(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has appointed Maya Hennerkes as Managing Director of its Environment and Sustainability Department, effective 15 September 2025. Hennerkes, who succeeds Henrik Linders, has been instrumental in shaping the EBRD’s sustainable finance … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, biodiversity, climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD names Maya Hennerkes as new Managing Director to lead Environment and Sustainability Department, EBRD strengthens sustainability leadership with appointment of Maya Hennerkes as new Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability Department, environmental and social policy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green capital markets, Green Economy Transition, Henrik Linders, inclusive transition, leadership, Maya Hennerkes, Paris alignment, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, sustainable growth
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in collaboration with Egypt’s Ministry of Finance and supported by the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation, has launched the €10 million Egypt Project Preparation Facility to accelerate the development of bankable public-private partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Kouchouk, Aida Sitdikova, Climate Action, EBRD, EBRD-backed facility to prepare bankable PPP projects and mobilise private capital for Egypt’s sustainable development, EGYPT, Egypt partners with EBRD to boost private-sector investment in green and climate-resilient infrastructure, Egypt Project Preparation Facility, ENERGY, EPPF, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action, HIPCA, Mark Davis, Mostafa Madbouly, Netherlands, partnership, PPP, private sector investment, Public-Private Partnerships, Rania Al Mashat, Republic of Korea, Spain, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, TRANSPORT, UN Sustainable Development Goals, utilities
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD and EU have launched the Green Economy Financing Facility (GEFF) in the West Bank, providing up to €25.9 million in loans to local financial institutions to support on-lending for small-scale renewable energy and efficiency projects. Backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate resilience, EBRD, EBRD and EU launch €25.9 million green financing programme in the West Bank to support renewable energy and efficiency investments, energy efficiency, EU, EU-backed GEFF programme to boost renewable energy and resource efficiency projects for Palestinian MSMEs and households, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, Gaza, GEFF, Green Economy Financing Facility, Green Technologies, investment grants, MSMEs, partnership, renewable energy, resource efficiency, small and medium-sized enterprises, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Growth4All, Technical Assistance, water efficiency, West Bank
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol is collaborating with the universities of Bath and Exeter to launch the Bath Mental Health Research Group, a £11 million NIHR-funded initiative aimed at addressing youth mental health challenges in Bath, North-East Somerset, Swindon, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Ailsa Russell, and Exeter launch major NIHR-backed initiative to strengthen youth mental health research in underserved regions, applied mental health, Bath Mental Health Research Group, Bath MHRG, Bristol, community partnerships, mental health research, mental health services, National Institute for Health and Care Research, NHS providers, NIHR, NIHR funds Bath Mental Health Research Group partnership with Bristol and Exeter to address young people’s needs, North-East Somerset, Pamela Jacobsen, Paul Moran, southwest England, Swindon, Universities of Bath, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, Wiltshire, youth mental health
(IN BRIEF) The British Safety Council will hold its 15th Annual Conference on 14 October with the theme Workplace Health, Safety and Wellbeing in an AI-enabled World. Sponsored by National Highways’ Driving for Better Business campaign, the free online event … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-enabled workplace, and future safety challenges, artificial intelligence, British Safety Council, British Safety Council announces 15th Annual Conference with focus on AI-enabled workplaces and employee wellbeing, BSI, digital transformation, Driving for Better Business, Employee Wellbeing, Experts gather at British Safety Council Annual Conference to discuss AI, HandsHQ, Health and Safety Executive, Institute for Employment Studies, legal frameworks, Microsoft, Mike Robinson, National Highways, occupational health, Pinsent Masons, psychosocial safety, Steve Ward, University of East London, University of Surrey, Ward Hadaway LLP, workplace culture, workplace health, workplace safety
