(IN BRIEF) VIVID has secured a £50 million loan from Barclays, the largest loan available under the National Wealth Fund’s (NWF) £1.3 billion social housing retrofit guarantee scheme. This will support the retrofit of over 2,000 homes, improving energy efficiency … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Barclays, carbon emissions, decarbonisation, energy efficiency, fuel poverty, heat pumps, housing providers, National Wealth Fund, National Wealth Fund guarantee scheme., partnership, renewable energy, retrofit guarantees, social housing retrofit, solar panels, sustainability, UK housing, VIVID, Warm Homes Plan, £50 million loan
(IN BRIEF) The “Best CO2 Utilisation 2025” Innovation Award has been presented to three innovators in the field of carbon capture and utilisation for their groundbreaking work in transforming CO2 emissions into valuable products. UP Catalyst’s technology for producing battery-grade … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, battery-grade graphite, carbon capture, carbon emissions, climate technology, CO2 Utilisation, CO2 Value Europe, CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference, environmental sustainability, Far Eastern New Century Corporation, green methanol, INNOVATION, leadership, methanol production, non-isocyanate polyurethane, nova-Institute, Oxylus Energy, partnership, Power-to-X, sustainable energy, sustainabulity, UP Catalyst, Yncoris
(IN BRIEF) Henkel and Synthomer have formed a strategic partnership to reduce carbon emissions in the production of Henkel’s TECHNOMELT® hot melt adhesives. This collaboration focuses on integrating renewable energy in the production process and incorporates Synthomer’s CLIMA-branded products to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adhesives, automotive, biogas, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon reduction, CLIMA-branded products, Climate Action, consumer goods, electronics, environmental impact, Henkel, hot melt adhesives, INNOVATION, ISO14067, Manufacturing, packaging, partnership, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Scope 1 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, sustainability, Synthomer, TECHNOMELT®, Together for Sustainability, TÜV SÜD
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has renewed the Tier IV Gold Certification for Operational Sustainability from the Uptime Institute for its Data Processing Center in Tres Cantos, Madrid. This honor, awarded to data centers that meet stringent operational and energy efficiency standards, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, carbon emissions, cold aisle containment, data center innovation, Data Processing Center, digital infrastructure, energy efficiency, environmental leadership, EU energy policy compliance, Garanti BBVA, Green technology, IBM z15, LMS training, Mexico, operational sustainability, photovoltaic solar plant, renewable energy, Spain, Tier IV Gold Certification, Tres Cantos, Uptime Institute
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has received official validation for its emission reduction targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming its alignment with a 1.5°C pathway. These targets, announced at COP28 in 2023, are part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged André Küüsvek, carbon emissions, Climate Strategy, COP28, decarbonisation, Emission Reduction Targets, environmental advisory services, EU neutrality goals, financing, global warming, green solutions, greenhouse gas emissions, indirect emissions, lending strategy, low-carbon economy, Luca de Lorenzo, net-zero, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, Paris Agreement, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, sustainability, sustainability-linked loans
(IN BRIEF) BevZero, a global leader in beverage services and equipment, has announced the delivery of a ClearAlc Dealcoholization demonstration unit to its Spain facility. Manufactured by Tomsa Destil, the 300-liter-per-hour unit is designed to showcase the capabilities of larger … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Spain, Technology
Tagged alcohol technology, alcohol-free beverages, Beverage, Beverage Equipment, beverage innovation, Beverage Production, beverage services, Beverage Solutions, Beverage Technology, BevZero, BevZero Equipment, carbon emissions, cider, clean energy, ClearAlc, ClearAlc Dealcoholization demonstration unit, dealcoholization, Dealcoholization Equipment, dealcoholization technology, Dealcoholize, dealcoholizing beverages, eco-friendly solutions, energy efficiency, materials efficiency, non-alcoholic beverage, non-alcoholic beverages, Non-Alcoholic Options, removes alcohol from beverages, renewable energy, Spain, Spain facility, spirits, sustainability initiative, Tomsa Destil, Vacuum Distillation, waste reduction, wine, wine producers
