(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research has renewed its Athena Swan Silver Award for 2025–2029, recognising continued progress in promoting gender equality and fostering an inclusive workplace. The award highlights key achievements such as improved recruitment and flexible working … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Healthcare, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged academic leadership, Advance HE, Alan Cumber, and research culture, Athena Swan action plan, Athena Swan Silver Award, career development, diversity, Diversity And Inclusion, Dr Barbara Pittam, equity in research, flexible working, gender equality, Gender Pay Gap, higher education, ICR, ICR recognised for advancing inclusive excellence with Athena Swan Silver Award renewal through 2029, ICR secures four-year Athena Swan Silver Award recognising progress in equity, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Research celebrates renewed Athena Swan Silver Award with new gender equality action plan, Pathway to Independence program, Professor Christina Yap, Professor Kristian Helin, research culture, Technician Career Pathways
(IN BRIEF) STARK Group, through its Danish subsidiary STARK Denmark, has expanded its partnership with the Danish Football Association to include both the women’s and men’s national football teams. The move builds on a collaboration that began in 2018 with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Sports
Tagged Britta Korre Stenholt, Community Engagement, Corporate Social Responsibility, Danish Football Association, Danish national teams, DBU, Denmark, football sponsorship, gender equality, inclusion in sport, men’s football, sponsorship, sports partnership, STARK Denmark, STARK Denmark strengthens ties with Danish Football Association by supporting both women’s and men’s teams, Stark group, STARK Group broadens DBU partnership to champion equality across Denmark’s national football teams, STARK Group expands national football partnership to promote inclusion and community engagement in sport, STARK Group expands partnership with Danish Football Association to support both women’s and men’s national teams, women’s football
(IN BRIEF) FIGO has presented the 2025 FIGO Women’s Awards to nineteen exceptional women from around the world for their transformative contributions to gynaecology, obstetrics, and women’s health. The awards, announced during the FIGO General Assembly at the XXV FIGO … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Healthcare, Management, News, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aisha Siddiqa, Amanda Black, Annettee Olivia Nakimuli, Cape Town, Cliona Murphy, Diana Ramašauskaitė, Elena Calle Texeira, Farhana Dewan, FIGO, FIGO Celebrates Excellence in Women’s Health with 2025 Awards Honouring Female Medical Innovators, FIGO General Assembly, FIGO Honours 19 Global Female Leaders with the 2025 Women’s Awards for Advancing Women’s Health, FIGO Women’s Awards 2025, FIGO Women’s Awards 2025 Highlight Global Leaders Shaping the Future of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, gender equality, global health, gynecology, Jackline Agel Akol, Jaideep Malhotra, Jane Hirst, Johanne Sundby, Kaori Koga, leadership, Linda Giudice, Liona Poon, Luz Marcela Celis Amórtegui, Ma. Corazon Zaida Gamilla, maternal health, Meliza Mejia, Obstetrics, reproductive health, Samia Ibrahim Esmeal, women in medicine, Women’s Health, XXV FIGO World Congress, Ya-Min Cheng
(IN BRIEF) The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) has expanded its international network to 142 national societies with the inclusion of new members from Angola, Chad, and Guyana. These associations—Associação de Ginecologistas e Obstetras de Angola, Association Tchadienne … Read the full press release
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Tagged Angola, Associação de Ginecologistas e Obstetras de Angola, Association Tchadienne des Gynécologues-Obstétriciens, Chad, Family Planning, FIGO, FIGO Grows to 142 National Societies with Addition of New Members Advancing Women’s Health Worldwide, FIGO membership, FIGO Welcomes New National Associations to Enhance Global Action for Women’s Health and Rights, Frank Louwen, gender equality, global health, Guyana, gynecology, healthcare access, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, maternal health, Obstetrics, reproductive health, The Guyana Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, women's rights, Women’s Health
(IN BRIEF) At the XXIII FIGO World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Cape Town, six outstanding figures were honoured for their global impact on women’s health and rights. The FIGO Distinguished Merit Award was presented to Ethiopia’s Health Minister … Read the full press release
