(IN BRIEF) Hapag-Lloyd has signed a multi-year supply agreement with Shell Western LNG B.V. for liquefied biomethane, building on their 2023 strategic collaboration to accelerate the adoption of renewable marine fuels. Biomethane, also known as Bio-LNG, plays a key role … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Bio-LNG, Dexter Belmar, freight value chain, global LNG bunkering network, Hapag-Lloyd, Hapag-Lloyd and Shell sign multi-year liquefied biomethane supply agreement to advance shipping decarbonization, ISCC EU certified, Jan Christensen, liquefied biomethane, LNG dual-fuel vessels, maritime sustainability, net-zero fleet operations, partnership, renewable fuels, renewable marine fuels, Shell, Shell and Hapag-Lloyd enter long-term partnership on liquefied biomethane to support net-zero 2045 target, Shell Western LNG B.V., shipping decarbonization, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) InfraVia’s real estate subsidiary OREIMA has finalized the sale of a landmark office building on Rue de Richelieu in Paris’s 2nd district to Ampega Asset Management GmbH, acting on behalf of an affiliated insurance company and advised by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Ampega Asset Management GmbH, BNP Paribas Real Estate, BREEAM Very Good, Brigitte Sagnes Dupont, Clifford Chance, Deloitte tax, Gide legal, global media tenant, HQE Excellent, InfraVia, InfraVia-backed OREIMA transfers HQE and BREEAM certified Paris office property to Ampega Asset Management, InfraVia’s OREIMA completes sale of Rue de Richelieu office asset in Paris leased to global media company, JLL technique and ESG, office property sale, OREIMA, Paris 2nd district, partnership, real estate transaction, Rue de Richelieu, Savills Investment Management, Screeb Notaires, sustainability, sustainable refurbishment, Wargny Lelong Retel Mercier & Associés
(IN BRIEF) The University of St.Gallen has appointed Dr. Matthias Ammann as its new Secretary General, beginning 1 January 2026. Currently Managing Legal Counsel at the Swiss National Bank, Ammann brings broad expertise in law, business, and legal technology to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bär & Karrer, Copenhagen Business School, David Schneeberger, HSG, HSG names Dr. Matthias Ammann Secretary General and member of the President’s Board, leadership, leadership transition, Legal and business expert Matthias Ammann to take over as Secretary General at University of St.Gallen, legal operations, Legal tech, Manuel Ammann, Matthias Ammann, President’s Board, Secretary-General, SNB, Stephanie Bernet, Swiss National Bank, Switzerland, University of Basel, University of St.Gallen, University of St.Gallen strengthens leadership team with appointment of Matthias Ammann as Secretary General, Vischer
(IN BRIEF) CVC will remain the controlling shareholder in Ahlsell while welcoming a group of new institutional investors to support the company’s next phase of growth. The transaction, closing in Q4 2025, reflects confidence in Ahlsell’s strong performance and proven … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisitions, Ahlsell, Ahlsell backed by CVC attracts new institutional investors as it continues Nordic market leadership, B2B distribution, blue-chip investors, BofA Securities, Claes Seldeby, CVC, CVC and management extend support for Ahlsell as company secures new investors for future growth, CVC-backed Ahlsell strengthens shareholder base with blue-chip investors ahead of next expansion phase, EcoVadis, Gustaf Martin-Löf, industry, infrastructure, installation, Lazard, multi-vertical strategy, Nordic markets, partnership, Q4 2025 transaction, shareholder base, Stockholm, sustainability, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) American Rheinmetall will invest $31.7 million in a new headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, consolidating its Troy and Sterling Heights operations into a single 168,056-square-foot facility and creating 450 new jobs. The expansion supports major U.S. defense initiatives, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged agriculture equipment, American Rheinmetall, American Rheinmetall invests $31.7 million in new Michigan headquarters to expand defense innovation and create 450 jobs, Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills selected as site for American Rheinmetall’s new facility supporting U.S. Army XM30 combat vehicle program, Bradley replacement, defense industrial base, defense innovation, Loc Performance Products, manufacturing workforce, Matt Warnick, MEDC, Michigan, New Auburn Hills facility consolidates American Rheinmetall operations and supports defense and manufacturing growth, partnership, precision components, Rheinmetall, Sterling Heights, supply chain resilience, Troy, U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, XM30 combat vehicle
