Flylogix leverages unmanned drones to measure methane offshore Investment will spur crossover into renewables industry and entry to new geographies Technology plays critical role in helping bp to reduce its operational methane emissions (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — bp (LON: … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Amati Global Investors, artificial-intelligence, biodiversity, BP Ventures, Charles Tavner, David Hayes, Drones, equity investment, Flylogix, investment, methane, methane detection, methane sensor technology, offshore sites, renewable energy, satellite communications, SeekOps, UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle, wind turbine blade inspections
(PRESS RELEASE) EXETER, 15-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Exeter, a public research university in Exeter, Devon, South West England, United Kingdom, has announced that its researchers have received £10 million in funding to investigate and tackle biodiversity loss in … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, biodiversity loss, biodiversity renewal, environmental challenges, farmland, National Trust, natural environment, Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, Professor Kevin Gaston, Professor Rosie Hails, Professor Sir Duncan Wingham, RENEW, University of Exeter, wetlands, woodlands
(PRESS RELEASE) LAUSANNE, 9-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Nestlé (SWX: NESN), a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate and the world’s largest food & beverage company, has announced the establishment of a new research institute called Nestlé Institute of Agricultural … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Industrial, Investment, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged agricultural raw materials, agricultural systems science, agricultural technologies, agricultural value chain, biodiversity, carbon footprint, Christoph Meier, dairy livestock, farmers, Isabelle Bureau-Franz, Jeroen Dijkman, Melanie Kohli, Nescafé Plan, Nestlé, Nestlé Cocoa Plan, Nestlé Institute of Agricultural Sciences, net zero, novel agricultural science, plant science, regenerative food system, soil health, Stefan Palzer
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced the issuance of its second green bond the proceeds of which will be directed towards … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, News, Sweden
Tagged biodiversity, circular economy, climate change, finance green loans, green bond, Green Bonds, Hans Beyer, SEB
(PRESS RELEASE) VIBY, Denmark, 10-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Arla Foods, a Danish multinational cooperative and Scandinavia’s largest producer of dairy products, has announced the release of its new survey, conducted by YouGov, of more than 8,000 consumers in the UK, … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Environment, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Animal Welfare, Arla Foods, biodiversity, carbon footprint, consumers, food production, hidden hunger, Lea Brader, micronutrient deficiency, Nutrition, nutrition blind, nutritionist, Obesity, overweight, packaging, Professor Judy Buttriss, survey, sustainable diets, unseen health issue, World Health Organization, YouGov
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 29-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced the launch of its largest photovoltaic solar power plant in France. Located just northeast of Gien (Loiret), the solar farm boasts … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged biodiversity, electricity, energy transition, Gien, Loiret, photovoltaic panels, photovoltaic project, photovoltaic solar power plant, renewable energies, renewable energy, solar farm, Thierry Muller, TotalEnergies
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 19-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, announces the signing of agreement with the Government of Suriname, to support its national strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by preserving forests … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Government, Management, News
Tagged biodiversity, carbon credit, carbon neutrality, Christine Healy, CO2, forest ecosystems, Government of Suriname, greenhouse gas emissions, HFLD countries, High Forest Low Deforestation, net zero, Paris Agreement, preserving forests, REDD+ strategy, Silvano Tjong-Ahin, Suriname, TotalEnergies, UNFCCC
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced new partnerships with Australian carbon developers AgriProve, a pioneer in agricultural soil carbon sequestration, and Corporate Carbon, one of the leading … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, News
Tagged ACCUs, Adrien Henry, agriculture, AgriProve, Australia, Australian Carbon Credit Units, biodiversity, carbon sinks, CO2 emission, Corporate Carbon, farming, greenhouse gas emissions, International Savanna Fire Management Initiative, ISFMI, savanna fires, soil carbon sinks, TotalEnergies
Wienerberger Sustainability Program 2023 contains ambitious goals focusing on decarbonization, circular economy and biodiversity Award in the category “Large companies and organizations” Fifth ASRA Award in a row confirms rigorous sustainability strategy (PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 16-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged ASRA, ASRA Award, Austrian Sustainability Reporting Award, biodiversity, Biodiversity Program, ceramic products, circular economy, climate change, decarbonization, facades, Heimo Scheuch, insect hotels, nesting boxes, roofs, sustainability, sustainability reports., sustainability strategy, Wienerberger, Wienerberger Group, Wienerberger Sustainability Report
Group-wide Biodiversity Program as an important component of Wienerberger’s Sustainability Program 2023 Catalogue of measures developed in cooperation with external experts (PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 25-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger Group, the world’s largest producer of bricks and the market leader … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 23-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel and the 4th most sustainable company in the world, has announced its Capital Markets Day 2021 held as a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged biodiversity, Capital Markets Day 2021, chemicals, circular bioeconomy, circular solutions, Climate, climate ambitions, human rights, Neste, Peter Vanacker, polymers, Porvoo, raw materials, renewable aviation, Renewable Chemicals, renewable diesel, Renewable Polymers, Renewable Products, Renewable Road Transportation, renewable solutions, SAF, supply chain, Susanna Sieppi, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable refinery