(IN BRIEF) The adoption of heat pumps in Germany remains slower compared to other European countries, largely due to the significant electricity-to-gas price ratio. However, recent findings from KfW Research suggest that adjusting these prices could significantly boost the number … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged adoption rates, building construction, carbon emissions, carbon price, electricity, electricity-to-gas price ratio, energy efficiency, energy transition, Europe, France, gas, Germany, grants, heat pumps, KfW Research, low-interest loans, Norway, residential heating, Sweden, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer has been recognized with five awards in the 2024 Application Innovation Awards from Dresner Advisory Services for its CCH Tagetik solution. The solution was honored for its capabilities in financial close management, financial consolidation, ESG, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI capabilities, Application Innovation Awards, audit and assurance, Awards, carbon emissions, CCH Tagetik Intelligent Platform, CCH® Tagetik, CFO, close management, corporate performance management, Dresner Advisory Services, EHS, ESG, financial close management, financial consolidation, group tax provision, Karen Abramson, leadership, reporting, sales performance management, strategic decision-making, sustainability, sustainable world, Wolters Kluwer, Wolters Kluwer Corporate Performance & ESG
(IN BRIEF) British Gas has announced it will offer over 400 apprenticeship roles in 2025 as part of its effort to accelerate the transition to a net zero future. The apprentices will help with energy efficiency, boiler repairs, and the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3, 500 apprenticeships, apprenticeship roles, Apprenticeships, boilers, British Gas, British Gas Academies, carbon emissions, career advancement, career change, Centrica, Chris O’Shea, Dartford, diversity, energy efficiency, energy transition, engineering, ex-forces, former athletes, Glasgow, government, Jacqui Smith, Leicester, long-term job security, Minister for Skills, National Apprenticeship Week, net zero, Ofsted-regulated, partnership, Pathway programs, pathways program, Shaunagh Brown, skill-building, student debt, sustainability, Thatcham, underrepresented backgrounds
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica has been recognized for the eleventh consecutive year in CDP’s ‘A List’ for its leadership in climate action. The company has successfully reduced its operational emissions by 81% and its value chain emissions by 51%, achieving significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 'A List', Awards, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, CDP, Climate Action, Climate Action Plan, Climate risks, connectivity, decarbonisation, digitalisation solutions, Elena Valderrábano, Emissions Reduction, ENERGY, environmental transparency, Global Chief Sustainability Officer, global environment policy, green transition, industry, leadership, net-zero emissions, responsible digitalisation, sustainability, Telefonica, TRANSPORT, value chain, zero waste
(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso has been awarded a spot on CDP’s 2024 Climate Change ‘A List’ in recognition of its exceptional leadership in climate action and transparency. The company was acknowledged for its comprehensive disclosure practices, management of environmental risks, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 1.5-degree pathway, 2024 Climate Change ‘A List’, Awards, carbon emissions, CDP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Climate Action, climate change, corporate transparency, Emissions Reduction, environmental leadership, environmental responsibility, environmental risks, leadership, Science Based Targets initiative, Stora Enso, sustainability, Toby Croucher, value chain
(IN BRIEF) HAROPA PORT has awarded a €183 million contract to a consortium led by VINCI Construction and DEME to create a 1.8 km river channel linking Port 2000 in Le Havre directly to the Seine river basin. The project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Brest commercial port, carbon emissions, Cardem Pyro, Connecting Europe Facility, containers, cruise ships, decarbonization, DEME, embankment, European Union, French Government, HAROPA PORT, La Chatière project, La Cotinière, Le Havre, logistics chains, maritime works, multimodal transport, Navarra TS, Normandy region, Océlian, onshore power supplies, partnership, Port 2000, port development, Port-la-Nouvelle, Porto-Vecchio, river traffic, safety, Seine river basin, soil remediation, sustainability, transport infrastructure, unexploded ordnances, VINCI Construction, VINCI Energies, €183 million contract
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini, the AI and Society Institute, the Ecole normale supérieure (ENS-PLS), and the ENS Foundation have launched a global Observatory focused on analyzing and mitigating the environmental impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across its entire lifecycle. The initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged adjustment, AI and Society Institute, AI lifecycle, AI models, Anne Bouverot, artificial intelligence, Capgemini, Capgemini research, carbon emissions, collaboration, École Normale Supérieure, end-of-life, energy consumption, ENS Foundation, ENS-PLS, environmental footprint, environmental impact, Etienne Grass, generative AI, inference, Marc Mézard, methodology, Observatory, partnership, stakeholders, sustainability, sustainable AI practices, training, transparency
