEARCH, simple sugars, sustainability, sustainable power solutions, temperature sensor, white rot fungus, yeast fungus
(IN BRIEF) ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been ranked in the top 5% of companies globally in the EcoVadis sustainability rating, earning EcoVadis Gold status for the fourth consecutive year. RCG excelled in environmental sustainability, labor, and human rights, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 trains, 18 countries, 419, 78 million net tonnes, Advanced rating, Awards, Carbon Scorecard, Clemens Först, climate protection, CSR, diversity, EcoVadis Gold status, EcoVadis Sustainability Rating, end-to-end logistics services, energy consumption, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, equal pay, equality, European economy, freight transport, greenhouse gas emissions, Inclusion, labor and human rights, leadership, logistics, logistics professionals, modern software solutions, ÖBB, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, rail freight, rail logistics, rail transport, RCG, reclaimed materials, recruitment, sustainability, sustainable procurement, top 5%
(IN BRIEF) On December 15, 2024, Professor Caroline Katsman was appointed as the scientific figurehead of the Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN). A renowned climate scientist with expertise in oceans and climate, she will collaborate with fellow figurehead Professor Derk … Read the full press release
Posted in News
Tagged 2050, appointment, climate change, climate crisis, climate research, climate science policy, climate scientist, climate-neutral society, collaboration, consultation, Delft University of Technology, Dutch Climate Research Initiative, Dutch university climate centers, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Kin, KNAW, KNMI, leadership, Michiel van den Hout, NWO, NWO Vidi grant, ocean circulation, oceans and climate, physical climate science, Professor Caroline Katsman, Professor Derk Loorbach, scientific figurehead, sea level rise, societal stakeholders, societal transformation, strategic partnerships, transition, transition science
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