(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) 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) Amey has launched its Nature Positive Strategy, setting out a new framework to embed biodiversity and ecological resilience into the design, delivery, and maintenance of infrastructure projects. The initiative supports the UK’s national priorities on sustainability and reflects … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amey, biodiversity, climate resilience, decarbonisation, ecological resilience, Emily Davies, ESG, Nature Positive Business Pledge, Nature Positive Strategy, partnership, Rebuilding Nature, Supply Chain Sustainability School, sustainability, UK infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Skanska has divested an elderly care home project in Falun, Sweden, to Northern Horizon for about SEK 330M. Developed for Falu Municipality, the facility in Haraldsbo will provide 80 senior units with a focus on dementia care, alongside … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, dementia care, district heating, elderly care home, Energy Class B, Falu Municipality, Falun, Haraldsbo, LEED Gold, Northern Horizon, partnership, property divestment, SÄBO, SEK 330M, Skanska, social infrastructure, solar panels, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Stockholm University is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal National City Park with a photography exhibition by Henrik Ekman and a series of guided walks highlighting the park’s cultural and ecological heritage. The exhibition, running from 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged art and nature, biodiversity, Djurgården, Fjäderholmarna, Frescati, Gärdet, guided walks, Hagaparken, Henrik Ekman, National City Park 30th anniversary, nature photography exhibition, Royal National City Park, Stockholm University, Student House Frescati, sustainability, Ulriksdal
(IN BRIEF) GEA has broken ground on an €80 million freeze‑drying system production center in Elsdorf, Germany, following partial approval in July 2025. Covering 40,000 m², the “Factory of the Future” allows early‑stage assembly of critical product chambers and freeze‑dryers while construction continues. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, early access assembly, Factory of the Future, freeze‑drying systems, GEA, green roofs, Hürth relocation, lyophilization, pharmaceutical technology center, Photovoltaic, product chambers, warehouse management, waste‑heat recycling
(IN BRIEF) During their July meetings, the EIB and EIF boards approved a combined €15.5 billion in fresh financing: €14.5 billion from the EIB and €1 billion from the EIF. Key priorities include the launch of a €40 billion Water Resilience Programme to improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, biodiversity, clean energy, EIB Group Water Resilience Programme, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, infrastructure funds, Nadia Calviño, Palestine program, partnership, pharmaceutical innovation, Photovoltaic, private equity, rail investment, security and defence financing, sustainability, transport connectivity, venture capital, wastewater networks, water resilience, Western Balkans, €15.5 billion
(IN BRIEF) Carbon2Nature (an Iberdrola Group company) and MERLIN Properties have launched the MERLIN Forest, a 200-hectare reforestation project in Salamanca’s Serradilla del Llano, adjacent to Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park. Over 300,000 native trees will restore a fire-ravaged … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain
Tagged biodiversity, Carbon2Nature, CO₂ capture, ecosystem restoration, Iberdrola, Las Batuecas-Sierra de Francia Natural Park, MERLIN Forest, MERLIN Properties, Ministry for Ecological Transition, native trees, Nature-based solutions, real estate sector, reforestation, rural employment, Salamanca, Serradilla del Llano, soil health, sustainability, water conservation
(IN BRIEF) CitySoundscapes, led by TUM and LMU Munich with multiple partners, has launched guided soundwalks in three Munich neighborhoods. Participants traverse 1.5 km routes, recording their reactions to diverse urban sounds—positive, neutral, or negative—via questionnaires or an app. Data … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Au, biodiversity, Biotopia Lab, BUND Naturschutz, CitySoundscapes, cortisol sampling, FEdA initiative, Federal Ministry of Researc, Green City e.V., Harlaching, Leonie Schulz, LMU Munich, mental health, Michaela Coenen, Neuperlach, partnership, Public participation, soundwalks, Technical University of Munich, TU Berlin, TUM, urban soundscape
(IN BRIEF) SOILRES is a pioneering Horizon Europe initiative that brings together leading scientists, farmers, and innovators across six diverse European regions to co-design and field-test biodiversity-based farming practices—such as cover crops, microbial biostimulants, compost, biochar and digital tools—that restore … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Science, Technology
Tagged Aarhus University, Africa and Latin America, agricultural scientists, AGROBIOMICS, agroecology, agronomists, AgroParisTech, Ángela Muñiz, Azienda Agricola La Petrosa, biochar, biochar-coated seeds, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, biostimulants, boreal soils, circular economy, climate resilience, climate resilience in agriculture, compost, compost teas, conventional farming, cover crops, crop resilience, Csoroszlya Farm, declining soil fertility, demonstration farms, digital tools, drone data, Drones, drought, drought mitigation, enhanced soil fertility, environmental impact, EU Green Deal, EU Soil Mission, Europe's soils, European Consortium, European Delegation for Family Farming in Asia, Farm to Fork Strategy, farmer-led innovation, farmers, field trials, Food and Environment, future-proof farming, Galician Enterprise-University Foundation, green manures, Horizon Europe, Horizon Europe programme, how to produce food sustainably in the face of climate extremes, Institute for Food Studies & Agro Industrial Development, Knowledge Exchange, LG Italia, low productivity, map soil health, microbial biostimulants, minimum tillage, MOM, multi-actor approach, National Agricultural Research Center of Jordan, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Natural Resources Institute of Finland, novel composts, nutrient cycling, nutrient leaching, Organic Farming, policy impact, real-time soil health monitoring, reduce fertiliser dependency, reduce nitrogen leaching, reduce the environmental impact of farming, regenerate soil health, Regenerative Agriculture, regenerative farming, Renewable Energy Consortium for Research and Demonstration, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture in Hungary, restore soil health, root-microbiota interaction, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, satellite, School of Agriculture and Quinta da Cholda, Soil Degradation, soil health, Soil Health and Crop Resilience, soil mapping, SOILRES, SOILRES project, strengthen crop resilience, strip tillage, strip-cropping techniques, Sustainable Development Goals, sustainable farming, technology-driven SMEs, the Catholic University of Louvain, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, the Soil Mission A Soil Deal for Europe, the University of Naples Federico II, University College Cork, weed control, weed pressure
