(IN BRIEF) SGS has been approved as a Validation and Verification Body by the International Carbon Registry, allowing it to validate and verify greenhouse gas reduction and removal projects under globally recognized standards. This role ensures that projects meet strict … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Iceland, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Switzerland
Tagged carbon credits, carbon offset, carbon project validation, Climate Action, Emission Reduction, environmental integrity, greenhouse gas emissions, IMPACT NOW, International Carbon Registry, ISO 14064-2, net zero strategies, SGS, SGS Expands Role in Voluntary Carbon Market With Accreditation as Validation and Verification Body Under ICR, SGS Strengthens Climate Solutions Offering Through New Approval to Certify Carbon Projects and Support Net Zero Strategies, sustainability, validation and verification body, voluntary carbon market, VVB
(IN BRIEF) BBVA increased its social sustainable financing to €30 billion in 2025, representing a 52% year-on-year rise and forming part of a total €134 billion mobilized in sustainable business. The funds supported a wide range of initiatives, including entrepreneurship, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Small Business, Spain, Technology, Türkiye
Tagged Argentina, banking sector, BBVA, BBVA channels €30 billion into social impact initiatives as part of broader €134 billion sustainable finance strategy, Climate Action, Colombia, Entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, Mexico, PERU, SMEs, social impact, social infrastructure, South America, Spain, sustainable bonds, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye, women entrepreneurs
(IN BRIEF) KIRKBI and the LEGO Foundation celebrated International Mother Earth Day by launching a forest planting initiative in Billund, Denmark, involving 120 schoolchildren and employees. The project will create a 50-hectare multi-purpose forest designed to support carbon absorption, biodiversity, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Management, Marketing
Tagged Billund Denmark, biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Action, Environmental Education, forest planting initiative, International Mother Earth Day, International School of Billund, Kirk Kristiansen family, KIRKBI, KIRKBI Climate, KIRKBI Climate Expands Land Sustainability Efforts with New Forest Project in Billund Involving Local Students and Employees, land use transformation, LEGO Foundation, production forest, renewable resources, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Vattenfall has introduced a new global tagline, “There’s a way,” as part of its ongoing brand development strategy. The updated messaging reflects a shift from focusing solely on fossil-free ambition to emphasizing action, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented mindset. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Sweden, Technology
Tagged brand development, brand strategy, Climate Action, climate solutions, Corporate Communication, energy transition, European energy company, fossil free electricity, fossil free energy, INNOVATION, Monica Holmvik Persdotter, renewable energy, sustainability, tagline, There’s a way, Vattenfall, Vattenfall Evolves Brand Strategy with There’s a Way Tagline Emphasizing Action and Climate Solutions, Vattenfall Launches New Brand Platform to Highlight Practical Pathways Toward a Fossil-Free Future, wind power
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global and Techcombank have signed a €200 million financing agreement to support green projects in Viet Nam, focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable transport. Announced at the EU-Vietnam Global Gateway Business and Investment Forum in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, climate risk management, EIB Global, EIB Global Backs Techcombank with €200 Million Facility to Support Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Projects, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Global Gateway, green finance, Jozef Sikela, Just Energy Transition Partnership, Nguyen Thu Lan, Nicola Beer, private sector financing, renewable energy, sustainable investment, sustainable transport, Techcombank, Viet Nam
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group achieved a record level of financing activity in Cyprus in 2025, providing €372 million to support a wide range of sectors including education, infrastructure, healthcare, cultural heritage, and SMEs. A major component of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Cyprus, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Climate Action, Cyprus, Cyprus Archaeological Museum, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, EIB, EIF, Eurobank Ltd, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Group Reaches Record €372 Million Financing Milestone in Cyprus Supporting Growth and Infrastructure Development, European Investment Fund, infrastructure, InvestEU, Morak Mora, public schools modernisation, regional cohesion, SMEs, sustainable growth, THALIA programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and BBVA have signed two complementary agreements to advance green finance and climate action capabilities. The first establishes a €380 million EIB guarantee facility covering 50% of a €760 million portfolio of sustainable projects, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged advisory services, BBVA, Climate Action, EIB, EIB and BBVA Deepen Collaboration to Scale Green Housing and SME Financing Through Guarantee and Technical Advisory Framework, EIB Group, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, green finance, Green Gateway Event, Homeowner Associations, infrastructure finance, InvestEU Advisory Hub, Luxembourg, real estate developers, significant risk transfer, SMEs, SRT, sustainable housing, sustainable projects