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has pledged €17.5 billion to accelerate energy efficiency investments by more than 350,000 European SMEs between 2025 and 2027. Backed by the European Commission, the initiative will nearly double current EIB support and aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 000 SMEs cut energy costs and emissions, Bertrand Piccard, competitiveness, Dan Jørgensen, decarbonisation, EIB and European Commission launch €17.5 billion drive to help 350, EIB Group, EIB Group commits €17.5 billion to accelerate SME energy efficiency investments across Europe, energy efficiency, Europe, European Commission, European Investment Bank, financing, green transition, InvestEU, LIFE Clean Energy Transition, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, Solar Impulse Foundation, Solar Impulse Foundation partners with EIB to promote energy efficiency as a service for European businesses, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) A team from the University of Potsdam and the Institute for Space Science in Barcelona has shown that the movement of massive runaway stars is a vital factor in understanding the gamma-ray emission from supernova remnants. Using supercomputer … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged Astronomy & Astrophysics, C. Steppa, CTAO, Dominique Meyer, gamma rays, high-energy astrophysics, Institute for Space Science Barcelona, K. Egberts, LHAASO, Milky Way, Movement of massive stars found to be crucial in detecting supernova remnants at very-high-energy gamma rays, New study links runaway stars to the visibility of Milky Way supernova remnants in gamma-ray data, partnership, Potsdam and Barcelona researchers show runaway stars explain gamma-ray supernova observations, Rowan Batzofin, runaway stars, supernova remnants, University of Potsdam, Zuse Institute Berlin
(IN BRIEF) Sener has secured a role in the European Space Agency’s Themis program, a joint effort with ArianeGroup to develop a reusable rocket demonstrator capable of vertical landing and relaunch. The company’s teams in Poland and Spain will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged ArianeGroup, Contribution to ESA Themis program positions Sener at the forefront of reusable rocket technology in Europe, ESA, European Space Agency, European space sector, GFAD, GFAM, GFS, grid fin system, Jakub Pierzchała, LLD-D, partnership, Poland, reusable launch technology, reusable rocket, SENER, Sener joins ESA’s Themis program to deliver critical systems for Europe’s reusable rocket demonstrator, Sener strengthens role in European space sector with contract for ESA’s Themis reusable rocket initiative, space access, space innovation, Spain, sustainability, Themis program, vertical landing
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has entered the global top ten of Time magazine’s World’s Best Companies 2025 ranking, placing eighth overall and climbing 37 spots from last year. It was also recognized as Spain’s leading bank and the second-best financial institution … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, banking sector, BBVA, BBVA climbs 37 places to eighth in Time’s 2025 ranking of the world’s top companies, BBVA recognized as second-best financial institution globally and Spain’s top bank in Time World’s Best Companies list, BBVA strengthens global standing with top-ten position in Time’s World’s Best Companies 2025, employee satisfaction, ESG, financial growth, Global Finance, global rankings, leadership, Paul G. Tobin, Spain, Statista, sustainability transparency, The Banker’s Technology Award, TIME Magazine, Top Employer certification, World’s Best Companies 2025