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has made significant strides toward its climate goals, cutting its operational carbon footprint by 25% in 2024—far exceeding its annual reduction target. Through a wide array of global offset projects, the company neutralized 80% of its footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 carbon footprint, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon offset, climate change, Corporate GHG Compensation Strategy, deforestation, Envira Amazonia, environmental strategy, forest management, Germany, GHG reduction, Italy, MAPFRE, Mexico, net zero, PERU, PORTUGAL, Puerto Rico, Regenerative Agriculture, Serra do Caramulo, Spain, sustainability, Turkey, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, through EIB Global and in collaboration with the Government of Luxembourg, is investing €5 million via the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform into the Outrigger Impact Fund I, a new initiative focused on supporting Small … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity, blue economy, climate finance, climate resilience, ecotourism, EIB Global, EU Global Gateway, European Investment Bank, Gilles Roth, greenhouse gas reduction, Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform, marine conservation, Nature-based solutions, Nice, ocean investment, offshore renewables, Outrigger Impact Fund I, partnership, plastic pollution, Serge Wilmes, Simon Dent, Small Island Developing States, sustainability, sustainable aquaculture, sustainable development, UN Ocean Conference
(IN BRIEF) In celebration of World Environment Day, CERN has announced its updated environmental objectives for 2030, reflecting its ongoing commitment to sustainable research. These new goals focus on nine key environmental areas, including energy, emissions reduction, water management, biodiversity, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, CERN, CO₂ reduction, energy consumption, environmental objectives, environmental protection, greenhouse gas emissions, Large Hadron Collider, noise control, Radioactive waste, scientific research, sustainability, waste recovery, water management, World Environment Day
(IN BRIEF) Centrica Business Solutions has partnered with Carpenter Ltd to decarbonise its Glossop manufacturing site by installing a 1MW solar array on a previously unusable steep bank. The solar farm, set to generate 1,025 MWh annually, will cover 15% … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, biodiversity net gain, carbon reduction, Carpenter Ltd, Centrica Business Solutions, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental impact, Glossop, green electricity, Green Energy, operational cost savings, partnership, Push Power, renewable energy, solar array, solar energy, solar installation, sustainability, sustainable business solutions, UK
(IN BRIEF) IKEA, alongside the European Forest Institute and Preferred by Nature, has launched a research project to improve forest management and enhance biodiversity. Starting with IKEA’s forests in Latvia, the project will test climate-smart forestry methods and explore how … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Retail, Science, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, climate change, climate resilience, climate-smart forestry, ecosystem preservation, ecosystem services, European Forest Institute, forest certification, forest management, forestry innovation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Inter IKEA Group, Latvia, partnership, Preferred by Nature, responsible forestry, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable practices, wood sourcing
(IN BRIEF) As part of its commitment to sustainability, Aviva encourages homeowners to consider climate-resilient materials for their gardens, particularly in light of the risks associated with impermeable surfaces like artificial grass. Research commissioned by Aviva shows that many homeowners … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged artificial grass, Aviva, biodiversity, British Rainforest Garden, climate resilience, flood risk, green space, landscaping, Nature-based solutions, partnership, permeable materials, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sustainability, sustainable gardening, Sustainable Homes, urban flooding, water management, wildlife
(IN BRIEF) Ramboll has acquired UK-based consultancy Temple, adding 150 employees to its workforce and significantly expanding its capabilities in environmental and sustainability services. The acquisition strengthens Ramboll’s expertise in biodiversity, impact assessments, and sustainability, supporting its long-term goals and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, arboriculture, Barking Riverside, biodiversity, biodiversity advisory, East West Rail, environmental consultancy, High Speed 2, i3 Solutions, impact assessments, Jersey Hospital, K2 Management, Mark Skelton, Mark Southwood, Philippa Spence, Ramboll, River Thames Scheme, Southwood Foundation, sustainability, Temple, UK
(IN BRIEF) KfW’s 2024 international business performance shows a stable level of EUR 34.2 billion, with a continued focus on climate protection, biodiversity, and geostrategic objectives. Through its subsidiaries, KfW supports projects aligned with Germany and Europe’s economic and geopolitical … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, Christiane Laibach, climate financing, development, emerging economies, energy security, Environment, EU, Germany, Global Gateway, high-risk markets, international financing, investment, KfW, partnership, raw material security, sustainable development, sustainabulity
(IN BRIEF) CapMan has appointed Jyri Hietala as Managing Partner of CapMan Natural Capital, joining Tapani Pahkasalo as Co-Managing Partner. Jyri will lead the Natural Capital investment area, driving the company’s growth in sustainable forestry and natural sites. The transition … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, biodiversity, CapMan, CapMan growth strategy, CapMan Natural Capital, Climate, Dasos Capital, forest carbon sinks, forestry investments, Jyri Hietala, leadership, leadership transition, management changes, natural sites, Olli Haltia, sustainability, sustainable investments, Tapani Pahkasalo
(IN BRIEF) A new research publication underscores the importance of social learning and animal culture in conservation, revealing how a wide range of species, from whales to insects, learn and pass on behaviors such as tool use and foraging. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged animal culture, biodiversity, chimpanzees, conservation, conservation management, cultural rescue, Endangered Species, human-animal interactions, MIGRATION, Philippa Brakes, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, social learning, sperm whales, UN Environment Programme, University of Exeter, wildlife conservation
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