(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS Geneva announces successful completion of Gafta Standard Audit and is now a confirmed Gafta Approved Superintendent. Demonstrating our technical expertise in supervision, sampling and check weighing for the Agri Commodities industry. As … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Commodities, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Agri Commodities, agricultural commodities, certification, Gafta, Gafta Approved Superintendent, Gafta Standard Audit, Grain and Feed Trade Association, inspection, inspection services, ISO 9001 certification, Paul Harrison, SGS Geneva, testing, verification
(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. welcomes Renato Costantini as the new General Counsel. In this role, Renato will also join Executive Board of Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. and the Management Committee of the Swiss … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Law, Management, News, Switzerland
Tagged Credit Suisse, financial services, General Counsel, Investment Banking, Niederer Kraft & Frey, Renato Costantini, Swiss Bar Association, Swiss Universal Bank, Thomas Grotzer, University of Lucerne, University of Zurich, Zurich District Court
DHL Express plans to have more than 14,000 electric vans in operation in Europe by 2030 to reduce their carbon emissions. (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 23-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Express announces its next step towards achieving the goal to electrify … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alberto Nobis, carbon emissions, delivery fleet, Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL Express, DPDHL Group, E-Ducato, electric vans, Eric Laforge, Fiat Professional, greenhouse gas emissions, last mile logistics, logistics, Paris Climate Agreement, SBTi, Sustainability Roadmap, The electrification, zero emissions, Zero Emissions strategy
“Telefónica has been privileged of being part of the solution during the pandemic and is now ready to conquer the future,” said José María Álvarez-Pallete in his speech. (PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 23-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Telefónica has held its AGM … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G technology, AGM, augmented reality, Carmen García de Andrés, COVID-19, digitalization, Directors, Francisco José Riberas, Ignacio Moreno, José María Álvarez-Pallete, Liberty Global, pandemic, shareholder, telecommunications, Telefónica, Telefónica Infra
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders (LON: SDR), a British multinational asset management company, has announced the firm is marking the Earth Day and its employees are taking further action to collectively reduce their carbon footprint and lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Adventure locally, carbon footprint, climate crisis, Earth Day, EarthDayImpact, Eating sustainable, Ecologi, Electric car, environmental projects, Frederic Brindeau, Going electric, Kate Rogers, net zero future, Reducing fast fashion, renewable energy, Schroders, Spending responsible, sustainability, sustainable investments, travel eco-friendly, wealth management
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 20-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The BMW Group (ETR: BMW), one of the world’s leading premium manufacturers of automobiles and motorcycles, has announced its #NEXTGen 2020 streaming event has been named an iF Design Award 2021 winner in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Germany, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Alexander Bilgeri, BMW, BMW Concept i4, BMW Group, BMW iX, BMW M4 GT3, BMW Motorrad, German Design Council, iF Design Award 2021, MINI, NEXTGen 2020, Stefan Ponikva, streaming event, The BMW i Interaction EASE
Deutsche Telekom invests in decentralized financial economy Deutsche Telekom to be the first telecommunications company in the world to join the Celo network Deutsche Telekom offers secure infrastructure for the Celo network (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 20-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Adel Al-Saleh, CELO, Celo Alliance for Prosperity, decentralized financial economy, decentralized financial systems, DeFi, Deutsche Telekom, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners, open-source blockchain ecosystem, public blockchain network, Rene Reinsberg, Smartphone, SMS API, T-Systems, Telekom Innovation Pool
Eni becomes the official “Platinum Sponsor” of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai (PRESS RELEASE) SAN DONATO MILANESE, 19-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni announces that it has signed partnership with the Italian Commissioner’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged circular economy, CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, decarbonisation strategy, energy production, energy supply chain, energy transition, Eni, Expo 2020 Dubai, Italian Pavilion, Italo Rota, liana vines, microalgae biologic process, microalgae cultivation, photobioreactor, renewable energies, that
Awards announced at a series of five virtual events, organised by region Categories reflect a range of business objectives and achievements (PRESS RELEASE) WESTHAMPNETT, UK, 16-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British luxury automobile maker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars presents this year’s awards … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, dealer, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Rolls-Royce World Dealer Conference, Torsten Müller-Ötvös
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 16-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ING announces that it will separate the Management Board Banking roles for technology and operations to further strengthen its position as a digital leader in banking. ING also announces the appointment of Ron … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Andrew Bester, Aris Bogdaneris, BANKING, BT, Chief Operations Officer, Chief Technology Officer, chief transformation officer, ClientLogic Corporation, ING, KPN, Ljiljana Čortan, Management Board, operations, Pinar Abay, Postbank, Roel Louwhoff, Ron van Kemenade, SNT, Steven van Rijswijk, Tanate Phutrakul, technology