(IN BRIEF) Metso has inaugurated its Circored™ pilot plant in Frankfurt to accelerate the shift toward fossil-free steelmaking. The facility operates using hydrogen as the sole reducing agent in a nearly carbon-free process that integrates heating, reduction, gas cleaning, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged 'Metso Plus', Circored, Circored pilot plant opens in Germany as Metso drives hydrogen-based solutions for low-carbon steelmaking, decarbonization, Direct Reduced Iron, DRI, DRI Smelting Furnace, fossil-free steelmaking, Frankfurt, Germany, green steel technologies, hydrogen reduction, hydrogen steel, Hydrogen-powered Circored process tested at new Metso pilot plant to support commercial-scale fossil-free steel, low-carbon steel, Metso, Metso strengthens position in sustainable steel technologies with launch of Circored pilot facility, Parizat Pandey, partnership, pre-reduction pilot plant, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) i4Networks has rolled out Nokia’s optical networking solutions to deliver next-generation data center interconnect services across the Netherlands, with plans to extend into neighboring markets. The deployment introduces Software Defined Wave Switching (SDWS), which enables customers to activate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1830 PSI-M, 1830 PSS-8, AI workloads, cloud providers, data center interconnect, DCI, Digital Backbone, Dirk Pol, European internet hub, financial trading, i4Networks, i4Networks deploys Nokia optical platforms to launch next-generation data center interconnect services in the Netherlands, i4Networks strengthens European internet hub status with Nokia’s next-generation optical DCI solutions, Mark Vanderhaegen, media services, Netherlands connectivity, Nokia, optical networking, partnership, ROADM, SDWS, Software Defined Wave Switching
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advancing tactical communications for defense organizations and allied nations. The partnership aims to accelerate the deployment of secure and interoperable 5G networks for … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, 5G COMPAD, 6G, Banshee radio, battlefield communications, defense technology, European Defense Fund, FACT, Federated Advanced Cyber Physical Test Range, Giuseppe Targia, Kjetil R. Myhra, KONGSBERG, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, military readiness, Nokia, Nokia and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace partner to advance 5G and future 6G tactical communications for defense forces, partnership, private wireless, Sensors, situational awareness, Strategic partnership to deliver advanced tactical communications and explore 6G applications for defense operations, tactical communications, unmanned systems
(IN BRIEF) The Otto Group has appointed long-serving logistics specialist Martin Umland as its new Group Vice President Supply Chain Management, effective October 1, 2025. Umland, who has been with the company since 2006 and most recently led Bonprix Group’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI robotics, appointment, Bonprix Group, Boston Dynamics, corporate services, Covariant, Hamburg, Hermes Fulfilment, Kay Schiebur, leadership, leadership transition, logistics strategy, Martin Umland, Otto Group, Otto Group announces leadership transition as Martin Umland takes over supply chain management responsibilities, Otto Group names Martin Umland as new Group Vice President Supply Chain Management starting October 2025, Otto Group strengthens logistics leadership with appointment of Martin Umland as Group Vice President Supply Chain Management, Raphael Adrian Maier, Supply Chain Management, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank has introduced its Sustainability-linked Loans Financing Bond Framework, enabling the issuance of bonds tied to portfolios of sustainability-linked loans that incentivize companies to achieve ambitious environmental performance goals. This framework strengthens NIB’s role in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, Angela Brusas, climate transition, ESG investing, Green Bonds, greenhouse gas emissions, ICMA, NIB, NIB introduces bond framework to expand sustainability-linked financing with verified ICMA alignment, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic Investment Bank launches Sustainability-linked Loans Financing Bond Framework to drive corporate climate transition, Nordic Investment Bank strengthens sustainability-linked financing with innovative bond framework and S&P Global validation, Nordic-Baltic region, Paris Climate Agreement, S&P Global Ratings, SLLB, SLLB Framework, sustainability, sustainability-linked financing, sustainability-linked loans, Sustainability-linked Loans Financing Bond Framework, Zanda Krukle
