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Saint-Gobain among the only 200 companies included in the Climate Change A List of CDP

(PRESS RELEASE) LA DEFENSE CEDEX, 8-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced that the company has made this year’s “Climate Change A List” once again. Established by CDP, … Read the full press release

Credit Suisse’s Swiss Office Property Market 2022 study: home working trend is likely to keep impacting the office property market for several more quarters

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 8-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse, a global wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has announced the publication of its study on the Swiss office property market. The full report made in English and called … Read the full press release

Centrica to reduce further its exposure to carbon intensive oil and gas activity with the divestment of Spirit Energy’s Norwegian oil and gas assets to Sval Energi and Equinor

(PRESS RELEASE) WINDSOR, 8-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Centrica (LON: CNA), a British multinational energy services and solutions provider, has announced the proposed sale of Spirit Energy’s Norwegian assets and the run-off strategy for the remaining Spirit Energy business. Disposal of … Read the full press release

Co-op Power tendered 100GWh per annum PPA through Zeigo Platform

Co-op Power tenders aggregated Power Purchase Agreement through Zeigo Platform. The Co-op as the lead buyer, together with two of Co-op Power’s customers, brings the UK’s first ’Co-operative’ PPA onto Zeigo’s digital platform to bid for a joint PPA tender to tackle their Scope 3 … Read the full press release

London Stock Exchange Group plc to enhance its multi-asset class customer offering across the transaction lifecycle with the acquisition of Quantile, leading compression and optimisation services provider

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 6-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON: LSEG), 300 years old diversified international markets infrastructure business, has announced the acquisition of Quantile Group Limited, a market leading provider of compression and optimisation services to … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom: electronic signatures with Adobe Sign now available in the Telekom Cloud Portal

Legally binding signatures Optimized process management Easy integration into existing IT systems (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 6-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom (ETR: DTE), one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies and the largest telecommunications provider in Europe by revenue, … Read the full press release

Maya Miranda Ambarsari launches InterconnectDATA information platform for authentic data

Following InterconnectDATA’s platform launch, companies, investors, startups & professionals now have a go-to platform for new business information. (PRESS RELEASE) BANDUNG, Indonesia, 5-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — PT. Teknologi Cakra Internasional has taken its commitment to authentic data to the next … Read the full press release

Swissport expands its network across Latin America

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 1-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swissport, a Swiss aviation services company offering airport ground and cargo handling services, has announced that it will add six additional airports in Chile to its global network. The expansion of the network … Read the full press release

Mika Wiljanen will be the new CEO of Nordic energy company Gasum

(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 1-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Gasum, a Finnish government-owned energy company, has announced the appointment of Mika Wiljanen as its new CEO in effect from March 1, 2022. Mika Wiljanen has served as CEO of St1 Oy since … Read the full press release

Sanofi adds first vaccine candidate against acne to its R&D pipeline with the take over of an Austrian privately held biotechnology firm

Origimm brings expertise in antigen discovery for immune modulation of skin microbiome-associated disorders Transaction adds to Sanofi pipeline a potential first-in-class vaccine candidate in acne vulgaris, a condition affecting millions of people worldwide Sanofi to leverage its next-generation mRNA platform to unlock … Read the full press release

adidas share buyback program and dividend payment update: the company returned nearly EUR 1.6 billion to its shareholders this year

(PRESS RELEASE) HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, 1-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Adidas AG, a German multinational sportswear and workout clothes manufacturer, has released an update on its share buyback program and dividend payment. Combined, the company returned nearly € 1.6 billion to its … Read the full press release

Ericsson Mobility Report Nov 2021: massive increase in mobile data traffic and smartphone users since 2011

Special ten-year edition of Ericsson Mobility Report highlights 5.5 billion additional smartphone users since 2011 Mobile data traffic in Q3 2021 more than all mobile traffic generated up until the end of 2016 4.4 billion 5G subscriptions forecast for the … Read the full press release

International sourcing and shipping trends with potentially high financial impact for U.S. importers – Maersk Customs Services USA

(PRESS RELEASE) FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, U.S.A., 30-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — A.P. Moller – Maersk, a global leader in container shipping, has announced that Maersk Customs Services USA, its customs compliance and clearances service for the US, has released current … Read the full press release

Leader in the subsea well access space Expro signs four major subsea well access contracts in Australia and Malaysia

(PRESS RELEASE) HOUSTON, TX, U.S.A, 29-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Expro (NYSE: XPRO), the visionary full-cycle energy services expert, has announced it landed four significant subsea well access contracts in South East Asia and Australia worth well over $50 million (EUR … Read the full press release

SGS buys majority stake in a Canadian company active in the amine treating and sulfur recovery industries

(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 26-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Sulphur Experts Inc. to add up to its Sustainability Solutions. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group, Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings B.V. published an update on the Europcar acquisition

(PRESS RELEASE) WOLFSBURG/ LONDON/ AMSTERDAM, 25-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Bidder consortium that includes Volkswagen Group, Attestor Limited and Pon Holdings B.V. has published further information on the takeover offer for Europcar (Europcar Mobility Group), a French car rental company. Following … Read the full press release

DNV and Applied Risk to establish the world’s largest industrial cyber security practice

The two companies aim to build the world’s largest industrial cyber security practice to safeguard critical infrastructure in energy, maritime, manufacturing, chemicals, healthcare and other sectors. (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 24-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance … Read the full press release

Digi Communications N.V. Announces that the offer of the Company’s Romanian subsidiary was designated winner of the auction organised for the allocation of certain radio frequency entitlements

(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 24-Nov-2021— /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on November, 23, 2021 the Romanian Authority for Telecommunications (ANCOM) finalised the auction which began on October 11, … Read the full press release

Orange Belgium to acquire majority stake in VOO SA, Walloon region’s cable network operator

(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 23-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, has announced that its subsidiary Orange Belgium has won a competitive selection process for the right to enter into exclusive negotiations with Nethys, an … Read the full press release

Shell subsidiary in Australia acquires online energy retailer serving more than 185,000 customers

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 22-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Dutch Shell plc (AMS: RDSA), a Dutch-British multinational oil and gas company, has announced that its subsidiary in Australia Shell Energy Operations Pty Ltd will acquire Powershop Australia, an online energy … Read the full press release