(IN BRIEF) Vodafone and WWF have launched a new campaign featuring animal characters like Po the panda and Obi the ostrich to encourage people to donate unused phones for responsible recycling. The initiative, part of the One Million Phones for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AI-based systems, Anne Stiling, circular economy, climate crisis, Design Bridge & Partners, electronic waste, environmental protection, Garrigosa Studio, Gertrude the giraffe, global conservation, human-wildlife conflict, Kate Norgrove, mobile phone recycling, mobile phones donation, nature crisis, Obi the ostrich, One Million Phones for the Planet, partnership, Po the panda, responsible recycling, sustainability, sustainable technology, vodafone, Vodafone stores, Vodafone’s environmental initiatives, WWF, WWF Germany, WWF Greece, WWF South Africa, WWF UK
(IN BRIEF) GreenLight Biosciences has received a €35 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to advance its RNA-based biocontrol products, offering an alternative to chemical pesticides. This funding will support the company’s research and production efforts, with a … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology
Tagged agricultural sustainability, agriculture sector, bee health, biocontrol products, biodiversity, bioeconomy, chemical pesticides, chemical resistance, EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti, environmental protection, European Investment Bank, food security, grapevine fungi, GreenLight Biosciences, Honeybees, INNOVATION, InvestEU, Marta Ortega-Valle, partnership, pest control, plant health, potato pests, research and development, RNA technology, RNAi, Seville, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, €35 million loan
(IN BRIEF) Krka achieved a score of 56 out of 100 in the 2024 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, ranking the company among the top 10% of pharmaceutical firms. This marks an improvement over the previous year’s performance and highlights … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Awards, business ethics, environmental protection, ESG, good manufacturing practice, Governance, health and well-being, integrity, Krka, leadership, patient care, pharmaceutical industry, quality medicines, S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, social responsibility, sustainability, transparent operations
(IN BRIEF) METLEN and HSGME have launched a partnership to improve raw material supply security for Aluminium of Greece, focusing on sustainable mining practices and advanced technologies like AI to optimize exploration. The collaboration will promote local economic growth, responsible … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology
Tagged AI in mining, alumina, ALUMINIUM of GREECE, Bauxite, critical minerals, economic growth, environmental protection, European Union, Gallium, Greece, Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration, METLEN Energy & Metals, partnership, raw materials, strategic partnership, sustainability, sustainable development, technological innovation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has allocated €55 million in EU-guaranteed funding under the Ukraine Recovery Programme to rebuild critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. This funding, part of the €340 million framework loan backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Ukraine
Tagged 151 sub-projects, Advanced Technology, collaboration, community support, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba, EIB, EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, environmental protection, EU, EU guarantee, European Commission, European Investment Bank, heating systems, hospitals, infrastructure, Jaco Cilliers, Kharkiv Oblast, Kyiv Oblast, Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko, Mykolaiv Oblast, Odesa Oblast, public health, Rebuilding, reconstruction, recovery, resilience, sanitation, SCHOOLS, sewer pressure collector, social housing, social infrastructure, Technical Assistance, Ukraine recovery programme, Ukraine Solidarity Urgent Response package, UNDP Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, waste management, water systems, Zhmerynka, €55 million
(IN BRIEF) Sanum per Fructus, a honey producer in Kragujevac, Serbia, is modernizing its operations by integrating digital technology while maintaining traditional beekeeping practices. Supported by the EBRD’s Youth in Business Programme, the company connects with local beekeepers through a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Serbia, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aleksandra Slavković, beekeepers, Bees, Central European Initiative, digital technology, EBRD, ecosystem health, environmental protection, European Union, honey production, INNOVATION, Italy, Kragujevac, Luxembourg, Mica Đorđević, pollination, quality assurance, Sanum per Fructus, SERBIA, sustainability, sustainable beekeeping, Sweden, tradition, Vladimir Milanović, Youth in Business Programme
(IN BRIEF) Sweco, a consultancy firm, is participating in a project under the EU4Sevan program to assess the potential impact of raising the water level of Lake Sevan by over 6 meters. Lake Sevan is vital for Armenia’s irrigation, freshwater … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Armenia, biodiversity, BMZ, CULTURE, environmental protection, EU4Sevan programme, European Union, freshwater source, freshwater supply, GIZ, hydropower, irrigation, Lake Sevan, Sweco, TOURISM, UNDP
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Auto demonstrates its commitment to biodiversity on the International Day for Biological Diversity by highlighting various initiatives and projects at its global production sites. These efforts include planting over 70,000 trees in 2023, conducting dendrological research and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management
