(IN BRIEF) M&S Princes Street is joining the Edinburgh Festival celebrations this August with a programme of in-store entertainment and local food showcases, while also spotlighting team member Michael Garden’s Fringe debut in the spy comedy You Have Failed Me … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged bagpipes, DJ sets, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Jon Cameron, Kayla Bennie, Kings Trust programme, live entertainment, local producers, M&S Princes Street, Marks & Start, Michael Garden, Scottish food, Taylors Snacks, The Space on The Mile, You Have Failed Me For The Last Time!
(IN BRIEF) Stadler has secured an order from Lokaltog A/S for ten more FLIRT Akku battery-powered trains, following an option in their 2024 contract. Entering service in 2029, the new units will replace Denmark’s aging IC2 trains and strengthen zero-emission … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Infrastructure & Utilities, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery-powered trains, Eastern Denmark rail, FLIRT Akku, green public transport, Guinness World Record train, IC2 replacement, Lars Wrist-Elkjær, Lokaltog A/S, Radosław Banach, Region Zealand, Stadler, Stadler Polska, sustainable mobility, TSI PRM standards, Zero-Emission Transport
(NEWS) PALO ALTO, CA, United States, 12-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — CommerceIQ, an AI-driven digital commerce platform supporting over 1,400 retailers worldwide, has unveiled new Europe-focused capabilities as part of its AllyAI suite to assist U.S. brands in the face of … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AI agents, AI optimization, AI-driven digital commerce platform, AllyAI, AllyAI Category Teammate, AllyAI Media Teammate, AllyAI Sales Teammate, Amazon Copilot, CommerceIQ, content performance, Daniel Shering, digital commerce, digital shelf, Digital Shelf Optimization, DSO, ecommerce management, Guru Hariharan, inventory management, media spend, real-world commerce data, retail media, Retail Media Management, retailers, RMM
(IN BRIEF) Danske Bank has finalised the rollout of its 2024-announced fossil fuels investment methodology across Danske Invest and Danica products, narrowing its fossil fuel investment universe from about 2,000 to 270 companies. The strategy prioritises firms with credible, data-backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged carbon performance, Climate Action Plan, Danica, Danske Bank, Danske Invest, Erik Eliasson, fossil fuels investment, green finance, management quality, Net-Zero Pathway Framework, net-zero transition, Paris Agreement alignment, partnership, portfolio adjustment, Responsible Investment Policy, sustainability, sustainable investments, Thomas Otbo, Transition Pathway Initiative
(IN BRIEF) DNB has named Rasmus Figenschou as its next CFO, effective 24 October, succeeding Ida Lerner, who is leaving for a role outside the Nordic region. Figenschou will be replaced as Group Executive Vice President of Corporate Banking Norway … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged appointment, Bergen, CFO appointment, Corporate Banking Norway, Corporate customers, DNB, executive leadership, financial services, Ida Lerner, internal promotions, Kjerstin Braathen, leadership, management changes, Marianne Wik Sætre, Nordic banking, Norway, Personal Banking, Rasmus Figenschou
(IN BRIEF) Talgo’s 230 train has received technical approval from the European Railway Agency and Germany’s Federal Railway Authority for commercial service in Germany and Denmark, paving the way for operations under Deutsche Bahn’s “ICE L” and DSB’s “EuroCity” brands. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Br 105 locomotive, cross-border rail, Danske Statsbaner, DB Infra Go, Deutsche Bahn, EBA, ERA, EuroCity, European rail approval, Flix, high-speed trains, ICE L, interoperability, modular train design, ÖBB Infra, partnership, ProRail, railway innovation, SBB, Spanish manufacturing, sustainable transport, TALGO, Talgo 230, TÜV SÜD Rail
(IN BRIEF) Gasum will supply only renewable bio-LNG to Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia, enabling the vessel’s daily Finland–Sweden route to run entirely on fossil-free fuel. The initiative, part of a collaboration with Stena Line to meet FuelEU Maritime compliance, allows Wasaline … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurora Botnia, Bio-LNG, bunkering services, carbon neutrality, EU regulation compliance, fossil-free shipping, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, greenhouse gas reduction, Jacob Granqvist, liquefied biogas, LNG, maritime decarbonization, partnership, Peter Ståhlberg, renewable fuel, Stena Line, sustainability, sustainable ferry operations, Umeå, Vaasa, Wasaline, waste-based biofuel