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara (OTCMKTS: YARIY), global crop nutrition leader, has announced that its EVP Communications & Procurement Pablo Barrera will assume the role of Executive Director of social venture IMAGINE. At IMAGINE Food Collective he … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, FOOD, Food Collective, Food Value Chain, IMAGINE, IMAGINE Food Collective, Jeff Seabright, Kees Kruythoff, Pablo Barrera, Paul Polman, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Svein Tore Holsether, Valerie Keller, Yara, Yara Group
(PRESS RELEASE) GOODWOOD, UK, 20-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — British luxury automobile maker, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars announces the appointment of Poppy Liddle from Selsey as its first‑ever Junior Beekeeper at the Goodwood Apiary. Appointment follows story in the Chichester Observer concerning the theft … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, News, United Kingdom
Tagged apiary, apicultural training, appointment, beehive, beekeepers, beekeeping, beekeeping community, Bees, biodiversity, Chichester Observer, climate change, Dubai, environmental conservation, food production, Goodwood Apiary, honey, Junior Beekeeper, Poppy Liddle, Richard Carter, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Ghost, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Rolls-Royce of Honey, Selsey, volunteer beekeepers, World Bee Day
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) STOCKHOLM, 26-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall aims to actively participate in the development of new methods and guidance to protect and restore nature based on science by joining the initiative Science Based Targets Network Corporate Engagement Program. Since … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Science, Sweden
Tagged biodiversity, Climate, climate change, climate science, Emission Reduction, environmental responsibility, Helle Herk-Hansen, Henrik Svensson, initiative, Kering, L´Oreal, Net Positive Impact, NGOs, protect nature, restore nature, SBTi, SBTN, Science Based Targets, Science Based Targets initiative, Science Based Targets Network Corporate Engagement Program, the Coca-Cola Company, Unilever, value chain, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 16-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Total announces partnership with Forêt Ressources Management and Republic of the Congo for a new project which involves planting a 40,000-hectare forest on the Batéké Plateaux. The new forest will create a carbon … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Management, News
Tagged Acacia mangium, Adrien Henry, agricultural production, agroforestery, auriculiformis trees, Batéké Plateaux, Bernard Cassagne, biodiversity, Brazzaville, carbon sink, CCB standard, Climate, forest, Forêt Ressources Management, Kinshasa, natural carbon sinks, Nicolas Terraz, PRONAR, Republic of the Congo, Rosalie Matondo, sustainable wood energy, Total, VCS, Verified Carbon Standard
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 15-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French international banking group BNP Paribas announces that it has taken steps to help fight deforestation in the Amazon and the Cerrado. Beef and soybean production in Brazil accelerates deforestation in the Amazon … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, France, News
Tagged agricultural sector in Brazil, Animal Welfare, Antoine Sire, asset management, Beef production in Brazil, biodiversity, BNP Paribas, Cerrado Manifesto, deforestation, fight against deforestation, financial institutions, financial services, forest fires, livestock farmers, positive social impact, soybean production in Brazil, sustainable production, the Amazon, the Cerrado, traceability, traceability criteria
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 2-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone announces that a project run by the Vodacom Tanzania Foundation and the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) plans to improve the lives of around 12 million people in Tanzania (20% of the population) … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, News, Non Profit, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, conservation initiative, desertification, Dodoma Region, droughts, ecosystem, global warming, Ismani Nsamila, reforestation, reforestation programme, Tanzania, Vodacom Tanzania Foundation, World Wildlife Foundation, WWF, ‘Greening Dodoma’
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 29-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola to promote ESG criteria to its more than 22,000 suppliers worldwide, from which it makes purchases worth 20 billion euros a year. ESG criteria -environmental, social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, environmental, environmental sustainability, ESG criteria, GoSupply, Governance, greenhouse gas emissions, health standards, human rights, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, Safety Standards, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 7, social, suppliers, supply chain, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 5-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — SUEZ and FERMENTALG, a key French player and expert in the research and bio industrial exploitation of micro-algae, strengthen their cooperation following a five-year partnership, and to address the growing climate emergency through … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, France, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged air purifier, algae photobioreactors, Animal Health, atmospheric pollution, biocontrol, biodiversity, biomimicry, bioproducts, capturing CO2, carbon sink, circular economy, circular loops, climate emergency, CO2 capture, CO2 emissions, Combin’Air, Diane Galbe, FERMENTALG, global warming, joint venture, micro-algae, microalgae strains, nitrogen dioxide, NOx, Nutrition, Paris Agreement, Philippe Lavielle, PM10, PM2.5, preservation of soils, recovery of CO2 in bioproducts, SUEZ
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 18-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy company Fortum announces new biodiversity targets for its entire Group, including Uniper. Fortum commits to implementing more than 12 major voluntary measures that enhance biodiversity in 2021. The biodiversity target was announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Båtfors nature reserve, biodiversity, biodiversity crisis, biodiversity targets, carbon-neutral company, Climate, climate targets, ecosystems, energy production, environmental targets, fish migration, Fortum, hydropower, IUCN, oak trees, River Dalälven, sustainability, Ulla Rehell, Uniper, Uppland Foundation, wind power, woodpeckers