(PRESS RELEASE) STUTTGART, 15-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) announces that it has been once again named top bank for export finance according to the results of the London-based trade information service Trade & Export Finance’s (TXF) Export Finance … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Germany, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Award, Covid-19 pandemic, Dominik Kloiber, export finance banks, Export Finance Industry Report 2021, export financiers, LBBW, Michael Maurer, Most Responsive Bank, Nanette Bubik, Top Performing Export Finance Bank award, Trade & Export Finance’s, TXF, “Export finance
(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 15-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV announces that it has awarded SHEN LAN TAN SUO, a semi-submersible drilling platform from China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI), its Smart notation compliance certificate, becoming the world’s first offshore unit to receive … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged China Merchant Heavy Industry, CM-SD1000, CMHI, cruise, deep-water drilling rig, digital transformation, digital vessel, digitalization, DNV, emission-efficient, energy efficiency, intellectualization, life cycle of ships, Mei Xianzhi, Norbert Kray, offshore, rig, semi-submersible drilling platform, SHEN LAN TAN SUO, ship construction, ship repair, Smart notation, Smart notation compliance certificate, smart operation, Smart vessel notation, vessel
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SEB announces that Frank Hojem will go on parental leave and that Henrik Westman has been appointed Acting Head of Corporate Communication. Henrik starts at SEB today, 12 April. Henrik Westman joins from … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 12-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Veolia and SUEZ respective boards of directors announce that they have reached an agreement on the merger between the two groups. The two groups have agreed on a price of €20.50 per SUEZ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged ACEA, Antoine Frérot, Bertrand Camus, CIRSEE, Cleanaway, Lydec, MERGER, municipal water, Philippe, shareholders, solid waste, SUEZ, SUEZ share, Veolia
Dr. Xiao Song appointed Chairman, President and CEO Siemens Ltd., China, and President and CEO Siemens Greater China, effective May 1, 2021 Lothar Herrmann to end his tenure at Siemens China on April 30, 2021, and return to Germany (PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, automotive, CEO, Chairman, Dr. Roland Busch, Dr. Xiao Song, logistics, Lothar Herrmann, mobility, President, Siemens AG, Siemens China, Smart Grid
M&S launches industry-leading bee programme – introducing over 30 million bees to its Select Farms – to boost pollination, improve product quality and produce delicious British honey for its customers M&S raises the bar even further to offer more RSPCA Assured … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Management, News, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged beekeeper, Bees, biodiversity, British bee population, British farming, climate change, David Wainwright, environmental challenges, farm animals, farmers, Farming with Nature, farms, Fresh Market Update, growers, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Joe Bailey, M&S, M&S Food, natural habitat, pollinators, Producers, RSPCA, RSPCA Assured, RSPCA Assured products, RSPCA welfare standards, Select Farm, Select Farms, soil health, Stuart Machin, water usage, wildflower meadows
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 7-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel announces Management Board changes, with the appointment of Wolfgang König (48), currently Category President Kellogg North America, as Executive Vice President for the Beauty Care business effective June 1, 2021. Wolfgang will … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Germany, Management, News
Tagged appointment, Beauty Care, Beiersdorf, Colgate-Palmolive, Dr. Simone Bagel-Trah, Executive Vice President, FMCG industry, Henkel, Jens-Martin Schwärzler, Kellogg North America, leadership, Management Board, University of Kassel, University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Wolfgang König
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 6-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational information technology service and consulting company Atos has been recognized as a Leader by Gartner in the February 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, Europe¹ and the Magic Quadrant … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 5-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global leader in professional visualisation and collaboration technology, announces its collaboration with Steelcase, a global designer of furniture and solutions for workplace and education spaces. The partnership aims to create new … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Internet & Online, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Ambroise d’Hauteville, Barco, collaboration technology, digital transformation, education spaces, educators, hybrid classrooms, interactive training, learners, learning at home, learning ecosystems, Marc Remond, pandemic, pedagogy, professional visualisation, Steelcase, teaching, virtual classrooms, weConnect, working at home, workplace furniture, workplace solutions
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 2-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems announces that it has secured two contracts worth up to £1.3 billion for the extension of its key role in supporting the Royal Navy at Portsmouth Naval Base. The contracts, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Environment, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged BAE Systems, David Mitchard, dockside services, FMSP, Future Maritime Support Programme, infrastructure asset management, KBR, KBS Maritime, Ministry of Defence’s, Portsmouth flotilla, Portsmouth Naval Base, reduce carbon emissions, Royal Navy, ship asset management, Ship Engineering, ship maintenance, ship repair
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