(IN BRIEF) Nokia and MX Fiber have launched a 1,800 km high-capacity optical backbone network in Southeastern Mexico to expand digital connectivity and support major economic projects, including the Interoceanic Corridor and Maya Train. Using Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1830 Photonic Service Switch, Campeche, Chiapas, data centers, Digital Inclusion, DWDM, economic growth, Flex-Grid, high-speed connectivity, industrial parks, Interoceanic Corridor, Javier Falcón, Maya Train, MX Fiber, Nestor Bergero, Nokia, optical backbone network, partnership, PSS, Quintana Roo, scalable network solutions, Southeastern Mexico, subsea transport hubs, Tabasco, Veracruz
(IN BRIEF) BESTSELLER has led a $20 million Series B1 funding round for Softwear Automation to speed up the development and scaling of its Sewbot technology for automated t-shirt production. Made through BESTSELLER’s Invest FWD platform, the investment also brings … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Denmark, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged apparel manufacturing automation, BESTSELLER, Dorte Rye Olsen, fashion industry transformation, Invest FWD, JACK & JONES, localised manufacturing, ONLY, Palaniswamy Raj Rajan, partnership, ready-made garment industry, recycling technologies, robotic garment production, Series B1 funding, Sewbots, Softwear Automation, sustainability, t-shirt production, Thomas Børglum Jensen, VERO MODA
(IN BRIEF) Sandoz has signed a 10-year virtual PPA with Elawan Energy to develop 150 MW of new solar capacity in Valladolid, Spain, expected to meet almost 90% of electricity demand for its European operations. This partnership is a key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biosimilar medicines, carbon footprint reduction, Castilla y León, clean energy, Climate Action, decarbonization, Elawan Energy, Europe, European operations, generic medicines, Glenn Gerecke, partnership, pharmaceutical industry sustainability, PPA, renewable energy, Sandoz, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, Valladolid, virtual power purchase agreement
(IN BRIEF) A University of Bristol-led study, published in Nature Food, has shown that reorganising the order of meals on a weekly set menu can cut diners’ carbon footprint by around one-third and reduce saturated fat intake, without altering recipes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Sim, Annika Flynn, behavioural insights, carbon footprint reduction, catering innovation, climate change, Jeffrey Brunstrom, menu design, Nature Food, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, plant-based meals, public health, Richard Martin, saturated fat reduction, SNEAK project, sustainability, sustainable food choices, Taro Takahashi, UKRI, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol will host a free animal careers advice drop-in session on Wednesday 13 August, from 2 to 4 pm at its Hartcliffe Micro-campus, inviting animal lovers in Withywood, Hartcliffe, and nearby areas to explore career … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged animal careers, animal industry training, Animal Welfare, Bristol A.R.C., Bristol Animal Rescue Centre, Bristol Paws Project, Bristol Veterinary School, career change opportunities, community event, free drop-in session, Hartcliffe, Hartcliffe Micro-campus, interactive activities, Langford Vets, partnership, pet care advice, Sheena Warman, University of Bristol, veterinary careers, veterinary education, Withywood
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Umeå University, together with international partners, have developed a novel framework that treats the world’s millions of lakes as a single composite “Über-lake,” enabling the discovery of emergent patterns that individual studies cannot capture. Using global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate change, climate feedback loops, Cristian Gudasz, Dominic Vachon, Earth system resilience, ecological stability, Ecology, environmental science, freshwater ecosystems, glaciated lakes, global lake models, high-performance computing, lake hypsography, Nature Water, partnership, shallow lakes, sustainability, Über-lake, Umeå University, Yves T Prairie