(IN BRIEF) A major international study led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the Epilepsy Research Institute UK found little evidence that sodium valproate significantly affects male fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder. Analysing health records … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged antiseizure medication, bipolar disorder, epilepsy, Epilepsy Research Institute UK, Gashirai Mbizvo, international study, Largest study of its kind shows little evidence that sodium valproate significantly impairs fertility in men with epilepsy or bipolar disorder, Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre, male fertility, Nature Communications, reproductive health, sodium valproate, TriNetX, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool study finds minimal impact of valproate on male fertility in epilepsy and bipolar patients, valproate safety
(IN BRIEF) EDF will optimise 560MW of battery storage at the Thorpe Marsh project in Yorkshire through a new partnership with Fidra Energy, backed by EIG. Thorpe Marsh, which will become the UK’s largest battery site with a total capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 000 homes, battery optimisation, Chris Elder, EDF, EDF strengthens UK battery portfolio with optimisation of Thorpe Marsh site capable of powering 785, EIG, energy storage, energy transition, Fidra Energy, fossil fuel to renewable transition, grid stability, net zero, partnership, Powershift platform, renewable energy, Stuart Fenner, sustainability, Thorpe Marsh, Thorpe Marsh transformation: EDF and Fidra Energy advance UK’s energy transition with 560MW battery storage deal, UK battery storage, Yorkshire
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone has entered a long-term partnership with UEFA and UC3, becoming an official partner of UEFA Women’s Football until 2030 and a licensee of the UEFA Champions League for the 2025–2027 seasons. The agreement covers major women’s competitions … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sports, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Ahmed Essam, Champions Travel eSIM, fan connectivity, Guy-Laurent Epstein, Nadine Kessler, partnership, sports partnership, UC3, UEFA, UEFA Champions League, UEFA welcomes Vodafone as official Women’s Football partner and Champions League licensee with fan-focused eSIM innovation, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Women’s EURO 2029, UEFA Women’s Football, UEFA Women’s Futsal EURO 2027, UEFA Women’s Nations League, UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship, UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship, vodafone, Vodafone signs multi-year deal with UEFA covering Women’s Football and Champions League fan connectivity, Vodafone sponsorships, women’s football sponsorship
(IN BRIEF) VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) has become the primary sponsor of PK Porthcurno – Museum of Global Communications, supporting the launch of the PK Network, a global initiative uniting industry partners to preserve telecommunications heritage and inspire innovation. Based … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Accenture, and the future of connectivity, digital innovation, diversity in technology, ESG, Gary Adey, Julia Twomlow, Museum of Global Communications, Open Consortia Model, partnership, PK Network, PK Porthcurno, Planet PK, STEAM education, subsea telegraph cables, sustainability, telecommunications heritage, Vodafone Group, Vodafone Intelligent Solutions', VOIS, VOIS and PK Porthcurno forge partnership to preserve the story of global communications and inspire the next generation, VOIS sponsorship of PK Porthcurno strengthens global commitment to education
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has launched TAROSS, a modular electro-optical sensor solution, at DSEI in London. Designed for integration on weapon stations, turrets, reconnaissance vehicles, and unmanned systems, TAROSS offers advanced capabilities for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ceretron, Defence Technology, DSEI London, electro-optical sensor, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT introduces TAROSS to enhance ISTAR capabilities with scalable, HENSOLDT launches TAROSS system at DSEI to support future-ready reconnaissance and sensor-to-shooter operations, ISTAR, Josef Reif, modular sensor systems, pan-tilt unit, partnership, reconnaissance, sensor-to-shooter, software-defined defence, software-defined sensor technology, target acquisition, TAROSS, thermal imaging
(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) 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) M&S has launched Australian-inspired Lamingtons for the first time on the UK high street, created exclusively with its long-term Northern Irish partner Genesis Bakery. Available in Chocolate & Coconut and Caramelised Biscuit varieties, the Lamingtons combine rich chocolate … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alice Birch, Australian cakes, available in two indulgent flavours, bakery innovation, Caramelised Biscuit Lamington, Chocolate & Coconut Lamington, Genesis Bakery, global food trends, hand-finished cakes, JP Lyttle, Lamingtons, M&S, M&S expands global bakery offer with first UK high street Lamingtons made by Genesis Bakery in Magherafelt, M&S Food, Magherafelt, Magic Coffee, Marks and Spencer, New M&S Lamingtons launch in partnership with Northern Ireland’s Genesis Bakery, Northern Ireland agri-food, partnership, sustainability, UK high street