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON/ROTTERDAM, 18-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Multinational consumer goods company, Unilever announces new annual global sales target of €1 billion within the next five to seven years, from plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. The launch of The Vegetarian Butcher … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Ben & Jerry, Ben & Jerry’s, Best Vegan Ice Cream, biodiversity, Burger King, children’s ice creams, Coconutterly Caramel’d Dairy-free, compostable, dairy alternatives, deforestation-free supply chain, EAT-Lancet, food loss, food waste, global food chain, global food system, greenhouse emissions, Hanneke Faber, healthier diets, Hellmann’s, Hellmann’s Vegan Mayo, ice cream, Jessica Fanzo, Johns Hopkins University, Knorr, Lipton, Liz Goodwin, Magnum, net-zero emissions, plant-based foods, plant-based meat, Plant-Based Nuggets, Plant-Based Whopper, recyclable, reduce salt intake, reducing food waste, sustainable food, sustainable food packaging, The Vegetarian Butcher, Unilever, Unilever’s ‘Future Foods’ ambition, vegan alternatives, vegan Magnum, Wageningen University, Wall’s
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) announces an exclusive reforestation sponsorship in The Atlantic Forest initiative in Brazil. The targeted, sustainable reforestation project will see 1 million trees planted to transform a barren farmland back … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Insurance, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged 1.5°C Pledge, 2020 UN Global Biodiversity Outlook 5, addressing climate change, Alison Martin, Atlantic Forest initiative, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, Brazil, Brazilian rainforest, Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, climate change, conservation, Covid-19 pandemic, curbing climate change, deforestation, ecological conservation, healthy ecosystems, Healthy forests, Instituto Terra, insurance policies, insurer, Lélia, Minas Gerais, monoculture plantations, preventing future pandemics, rainforest, reforestation, reforestation project, reforestation sponsorship, restore biodiversity, Rimba Raya, Sebastião Salgado, tree planting, UN Business Ambition, Zurich, Zurich Insurance Group, ‘green deserts’
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The UN IPBES’ 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services is another one in a long line of warnings about the state of our planet. It should be clear that we … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, News, Non Profit, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, Biodiversity Report, climate change, David Korowicz, economy, Environment, Geneva Global Initiative, George Lehner, government, mitigation efforts, nature conservation, resilience, sustainability, sustainable goals, UN IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report
The company’s presence was renewed following the second half 2018 review The Group’s subsidiaries Endesa, Enel Américas and Enel Chile were also confirmed in the latest edition of the index ROME, 13-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”) has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management
Tagged anticorruption, biodiversity, conservation, Enel S.p.A., environmental, ESG, FTSE4GOOD, Governance, labour, safety, social, sustainability, waste
SWINDON, 12-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — NERC would like to congratulate colleagues and members of the environmental science community who have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours list 2018. This year’s recipients were honoured for their vital work across a … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity, Dr Phil Trathan, floods, geomagnetism, Maureen Smith, meteorology, Natural Environment Research Council, NERC, Paul Hayden, pollution, Professor Helen Roy, Professor Kathryn Whaler, Professor Richard Thompson, Professor Stephen Sparks, Queen's New Year honours list 2018, the British Antarctic Survey, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Plymouth, volcanology
LEICESTER, 23-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Universities of Leicester and East Anglia lead research to identify biodiversity through satellite data Earth Observation technology can map human settlements to predict where monkey populations have declined through hunting ‘High-throughput DNA sequencing’ can tell … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new financial instruments that aim to encourage greater private sector involvement in schemes that contribute to the twin climate priorities of reducing energy use and conserving natural capital, especially biodiversity, in Europe will be later … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management
Tagged biodiversity, Climate, EIB, ENERGY, European Commission, financial instruments, Jonathan Taylor, Miguel Arias Cañete
WatchFrog and Veolia will industrialize their testing process to detect the presence of endocrine disruptors in wastewater treatment plants. Paris, France, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — WatchFrog, a spin-off of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, has developed smart biosensors to rapidly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged ActifloCarb, biodiversity, emerging micro pollutants, endocrine disruptors, National Museum of Natural History in Paris, Sandrine Guendoul, smart biosensors, Stéphane Galfré, tertiary wastewater treatment technologies, testing process, Veolia, wastewater, wastewater treatment plants, WatchFrog
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today proposed new legislation to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species. There are currently over 12 000 species present in Europe which are alien to the natural environment. About 15% of these … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged Asian hornet, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, coypu, grey squirrels, invasive alien species, invasive species, Janez Potočnik, Joe Hennon, Monica Westeren, natural environment, outcompeting red squirrels, problematic invasive species, protect biodiversity, tiger mosquito
6-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study. Researchers led by the University of Leeds and the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in the Netherlands found evidence … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bee, bee Andrena hattorfiana, Bees, Bill Kunin, biodiversity, bumblebee biodiversity, Dr Luisa Carvalheiro, hoverflies, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, pollinating insects, Professor Koos Biesmeijer, study, University of Leeds, wild flower biodiversity, wild plants
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