Tagged biodiversity, dendrological research, endangered peregrine falcons, environmental protection, Green Hub, GreenFactory, GreenFuture, GreenProduct, GreenRetail, IBBI, India Business and Biodiversity Initiative, Indian plants, International Day for Biological Diversity, Krakonoš Gardens, Krakonoš Gardens funding initiative, Krkonoše National Park, Michael Oeljeklaus, Oxygen Park, peregrine falcons, planting trees, reforestation, SAVWIPL, Ško-Energo, ŠKODA AUTO, Škoda Auto Brand Management, Škoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd., Škoda Trees, sustainability, The Škoda Auto Endowment Fund, Volkswagen Financial Services
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 1-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Burda Verlag, a German media group, has announced the launch of a new print magazine with focus on environment, society, culture and business. The new media brand will be called 2050 and will … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, Media, News, Society
Tagged 2050, Bianka Morgen, BurdaVerlag, Business, Climate, climate change, climate magazines, CULTURE, Dominik Schütte, e-paper, Elfi Langefeld, Environment, environmental protection, For Our Planet, Hubert Burda Media, magazine, media brand, Munich Transition for Tomorrow, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Regine von Kameke, society, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 14-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — WindEurope, a Brussels based association active on promoting the use of wind power across Europe, has announced that its CEO Giles Dickson has spoken at the 11th Colloque National Éolien in Paris, organised … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged 11th Colloque National Éolien, Barbara Pompili, decarbonisation, ecological transition, energy transition, environmental protection, fossil fuels, France Énergie Éolienne, Giles Dickson, hydropower, onshore wind, PPE, Programmation Pluriannuelle de l’Énergie, renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, wind farms, WindEurope
Clearly defined sustainability targets are an integral part of ŠKODA AUTO’s corporate strategy Environment: Material or thermal recycling of all disposable waste generated in the production process; CO2-neutral production at the Vrchlabí site. Social responsibility: Comprehensive measures to support relief … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Society
Tagged car manufacturer, car-sharing, CO2-neutral energy, corporate culture policies, corporate governance, Covid-19 pandemic, CSR initiative, diversity, ecological footprint, electric scooters, environmental impact, environmental protection, mobility, recycling, restoring forests, ŠKODA AUTO, social responsibility, sustainability, Sustainability Report, sustainability targets
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 9-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — CERN presents current status of its environmental footprint, along with objectives for the coming years in its first public Environment Report released today. Prepared according to the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards, … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Management, News, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged accountability, CEPS, CERN, CERN Council, Doris Forkel-Wirth, Environment Report, environmental footprint, environmental protection, environmentally-friendly, Fabiola Gianotti, Frédérick Bordry, Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Reporting Standards, greenhouse gas emissions, REPORT, transparency
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 16-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German banks Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) and KfW IPEX-Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of KfW, will provide funding for the expansion of the Karaburun wind farm located just near by Izmir in Turkey. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, News, Turkey
Tagged alternative energies, Antje Cznottka, Enercon, environmental protection, financing, global climate, investment, Izmir, Karaburun wind farm, KfW IPEX-Bank, LBBW, Philipp Kielbassa, renewable energy, Rüdiger Schoß, sustainable power, Turkish Alto Holding, wind energy, wind farm
(PRESS RELEASE) INGOLSTADT, 6-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Audi Environmental Foundation recognised two master’s theses in the Sustainable Resource Management course of study. The 8th SRM Award went to Julia Möbius and Sebastian Heinz of Technical University of Munich. Each of the winners received 1,500 euros prize … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) YORK, 21-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Switching off street lights in the middle of the night to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on nocturnal pollinators, according to new research. Lead author of the study, Dr Callum … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged conservationists, Dr Callum Macgregor, Dr Darren Evans, environmental protection, Light pollution, moth, moth activity, natural behaviour of moths, night-time pollinators, nocturnal pollination, oilseed rape, peas, pollination of plants, pollinators, soybean, street lights, wildlife
Luxembourg, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Millennium bcp signed an agreement of EUR 200 million to finance small and medium-sized projects promoted essentially by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies. Millennium bcp is also committed to providing its own resources to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged economic development, EIB, ENERGY, environmental protection, finance, funding, industry, INNOVATION, loan, Mid-Cap companies, Millennium bcp, Portuguese SMEs, RESEARCH, services, SMEs, TOURISM
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