(IN BRIEF) Ernst & Young LLP has launched EY Growth Platforms, a new enterprise solution built on neurosymbolic AI that blends machine learning with symbolic reasoning to help organizations unlock major growth opportunities and reinvent their business models. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered growth engine, business transformation, consumer products, Digital Disruption, enterprise technology, Ernst & Young, EY, EY Growth Platforms, EY Growth Platforms combines generative and neurosymbolic AI to unlock large-scale business growth, EY unveils enterprise AI system aimed at redefining commercial models and accelerating revenue expansion, EY-Parthenon, EYGP, financial services, generative AI, Growth Protocol, industrial products, Jeff Schumacher, Jeff Schumacher appointed to lead EY Growth Platforms as AI-driven solution launches globally, leadership, Mitch Berlin, neurosymbolic AI, revenue growth
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has announced that Leanne Wood will step down as Chief Human Resources Officer and as a member of its Group Executive Committee on 1 January 2026. Wood, who has served as CHRO since 2019, will continue her … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Chief Human Resources Officer, corporate governance, executive transition, HR leadership, leadership, leadership succession, Leanne Wood, Leanne Wood to conclude executive career at Vodafone, Margherita Della Valle, organisational transformation, portfolio career, remaining on Vodacom and Vantage Towers boards, Vantage Towers AG, Vodacom Group Limited, vodafone, Vodafone Group Executive Committee, Vodafone to appoint new Chief HR Officer as Leanne Wood steps down after seven years of leadership
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has launched Voice AI Notes, an AI-powered service that automatically summarizes business phone calls for SMEs. The tool, based on Mistral AI’s Small 3 model and hosted on the GDPR-compliant Open Telekom Cloud, processes conversations in … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, Telecom
Tagged fully hosted in EU data centers for data sovereignty, offering EU-based AI call documentation for small and mid-sized businesses, Telekom unveils affordable AI-powered call summary service, Voice AI Notes launched by Deutsche Telekom
(IN BRIEF) Czech Deputy Finance Minister Marek Mora has been appointed Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, effective 20 October 2025. Nominated by the Czech government and approved by the EIB’s Board of Governors, Mora will replace Kyriacos Kakouris of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Czech Ministry of Finance, Czech National Bank, economic resilience, EIB, EIB appoints Czech Republic’s Marek Mora as Vice-President, EIB Management Committee, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, first Czech national since 2007, Green Energy, Ivan Pilip, Kyriacos Kakouris, leadership, Marek Mora, Marek Mora appointed EIB Vice-President, Nadia Calviño, partnership, SMEs, succeeding Kyriacos Kakouris this October, sustainable development, transport infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Flexam Invest has secured a €50 million investment from the European Investment Fund (EIF) in its Kartesia Asset Finance III (KAF III) fund, partially backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. With this commitment, KAF III has now raised … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged asset management, decarbonisation, EIF, EIF invests in Flexam Invest’s KAF III fund, European economy, European Investment Fund, Flexam Invest, Florian de Sigy, green transition, industrial assets, infrastructure financing, InvestEU, KAF III, Kartesia Asset Finance III, Kartesia Asset Finance III reaches nearly €200 million at second closing with new EIF commitment backed by InvestEU, maritime vessels, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Cap companies, mobile assets, partnership, private debt, rescue helicopters, SMEs, supporting sustainable growth and transformation projects across European SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) SGS has been featured in the Verdantix Buyer’s Guide: ESG & Sustainability Due Diligence Services (2025), which recognizes leading providers supporting businesses in sustainability and ESG risk management. Verdantix commended SGS for its global reach across 115 countries, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Awards, Business Resilience, C-MORE, Circularity, Climate, compliance, Diginex, due diligence, ESG, ESG assurance, global expertise, Governance, IMPACT NOW, leadership, local expertise, nature, SGS, SGS earns recognition for sustainability due diligence capabilities in Verdantix Buyer’s Guide 2025, SGS recognized in Verdantix 2025 Buyer’s Guide for ESG and Sustainability Due Diligence Services, supply chain risk, sustainability, sustainability reporting, testing inspection certification, Verdantix, Worldly
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