(IN BRIEF) Professor Chrissie Thirlwell, Head of the University of Bristol Medical School and Medical Oncologist, will compete in the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim on 24 August, marking the final leg of her 20-year “crossing continents” swimming series. The 6.5km race … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alcatraz duathlon, Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim, Bristol Medical School, Chrissie Thirlwell, endurance sports, English Channel, fundraising, health and wellbeing, Kirsty Widdowson, leadership, Marfan Trust, medical oncologist, open-water swimming, Strait of Gibraltar, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched Signature Select Global Income Plus, a new multi-sector credit fund under its VCC structure in collaboration with PIMCO as sub-investment manager. The fund spans high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, and bank loans, aiming to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged accredited investors, alternatives, Bahrain, bank loans, emerging market debt, equity, Fixed Income, high yield bonds, Hong Kong, multi asset, multi-sector credit fund, partnership, PIMCO, private banking, professional investors, Signature Select Global Income Plus, Singapore, Standard Chartered, Sumeet Bhambri, UAE, VCC, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) A study by the University of Warwick and Bielefeld University has tracked more than two hundred young adults over four weeks, collecting 28,000 mood reports through daily smartphone prompts. The research, published in Nature Scientific Reports, shows that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adenosine receptors, Anu Realo, anxiety, Bielefeld University, caffeine, coffee, depression, dopamine, Justin Hachenberger, mental health, mood, Sakari Lemola, Scientific Reports, sleep problems, tea, University of Warwick, Young Adults
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has been awarded an A score in the 2024 CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment for its leadership in sustainable procurement and climate action. The evaluation recognizes companies that set high standards in governance, Scope 3 emissions management, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, Awards, Bernard Arrateig, CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment, Climate Action, EcoVadis Platinum, ESG, fiber-based specialty materials, leadership, net-zero targets, SBTi, Scope 3 emissions, SEA score, sustainability, sustainability leadership, sustainable procurement
(IN BRIEF) Permobil has named Todd Walling as President of Permobil Americas, adding to his current responsibilities as Senior Vice President of Sales and bringing him onto the global leadership team. With nearly 20 years at Permobil, Walling has played … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, assistive technology, Chuck Witkowski, Comfort Company, disability innovation, leadership, leadership appointment, Mobility Solutions, Nashville, partnership, Permobil, Permobil Americas, rehabilitation technology, ROHO, The MED Group, TiLite, Todd Walling
(IN BRIEF) LEGO Group and TIME have partnered to launch the first-ever Girls of the Year list, celebrating 10 extraordinary young leaders aged 12 to 17 who are driving change and inspiring their communities across the globe. Part of LEGO’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Denmark, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, Clara Proksch, Coco Yoshizawa, Dayana Sarkisova, Defne Özcan, diversity in building, empowerment, female role models, gender equality, Girls of the Year, global changemakers, INNOVATION, Ivanna Richards, Jessica Sibley, Julia Goldin, Kornelia Wieczorek, leadership, LEGO Group, Naomi S. DeBerry, partnership, Rebecca Young, Rutendo Shadaya, She Built That campaign, STEM, TIME, Valerie Chiu, youth leadership, Zoé Clauzure
(IN BRIEF) Swisscom has welcomed 194 new apprentices and degree students into its training programmes while celebrating the successful graduation of 222 others. Covering six vocational disciplines and an IT bachelor’s degree with integrated practice, the programmes allow participants to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged apprenticeship pass rate, Apprenticeships, assembly electricians, cablex, Commercial Education, degree programmes, Digital Business Developer, digital skills development, Federal VET Diploma, Interactive Media Design, IT bachelor’s degree, Mediamatics, modular training model, network electricians, next generation, Retailing Specialist, Stefanie Gansterer, Swisscom, telecommunications training, vocational training, Youth employment
