(IN BRIEF) Sweco’s latest analysis highlights the growing and interconnected pressures facing Europe’s water systems, including flooding, water scarcity, and declining water quality, all of which are intensifying due to climate change, pollution, and ageing infrastructure. The report finds that … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Climate Change Impact, environmental sustainability, EU resilience, Europe water systems, Europe’s Water Systems Face Growing Strain as Sweco Calls for Strategic Investment and Long Term Planning, flooding risk, groundwater quality, infrastructure investment, Mattias Salomonsson, PFAS Contamination, Sweco, Sweco Warns of Increasing Costs and Risks as Flooding Scarcity and Pollution Converge Across Europe, Urban Insight, water management strategies, water pollution, water pricing, water scarcity
(IN BRIEF) BBVA, together with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has structured Australia’s first blue loan to refinance the Mundaring Water Treatment Plant in Western Australia, marking a significant step in the evolution of sustainable finance. The $170.5 million transaction aligns … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Spain, Technology
Tagged Aberdeen Investments, Acciona Agua, BBVA, BBVA Advances Global Blue Finance Market Through Landmark Water Infrastructure Transaction in Western Australia, blue finance, CBA, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, environmental sustainability, Goldfields region, Helena Water, IFC, Innovative Blue Loan Structure Supports Long-Term Sustainability and Water Security at Mundaring Treatment Plant, International Finance Corporation, Mundaring Water Treatment Plant, Planum Partners, Project Finance, renewable energy, Sustainable Finance, TRILITY, water infrastructure, water treatment, Western Australia
(IN BRIEF) Skanska’s new report Shaping Sustainable Places urges cities, developers, and investors to move beyond short-term project delivery and focus on creating long-term social and financial value. The report identifies risks associated with short-term thinking and outlines four key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Sweden, Technology
Tagged city planning, Claes Larsson, Climate Risk, environmental sustainability, infrastructure, Lena Hök, long-term investment, New Skanska Study Urges Developers and Investors to Prioritize Resilience and Long Term Value in Urban Planning, property development, real estate development, resilience, Shaping Sustainable Places, Skanska, sustainable cities, urban development, urban strategy
(IN BRIEF) AFRY and Holinger have been awarded a contract by Berliner Wasserbetriebe to design a new ozone-based fourth treatment stage at Berlin’s Münchehofe wastewater plant. Serving around 300,000 residents, the facility will benefit from enhanced removal of micropollutants, supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Berlin, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, AFRY and Holinger Selected to Deliver Advanced Ozone Treatment Upgrade for Berlin Wastewater Facility, Berlin, Berliner Wasserbetriebe, engineering services, environmental sustainability, European projects, Holinger, Marcel Winter, micropollutants, Münchehofe wastewater treatment plant, ozone treatment, urban infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, water management, water quality
(IN BRIEF) VINCI has been awarded a €192 million contract to upgrade Prague’s main wastewater treatment plant, a critical infrastructure asset that has been in operation for over five decades. The large-scale project will involve demolishing and rebuilding multiple structures, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged ARKO Technology, consortium, construction project, Czech Republic, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, Hochtief CZ, infrastructure upgrade, Prague, Prague Awards Large Scale Wastewater Modernisation Project to VINCI Led Consortium, Public Infrastructure, settling tanks, Veolia, VINCI, VINCI Concessions, VINCI Construction, VINCI Energies, VINCI Strengthens Infrastructure Portfolio with Strategic Water Treatment Upgrade Project in Czech Republic, wastewater treatment plant, water management
(IN BRIEF) Henkel has launched a new sustainable packaging concept for its adhesive products by switching to tinplate cans made from bluemint® steel, achieving a 62 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared to conventional packaging. Developed in collaboration with thyssenkrupp … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Adhesive Solutions, bluemint steel, circular economy, CO2 reduction, consumer adhesives, environmental sustainability, Henkel, Henkel Advances Packaging Sustainability Strategy with New Tinplate Can Concept for Adhesives Based on bluemint Steel, Henkel Introduces Low-Carbon Tinplate Packaging Using bluemint Steel to Reduce Emissions Across Adhesive Product Range, industrial packaging, low carbon materials, packaging innovation, Pirlo, professional craftsmen, recycling rates, Sustainable packaging, Tangit, thyssenkrupp Rasselstein, tinplate cans, TÜV Süd certification
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2026 Sports Industry Awards, recognising achievements in environmental sustainability and sports communication. The Environmental Sustainability nomination highlights climate-focused initiatives across the University’s sports facilities, including the decarbonisation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Sports, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Carbon Jacked, decarbonisation, environmental sustainability, Experts in Sport podcast, Loughborough University, Loughborough University Shortlisted for Two Major Categories at the 2026 Sports Industry Awards, Loughborough University Teams Receive National Recognition with Two Sports Industry Awards Shortlistings, Professor Jo Maher, sport and health, sport research, sports facilities, Sports Industry Awards 2026, sports podcast, swimming pool decarbonisation, Trash Free Trails, UK sport sector, university sport, Veritree
(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) Garanti BBVA has surpassed TL 1 trillion in sustainable finance as of January 2026, in line with its updated TL 3.5 trillion target for 2018–2029, reflecting its long-term commitment to financing projects with positive environmental and social impact. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Investment, Management, Türkiye
Tagged CDP rating, climate risk management, decarbonization, environmental sustainability, financial sector, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA strengthens leadership in sustainable finance as it advances toward TL 3.5 trillion target, green transformation, impact finance, Inclusive Growth, Mahmut Akten, renewable energy, social infrastructure, Sustainable Finance, Türkiye, women’s entrepreneurship