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has extended a €100 million loan to Arion Bank in Iceland to finance sustainable fisheries, land-based aquaculture and other marine industries across Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, marking the first EIB operation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, European Union, Financial, Iceland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Aquaculture Stewardship Council, Arctic region, Arion Bank, Arion Bank Receives €100 Million EIB Loan to Accelerate Sustainable Marine Investment in the Arctic Region, Benedikt Gíslason, blue economy, Clara Ganslandt, Climate Action, EFTA investment, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Karl Nehammer, land-based aquaculture, marine industries, Marine Stewardship Council, seafood industry, SME financing, sustainable fisheries
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has granted a €200 million loan to Hemsö Fastigheter to finance nine projects involving new and renovated energy-efficient public buildings across Sweden, Finland, and Germany, including schools, a health centre, an ice rink, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Society, Sweden
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, energy efficient buildings, EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, European Investment Bank, Finland, Finland and Germany, Germany, healthcare facilities, Hemsö Fastigheter, Hemsö secures €200 million EIB loan to accelerate sustainable public-building investments in Sweden, Nils Styf, Pilar Solano, police headquarters, SCHOOLS, social infrastructure, Sustainable Finance, Sweden, Zero Energy Buildings
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has been recognized at the 2026 Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards, winning three distinctions that underline its leadership in sustainable banking and its measurable impact across Türkiye and Central and Eastern Europe. The bank received the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Türkiye
Tagged Antalya–Alanya Highway Project, Best Bank Supporting Communities Central and Eastern Europe, Climate Action, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA’s Sustainability-Linked Financing for the Antalya–Alanya Highway Project Wins Multiple Global Finance Accolades, Global Finance, Global Finance Sustainable Finance Awards 2026, green finance, infrastructure investment, Mahmut Akten, real sector transformation, social finance, sustainability-linked financing, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Deal of the Year Central and Eastern Europe, Turkey’s Best Sustainable Finance Bank, Türkiye
(IN BRIEF) ABB has earned A ratings for both climate change and water stewardship in CDP’s 2025 rankings, securing a place on the Climate Change A List for the third consecutive year and joining the Water A List for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, ABB Achieves Double A Rating in CDP 2025 Rankings with First-Ever Inclusion on Water A List, ABB India Nelamangala, Alliance for Water Stewardship, Anke Hampel, AWS Standard Gold, CDP, Climate Action, Climate Change A List, ESG reporting, global sustainability rankings, groundwater replenishment, sustainability leadership, Water A List, water risk management, water stewardship
(IN BRIEF) Knorr-Bremse has achieved major sustainability milestones with a top “A” score in the 2025 CDP climate rating and a significantly improved result in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The company’s nine-point increase in the S&P Global CSA … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CDP rating, Climate Action, corporate transparency, CO₂ reduction, ESG Strategy, Frank Weber, Knorr-Bremse, Knorr-Bremse Achieves Top CDP Climate Rating and Strengthens Global ESG Standing, Net zero emissions, rail and commercial vehicle systems, S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, Science Based Targets initiative, sustainability performance
(IN BRIEF) Intesa Sanpaolo and the European Investment Bank have completed two financing agreements worth €700 million to support SMEs and mid-cap companies in Italy. The package includes a €500 million covered bond purchased by the EIB to expand business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged business finance, Climate Action, Covered Bond, EIB, European Investment Bank, Green Investment, Intesa Sanpaolo, Intesa Sanpaolo and EIB strengthen business lending with new green-focused financing agreements, Italy, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, risk-sharing guarantee, SMEs, southern Italy, Sustainable Finance, ZES Unica