(IN BRIEF) Anglo American, in partnership with the University of Birmingham and Cambridge Future Tech, has launched PeroCycle, a venture aimed at advancing carbon recycling technology in steelmaking. The project builds on the pioneering work of Professor Yulong Ding and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anglo American, Cambridge Future Tech, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Carbon monoxide, carbon recycling, closed loop, coal, Coke, decarbonization, double perovskite material, Dr Harriet Kildahl, INNOVATION, LNG dual-fuelled bulk ore carriers, partnership, PeroCycle, Professor Yulong Ding, Scope 3 emissions, steelmaking, sustainability, Ubuntu fleet, University of Birmingham
(IN BRIEF) ABB has acquired Sensorfact BV, a leader in energy management solutions, to enhance its digital energy offerings for industrial clients. Sensorfact’s AI-powered SaaS platform helps small and medium-sized enterprises optimize energy consumption and reduce operational costs. This acquisition … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, acquisition, artificial intelligence, automation, carbon emissions, digital energy solutions, energy efficiency, Energy management, energy optimization, industrial waste, International Energy Agency, partnership, renewable energy, SaaS, Sensorfact, smart factory platform, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has been awarded a significant design contract by MVM NUKA for the reconstruction of control circuits at Hungary’s MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant as part of its lifetime extension programme. The project involves the design of nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, asset lifetime extension, carbon emissions, clean energy, control circuits, electrical systems, energy infrastructure, Energy Reliability, energy transition, Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority, Hungary, instrumentation and control, International Atomic Energy Agency, lifetime extension, modernization, MVM NUKA, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear energy, Paks NPP, partnership, power plant design, reactor, sustainability, turbine islands
(IN BRIEF) Continental has launched its new Conti EfficientPro HS5 and HD5 tires designed for the commercial vehicle industry. These tires feature the innovative vec2Sil silica compound, which reduces rolling resistance and improves fuel and energy efficiency, while also offering … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged braking, carbon emissions, commercial vehicle sector, Conti EfficientPro HD5, Conti EfficientPro HS5, Continental, durability, electric mobility, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, EU Regulations, Fleet operators, fuel efficiency, handling, Hinnerk Kaiser, load index, Long-Distance Haulage, mileage, payload capacity, performance, range, retreadability, rolling resistance, safety, silica compound, stability, sustainability, tire technology, traction, tread design, vec2Sil
(IN BRIEF) Saint-Gobain has introduced the Gyproc SoundBloc Infinaé 100 plasterboard in the UK, made entirely from recycled materials, marking a world-first for the company. Developed by British Gypsum, the product is made from plaster waste collected from construction sites, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2050, British Gypsum, carbon emissions, circular economy, circular economy pallet provider, construction industry, construction sites, drywall adhesive, finishing plasters, Gyproc SoundBloc Infinaé 100, Mike Chaldecott, net-zero, net-zero carbon emissions, plaster waste, plasterboard, recycled gypsum, recycled materials, recycling expertise, Saint-Gobain, Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland, sustainability, United Kingdom, world first
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured a $17 million contract with a leading petrochemical company in the Middle East to improve efficiency and significantly reduce emissions at a manufacturing facility. Over the 18-month project, Wood will provide engineering, consultancy, and specialist … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The University of Kent has partnered with Siemens Smart Infrastructure to reduce its campus scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, as part of its broader goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Following a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged campus, carbon emissions, Faye Bowser, Georgina Randsley de Moura, modernization, partnership, Siemens, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, sustainability, UK, University of Kent
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