(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 European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has launched its first fully integrated Sustainability Report for 2024, combining multiple prior disclosures into one comprehensive publication aligned with EU sustainability standards. The report highlights record climate financing of €51 billion, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Climate Action, Climate Bank Roadmap, CSRD, EIB Group, EIB Group Integrates All Sustainability Disclosures in Landmark 2024 Report Driving Europe’s Green Future, EIB Group Launches First Unified Sustainability Report Showcasing Record Green Investment and EU Alignment, environmental sustainability, ESRS, EU taxonomy, Europe green transition, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green finance, greenhouse gas reduction, investment in climate adaptation, KPMG, renewable energy, Sustainability Report 2024, sustainability reporting, sustainable development, transparency
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank is partnering with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society’s PLANT initiative to restore the 24-acre Budunwela forest corridor in Sri Lanka, a vital route for elephants and other wildlife. Running from September 2024 to August 2025, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biodiversity monitoring, Budunwela forest corridor, camera traps, community-led conservation, CSR initiative, Deutsche Bank, elephant migration, Enoka Kudavidanage, environmental sustainability, Forest restoration, golden palm civets, habitat connectivity, human-wildlife conflict prevention, leopards, native species planting, Niranjan C. Figurado, pangolins, partnership, PLANT initiative, reforestation, Sri Lanka, sustainability, Wildlife and Nature Protection Society
(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca’s Trixeo Aerosphere has received a positive opinion from the EMA’s CHMP for use with a new propellant that offers a 99.9% reduction in Global Warming Potential compared to traditional formulations. Trixeo becomes the first pressurised metered-dose inhaler … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambition Zero Carbon, AMPLIFY Phase III trial, AstraZeneca, Barbara Eichhorst, Breztri, BTK inhibitor, budesonide, Calquence, chemoimmunotherapy, CHMP, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, climate action in pharma, clinical trial, CLL, COPD, Dave Fredrickson, EMA, environmental sustainability, European approval, European Commission approval, European Union, fixed-duration regimen, formoterol fumarate, Frederik Trinkmann, glycopyrronium, hematologic diseases, hematology, Honeywell, inhalers, leukemia, low GWP, next-generation propellant, obinutuzumab, oncology, pMDI, progression-free survival, Respiratory Care, Ruud Dobber, Susanna Palkonen, Sustainable Healthcare, treatment option, Trixeo Aerosphere, venetoclax
(IN BRIEF) The EIF has invested €75 million in Serena Infra II—managed by Serena Industrial Partners—with a €250 million target to fund early‑stage sustainable mobility, water, social, digital infrastructure, and energy transition projects across Europe; supported by the EU’s InvestEU programme and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biogas, Biomass, Climate Action, digital infrastructure, EIB Group, EIF, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental sustainability, European Investment Fund, InvestEU, Joaquin Camacho, low‑carbon economy, Marjut Falkstedt, mid‑cap funding, pan‑European fund, partnership, Serena Industrial Partners, Serena Infra II, SME investment, social infrastructure, sustainability, sustainable mobility, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and ICF have launched a €100 million loan—the initial tranche of a total €200 million facility—to finance sustainability-focused projects by Catalan SMEs. ICF will use these funds to underwrite investments in renewable energy systems, energy-efficiency retrofits, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged Climate Action, EIB, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, European Investment Bank, Gilles Badot, green transition, ICF, Institut Català de Finances, Mid-Caps, partnership, renewable energy, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, Strategic Roadmap 2024–2027, sustainability, Vanessa Servera, waste management
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean signed a memorandum of understanding in Seville, pledging to deepen their cooperation on high-impact projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formalized by EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged advisory services, biodiversity preservation, CAF Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, CELAC finance ministers, CELAC-EU summit, Climate Action, climate resilience, environmental sustainability, equity investment, European Investment Bank, Financing for Development Conference, Global Gateway strategy, green economies, joint financing, knowledge transfer, LACIF, Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility, loan guarantees, Memorandum of Understanding, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Santa Marta, Sergio Díaz-Granados, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) East End Crossing Partners has completed an upgrade to the road markings on the Lewis and Clark Bridge to prepare for the operation of autonomous vehicles. The improvements, which include high-contrast lane boundaries and intersection markings, are designed … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged autonomous vehicle technology, Autonomous Vehicles, BBGI, East End Crossing Partners, environmental sustainability, Indiana, Indiana Finance Authority, infrastructure innovation, Level 3 vehicles, Lewis and Clark Bridge, mobility services, P3, partnership, pavement upgrade, Public Private Partnership, road markings, self-driving vehicles, sustainability, traffic safety, urban mobility, VINCI Highways
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has partnered with Herzog & de Meuron to design a new headquarters in Milan’s Scalo Farini area, a key site in one of Europe’s largest urban regeneration projects. The new campus will feature offices, green spaces, residences, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Andrea Orcel, Architecture, BANKING, ecological sustainability, environmental sustainability, green spaces, headquarters, Herzog & de Meuron, INNOVATION, Italy, Jacques Herzog, Milan, partnership, residential units, Scalo Farini, social housing, social integration, sustainability, sustainable architecture, UNICREDIT, urban regeneration, urban transformation
(IN BRIEF) Chongqing Longjing Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully launched the first-ever ANDRITZ PrimeLineHyTAD tissue machine, a cutting-edge technology designed to reduce fiber and energy consumption in premium tissue production. The machine’s efficiency and environmental benefits align with market demands … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Andritz, bamboo fiber, CHINA, Chongqing Longjing Paper, energy savings, environmental sustainability, fiber savings, Green + High-end strategy, INNOVATION, low carbon solutions, Metris digitalization, paper industry, PrimeDry IM, PrimeLineHyTAD, PrimePress X, sustainable manufacturing, Tissue Machine, tissue production
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