(IN BRIEF) M&S Food has launched a new Farm to Foodhall advert featuring Rochester grower John Myatt and his daughters Alex and Hannah of J. Myatt & Co., who have supplied the retailer with British plums for more than 40 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged advertising campaign, Alex Myatt, biodiversity, British plums, family farming, Farm to Foodhall, Hannah Myatt, J. Myatt & Co, John Myatt, Kent growers, M&S Farm to Foodhall campaign features Kent grower John Myatt and family celebrating 40 years of partnership, M&S Food, M&S Food celebrates growers in latest Farm to Foodhall campaign featuring Rochester-based family farm, M&S Food Farm to Foodhall campaign highlights Kent grower John Myatt and family’s 40-year plum-growing partnership, M&S Food showcases British plums from J. Myatt & Co. in new Farm to Foodhall advert with chef Tom Kerridge, Marks and Spencer, Pablo Martinez, Plan A, Rochester farming, sustainability, Tom Kerridge, tree-ripened plums, UK farmers
(IN BRIEF) M&S Food has appointed A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd as its new primary wholesale partner for third-party branded products, strengthening its Reshape for Growth strategy. Under a multi-year agreement, Blakemore will deliver directly to M&S’s regional distribution network … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, Alex Freudmann, ambient supply, branded products, Carol Welch, chilled supply, family-owned business, food strategy, M&S Food, M&S Food partners with A.F. Blakemore to enhance wholesale supply and boost product availability for customers, Marks and Spencer, New M&S Food and A.F. Blakemore collaboration strengthens Reshape for Growth strategy with seven-day delivery network, premium brands, product availability, Reshape for Growth, retail distribution, supply chain efficiency, UK retail, wholesale partner
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has sold ScottishPower’s smart metering subsidiary, SP Smart Meter Assets Limited, to Macquarie Group in a £900 million deal covering 2.9 million devices. The move supports Iberdrola’s strategy to concentrate investment in regulated networks and renewable generation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged asset rotation plan, CO₂ reduction, decarbonization, distribution networks, Electricity North West, ENW, Iberdrola, Iberdrola strengthens focus on regulated networks with £900 million UK smart meter divestment to Macquarie, Macquarie acquires ScottishPower smart metering unit from Iberdrola as Group channels £24 billion into UK networks and renewables, Macquarie Group, regulated networks, renewable generation, ScottishPower, smart meters, SP Smart Meter Assets Limited, SPSMAL, transmission networks, UK energy market, UK investments
(IN BRIEF) EE has become the first mobile operator in the world to launch Advanced RAN Coordination (ARC) technology, a network upgrade that boosts 5G performance by allowing mobile sites to pair and share capacity. Already live in Manchester and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G coverage expansion, 5G standalone, 5GSA, Advanced RAN Coordination, Advanced RAN Coordination and wider 5G rollout position EE as UK leader in mobile connectivity innovation, Apple, ARC technology, Belfast, BT Group, Cardiff, Edinburgh, EE, Ericsson, Glasgow, Google, Greg McCall, honor, Leeds, Lenovo, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Microsoft, mobile connectivity, mobile networks, Newcastle, Samsung, Sheffield, Sunderland, UK telecom
(IN BRIEF) Thales and HII have successfully completed field trials integrating the Thales SAMDIS 600 sonar with the HII REMUS 620 unmanned underwater vehicle at HII’s Pocasset facility in Massachusetts. The joint effort demonstrated advanced mine detection, classification, and seabed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Duane Fotheringham, HII, mine detection, NATO, naval defense technology, partnership, Paul Armstrong, REMUS 620, SAMDIS 600, sonar integration, subsea imaging, synthetic aperture sonar, Thales, undersea security, unmanned underwater vehicle, UUV
(IN BRIEF) Pearson and Salesforce have signed a multi-year global agreement making Pearson VUE the exclusive provider of Salesforce certification exams. The collaboration offers professionals a simplified certification pathway with 80 exam options and flexible delivery formats, including online, test … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI CRM, digital transformation, Dr. Gary Gates, global skills strategy, IT certification, OnVUE, partnership, Pearson, Pearson 2025 Value of IT Certification Candidate Report, Pearson VUE, professional growth, Salesforce, Salesforce certification, Sanjeev Balakrishnan, testing centers, workforce development
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