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank is partnering with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society’s PLANT initiative to restore the 24-acre Budunwela forest corridor in Sri Lanka, a vital route for elephants and other wildlife. Running from September 2024 to August 2025, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity monitoring, Budunwela forest corridor, camera traps, community-led conservation, CSR initiative, Deutsche Bank, elephant migration, Enoka Kudavidanage, environmental sustainability, Forest restoration, golden palm civets, habitat connectivity, human-wildlife conflict prevention, leopards, native species planting, Niranjan C. Figurado, pangolins, partnership, PLANT initiative, reforestation, Sri Lanka, sustainability, Wildlife and Nature Protection Society
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank Singapore has been featured in SG Enable’s Inclusive Hiring, Stronger Businesses guide as a model for disability-inclusive employment. The national playbook highlights the bank’s Neurodiversity@Work programme, which creates roles for neurodivergent individuals by aligning their strengths … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology
Tagged ADHD inclusion, autism inclusion, Chandra Mallika, dbEnable, Deutsche Bank Singapore, disability inclusion, dyslexia inclusion, Employee Resource Group, Enabling Mark initiative, financial services diversity, inclusive hiring, Inclusive Hiring Stronger Businesses, Neurodiversity, Neurodiversity@Work, partnership, Platinum Enabling Mark, SG Enable, Singapore inclusion programmes, workplace accessibility
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank China has fully implemented SAFE’s “1+6” foreign currency cross-border liberalisation framework at its branches in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou, becoming the first EU bank to do so. The new system unifies and streamlines regulations, allowing eligible … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 1+6 foreign currency policy framework, Carl Zeiss Shanghai, China financial market opening, cross-border payments, Deutsche Bank China, electronic documentation platform, EU-China trade, fintech risk monitoring, foreign currency liberalisation, foreign exchange conversions, liquidity management, multinational corporations, partnership, regulatory compliance, Rose Zhu, safe, treasury efficiency
(IN BRIEF) EDF has demolished eight cooling towers at Cottam power station in Nottinghamshire, setting a Guinness World Record for the largest number of cooling towers taken down at once. The 114-metre structures, part of the coal-fired plant that operated … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Brown & Mason, coal-fired power station, cooling towers demolition, Cottam power station, decommissioning, EDF, Guinness World Record, Kieran Green, leadership, local economy, national energy needs, Nottinghamshire, Rachael Glaving, renewable energy opportunities, site redevelopment, UK Energy, UK energy transition
(IN BRIEF) Scania has launched The Electric Journey: An Optimisation Road Show, a four-month, 20,000km tour across 13 European cities showcasing six different electric truck models for applications ranging from urban delivery to refuse collection. Starting in Denmark and concluding … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alexandra Österplan, battery optimisation, charging strategies, e-mobility, electric trucks, electric vehicle adoption, European roadshow, Fleet Electrification, hooklift trucks, partnership, refuse collection vehicles, Scania, sustainable transport, The Electric Journey, tipper trucks, tractor trucks, urban delivery trucks, Zero-Emission Transport
(IN BRIEF) Barclays’ Chief Executive of Private Bank and Wealth Management, Sasha Wiggins, has been named Chair of the UK’s new multi-year retail investment campaign, launched under the Leeds Reforms to boost retail investing and make the UK a top … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Barclays, capital markets, FCA, financial education, financial inclusion, G7 investing trends, HM Treasury, Investment Association, investor confidence, leadership, Leeds Reforms, LifeSkills programme, Money and Pensions Service, National Numeracy, retail investment campaign, Sasha Wiggins, share ownership decline, UK investing culture, UK savings
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has expanded its partnership with Bass Tool, making the Houston-based company a Value Added Reseller and Authorized Service Partner for its full range of metrology solutions in South Texas and Southern Louisiana. The partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged aerospace manufacturing, Bass Tool, CMM technology, contract inspection services, Coordinate Measuring Machine, handheld scanners, Hexagon, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, industrial inspection, laser trackers, manufacturing growth, Mark Money, metrology software, metrology solutions, oil and gas, partnership, Paul Rogers, quality assurance, regional partnership, Semiconductor industry, South Texas manufacturing, Southern Louisiana manufacturing, tooling and inspection solutions