(IN BRIEF) The first section of Phase 2 of Bangalore’s metro expansion, the 19-kilometre Yellow Line with 16 stations, has officially opened, marking a major advancement in the city’s sustainable transport development. Backed by a EUR 340 million loan from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Agence Française de Développement, air quality improvement, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Bangalore metro, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, BMZ, CO2 reduction, economic growth, European Investment Bank, European railway industry, German railway industry, INDIA, integrated transport system, Japan International Cooperation Agency, KfW, multimodal transport, partnership, Phase 2 metro expansion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, public health benefits, sustainability, sustainable transport, urban mobility, Yellow Line
(IN BRIEF) Slovenská sporiteľňa has appointed Michaela Bauer as its next CEO, effective 1 March 2026, pending regulatory approval. Bauer brings over two decades of leadership experience from ČSOB and KBC Group, with expertise in banking operations, innovation, and digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, CEO Appointment, corporate banking, ČSOB, digital transformation, Erste Group, financial literacy, innovation in banking, KBC Group, leadership, leadership transition, Michaela Bauer, Peter Krutil, Retail Banking, Slovakia banking sector, Slovenská sporiteľňa, sustainable banking, University of Economics Prague, University of St. Gallen, women in technology
(IN BRIEF) The LEGO Group and Aardman Animations have partnered to launch a stop motion storytelling challenge for children via the LEGO Play app. The initiative features an Aardman-animated short introducing Boop, a clay alien who enters a LEGO world, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2026 launch, Aardman Animations, animation challenge, Boop, Build Your Own Boop, children’s creativity, clay animation, creative storytelling, family entertainment, LEGO builders, LEGO Group, LEGO Ideas, LEGO Ideas Wallace & Gromit set, LEGO Insiders Club, LEGO Play app, Magda Osinska, partnership, stop motion animation, storytelling challenge, Wallace & Gromit
(IN BRIEF) TUM student teams have taken first and second place at the EuroTeQaThon 2025 in Eindhoven for innovative projects addressing global and local challenges. First-place winners BioThermoBox designed a banana-fiber mobile cooler to help Ugandan farmers reduce crop spoilage, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agricultural technology, Awards, banana fiber cooler, biochar, BioThermoBox, BRIQ, carboniser, climate protection, Eindhoven, EuroTeQ Collider, EuroTeQaThon 2025, intercultural collaboration, leadership, Mobility for Offliners, senior citizen mobility, student innovation, sustainable agriculture, Technical University of Munich, Tukule Foundation, TUM, Uganda, UN Sustainable Development Goals
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured a $50 million, two-year extension to its maintenance services contract at Ampol’s Lytton refinery in Brisbane, Australia. The agreement includes maintenance management, technical services, brownfield modifications, and the introduction of Wood’s AI-powered maintAI platform to … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-powered maintenance, Ampol, Asia Pacific operations, Australia, Australian fuel production, Brisbane, brownfield modifications, crude oil processing, digital maintenance technology, energy security, Lytton refinery, maintAI, maintenance management, partnership, Ralph Ellis, refinery optimisation, technical services, Wood
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the University of Stirling, the University of Edinburgh, and University College London, has launched a national survey to explore how sustainability and environmental topics are addressed in Scotland’s education system. Building … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, Dr Claire Ramjan, education policy, Environmental Education, initial teacher education, Learning for Sustainability, LfS, partnership, Professor Lizzie Rushton, Scotland survey, Scottish Council of Deans of Education, Scottish education system, sustainability, sustainability in education, sustainable learning, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Stirling
(IN BRIEF) Novartis has reported landmark Phase III results showing that ianalumab significantly reduced disease activity in patients with Sjögren’s disease, meeting primary endpoints in both the NEPTUNUS-1 and NEPTUNUS-2 trials. The treatment, which combines B-cell depletion and BAFF-R inhibition, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged autoimmune disease, B cell depletion, BAFF-R inhibition, biopharmaceuticals, clinical trial results, ESSDAI, Fast Track Designation, ianalumab, immunology research, MorphoSys AG, NEPTUNUS-1, NEPTUNUS-2, Novartis, Shreeram Aradhye, Sjögren’s disease, systemic autoimmune disorder, targeted therapy, US FDA, VAY736
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