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has entered into a landmark synthetic securitisation agreement with Estonia’s Coop Pank, enabling the release of capital that will support up to €249 million in new lending to businesses across the country. Through guarantees provided … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Baltic banking sector, capital relief, Climate Action, Coop Pank, EIB Group, EIB Group supports Estonian economy through first synthetic securitisation with Coop Pank, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, gender equality financing, Innovative EIB Group deal boosts Coop Pank’s lending capacity for Estonian SMEs and green projects, Mid-Cap companies, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €714 million in two securitisation transactions with BBVA, enabling the bank to mobilise around €1.3 billion to support Spanish SMEs, entrepreneurs and sustainable housing projects. One transaction focuses on boosting business liquidity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Climate Action, EIB Group, EIB Group Investment Strengthens BBVA Lending for Sustainable Housing and Business Growth, energy efficiency, entrepreneurs, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Gemma Feliciani, Green Mortgages, Ignacio Fernández Palomero, Karen Huertas, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, savings and investment union, securitisation, SME financing, Spain, sustainable housing
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has earned a Leadership score of A- in the 2025 CDP Climate Change disclosure for the second year in a row, recognising its consistent progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate governance. Alongside the climate score, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, CDP, CDP Awards Ahlstrom Leadership Rating Reflecting Ongoing Emissions Reduction Efforts, Climate Action, Climate Change disclosure, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, energy transition, ESG, forests, Johan Lunabba, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, sustainability, water security
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global organised a marine clean-up and coral restoration campaign in the Thousand Islands area north of Jakarta, bringing together Team Europe representatives, Indonesian authorities, NGOs, students and local community members. The initiative resulted in the removal of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, News, Non Profit, Society
Tagged blue economy, Climate Action, coral restoration, EIB Global, environmental cooperation, EU Green Diplomacy Week, European Investment Bank, H.E. Sujiro Seam, Indonesia, Jakarta, juvenile clownfish release, Langit Biru Pertiwi Foundation, marine clean-up, marine pollution, Nicola Beer, reef regeneration, Remove Marine Litter and Support Local Ecosystems, Sunita Lukkhoo, Team Europe, Team Europe and Indonesia Join Forces to Restore Reefs, Thousand Islands, Tri Indrawan
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has developed an AI-powered career assistant to help young people in Brazil identify green skills training opportunities and connect with sustainability-focused jobs. Built through the company’s Global Data Science Challenge and designed to support UNICEF’s Green Rising … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged AI career assistant, aws, Brazil, Capgemini, Capgemini and UNICEF introduce multi-agent AI tool providing round-the-clock guidance for emerging green job pathways, Climate Action, employability, GDSC, Generation Unlimited, Global Data Science Challenge, green economy, Green Rising, green skills, knowledge graphs, Mistral AI, multi-agent AI, Nadi Albino, Niraj Parihar, personalized guidance, sustainability jobs, UNICEF, upskilling, Youth empowerment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund has committed €70 million to Alantra’s Klima Energy Fund II, a growth-stage investment vehicle focused on scaling cleantech companies essential to Europe’s energy transition. Building on the successful track record of Klima1, the new … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Alantra, Article 9 fund, Bastien Gambini, clean energy generation, cleantech, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIB Group, EIF, EIF Backs Klima2 to Scale High-Growth Cleantech Companies Supporting Europe’s Decarbonization Efforts, energy efficiency, energy storage, energy transition, European Innovation, European Investment Fund, growth equity, Klima Energy Fund II, Klima1, Klima2, low carbon economy, Marco Marrone, Mid-Caps, REPowerEU, SFDR, SMEs, sustainable transport, TechEU, €70 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Henkel Adhesive Technologies has presented its 2025 Supplier Awards to Synthomer, Dow and Kolon Industries, recognising outstanding contributions in sustainability, innovation and supply resilience. Synthomer earned the Sustainability Award for its emissions-reduction initiatives and collaboration with Henkel on … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged adhesives, Circularity, Climate Action, Dow, Henkel Adhesive Technologies, INNOVATION, Kolon Industries, Mark Dorn, materials science, speciality polymers, Strategic Partners Recognised as Henkel Presents 2025 Supplier Awards Celebrating Excellence Across the Value Chain, Supplier Awards 2025, supply chain excellence, supply resilience, sustainability, Synthomer, Thomas Holenia, value chain partnerships
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