(IN BRIEF) BASF has completed the sale of Wintershall Dea’s international E&P operations, excluding Russia, to Harbour Energy plc ahead of schedule after securing all regulatory approvals. The $11.2 billion deal includes cash payments, Harbour shares, and the transfer of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2P reserves, BASF, carbon capture and storage, CCS licenses, Dawn Summers, Dirk Elvermann, E&P assets, Hamburg headquarters closure, Hans-Ulrich Engel, Harbour Energy, international energy transaction, Kassel headquarters closure, Larissa Janz, London Stock Exchange, Mario Mehren, oil and gas divestment, oil production, partnership, Paul Smith, Russia exit, SEFE Securing Energy for Europe, Stefan Schnell, sustainability, WIGA Transport Beteiligungs, Wintershall DEA
(IN BRIEF) BASF’s Glasurit 100 Line took centre stage at the 47th WorldSkills Competition in Lyon, where the company, as the exclusive global industry partner for the Car Painting skill, supported 23 finalists with premium automotive refinish products and expert … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3M, automotive refinish, Awards, BASF, car painting, Chris Titmarsh, David Hoey, eco-efficiency, Glasurit 100 Line, Hui-Shan Chen, Jason Scherer, Lara Kaufmann, leadership, Lyon, Refinity, Ronan Le Tutour, SATA, Shanghai 2026, skills development, sustainability, Vikash, vocational training, WorldSkills Competition, WorldSkills International, WorldSkills Museum, Yuto Hoshino
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom has launched its AI-phone (T Phone 3) and AI-tablet (T Tablet 2), both powered by the Perplexity Assistant to help users with everyday tasks such as scheduling, translation, travel planning, shopping, and entertainment recommendations. Available from … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged #GreenMagenta, AI Adoption, AI smartphone market, AI-phone, AI-tablet, Austria, Canalys, Claudia Nemat, CROATIA, Czechia, Deutsche Telekom, Dominique Leroy, Eco Rating, generative AI, Greece, Hungary, IDC, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, Magenta AI, Montenegro, NORTH MACEDONIA, Perplexity Assistant, Perplexity Pro, Picsart Pro, Poland, Slovakia, sustainability, T Phone 3, T Tablet 2, T-Pen stylus, TCL NXTPAPER
(IN BRIEF) Delivery Hero has launched its new “Last Stop” feature, giving riders the ability to choose the location of their final delivery to better align with their schedules. Already active for foodpanda riders in Hong Kong, Pakistan and Taiwan, … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Anastasiia Kokhanova, Berlin headquarters, Delivery Hero, delivery technology, Finland, foodora, foodpanda, fuel savings, Gergely M, global rollout, Hong Kong, Hungary, Last Stop feature, Norway, Pakistan, rider app, rider convenience, shift management, Taiwan
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank will provide Správa železnic with 27 months of advisory support for three major Czech railway PPP projects, including the Prague Airport rail link and high-speed connections in Moravia. Fully funded by the InvestEU Advisory … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Brno, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic transport strategy, EIB, EU transport strategy, European Investment Bank, European rail corridors, High-Speed Moravian Corridor, High-Speed Rail, InvestEU Advisory Hub, Jiří Svoboda, Kladno, Kyriacos Kakouris, Ostrava, PPP, Prague Airport rail link, Přerov, Public Private Partnership, railway modernization, Správa železnic, sustainable transport, TEN-T, Trans-European Transport Network, Václav Havel Airport
(IN BRIEF) Covestro is acquiring two HDI derivative production sites in Rayong, Thailand, and Freeport, USA, from Vencorex Holding SAS to expand its global aliphatics capabilities. The move strengthens the company’s Solutions & Specialties segment and supports its Sustainable Future … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Investment
Tagged adhesives, aliphatics production, Asia-Pacific, Christian Baier, Coatings and Adhesives, Covestro, DSM Resins & Functional Materials, Freeport, HDI derivatives, hexamethylene diisocyanate, materials manufacturing, North America, polyurethane Coatings, production capacity expansion, PTT Global Chemical, Rayong, sealants, specialty chemicals, Sustainable Future strategy, THAILAND, Thomas Roemer, USA, Vencorex
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