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cape Town, Christine Solbach, ETHIOPIA, FIGO, FIGO World Congress in Cape Town Recognises Champions of Global Women’s Health and Empowerment, gender equality, Germany, global health, gynecology, health advocacy, HIV prevention, HPV vaccination, Japan, Jeannette Kagame, Linda-Gail Bekker, medical research, Mekdes Daba Feyssa, Obstetrics, reproductive health, Rwanda, Sima Samar, Six Global Leaders Honoured by FIGO for Outstanding Contributions to Women’s Health and Rights, South Africa, Tadashi Kimura, women's rights, Women’s Health, XXIII FIGO World Congress
(IN BRIEF) The Women Climate Leaders Network (WCLN) held its mid-year hybrid meeting in Brussels, gathering women leaders from all EU Member States, policymakers, and experts to accelerate Europe’s green transition. Discussions centered on funding for green SMEs and scale-ups, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Law, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Argos research, Boston Consulting Group, Brussels meeting, Climate & Energy Summit, Climate Bank Roadmap, climate leadership, decarbonisation, digital transformation, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU Multiannual Financial Framework, EU policy, European Investment Bank Group, Friends of Europe, gender equality, green transition, resilience, scale-ups, SMEs, sustainability, WCLN, WCLN mid-year meeting calls for stronger EU policy support and funding access for green SMEs and innovators, WCLN strengthens advisory role to EIB Group and urges greater support for SME-driven climate innovation, Women Climate Leaders Network, Women Climate Leaders Network convenes in Brussels to advance Europe’s green transition and competitiveness
(IN BRIEF) LEGO Group and TIME have partnered to launch the first-ever Girls of the Year list, celebrating 10 extraordinary young leaders aged 12 to 17 who are driving change and inspiring their communities across the globe. Part of LEGO’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Denmark, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, Clara Proksch, Coco Yoshizawa, Dayana Sarkisova, Defne Özcan, diversity in building, empowerment, female role models, gender equality, Girls of the Year, global changemakers, INNOVATION, Ivanna Richards, Jessica Sibley, Julia Goldin, Kornelia Wieczorek, leadership, LEGO Group, Naomi S. DeBerry, partnership, Rebecca Young, Rutendo Shadaya, She Built That campaign, STEM, TIME, Valerie Chiu, youth leadership, Zoé Clauzure
(IN BRIEF) “Songs from Inside,” created by Majed Neisi, Emma Ailes, and the BBC 100 Women team, has won the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award—one of 13 categories in the One World Media Awards, supported by the EIB. Out of 559 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Media, Society
Tagged Agnès Nabat, animation, BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service, Debora Revoltella, EIB, Emma Ailes, European Investment Bank, Evin Prison, Florence Phiri, gender equality, Immersive Audio, Majed Neisi, Margaret Carroll, Marianne Getti, Nadia Calviño, One World Media Awards, political prisoners, Songs from Inside, Thaslima Begum, Vivienne Francis, Women’s Solutions Reporting Award
(IN BRIEF) Trinity College Dublin’s “Women in Sport” campaign, initiated in 2024, promotes gender parity in university athletics through four pillars: Leadership & Governance, Active Participation, Visibility, and Coaching & Officiating. Now shortlisted for the 9th FISU Gender Equality Awards—with … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Sports
Tagged Active Participation, Awards, Coaching & Officiating, FISU Gender Equality Awards, gender equality, leadership, Leadership & Governance, Lisa Cafferky, Realising Potential Strategy, Sport Ireland, sports inclusion, SSI Women’s Student Coaching Academy, Student Sport Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Sport, visibility, Women in Sport campaign
(IN BRIEF) PLUS issue 4 of SUEZ’s magazine presents a global tour of sustainable innovation. Articles cover the BioSynErgy plant in Normandy, where waste-to-energy conversion takes place; a Chinese facility in Tianjin transforming sludge into packaging; and expanded agricultural film … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Technology
Tagged agricultural film recycling, biomethane, BIOSYNERGY Plant, CHINA, climate emergency, copper recycling, desalination, gender equality, Landemont, marine pollution, Normandy, plastisphere, PLUS magazine, shipping decarbonization, SUEZ, sustainabiity, Tianjin, Veronica Nava, wastewater sludge packaging, women’s sport
(IN BRIEF) Volkswagen has renewed its partnership with UEFA for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, supporting the tournament and seven national teams, including Germany, France, and Italy. This sponsorship highlights Volkswagen’s ongoing commitment to female empowerment in sports and global … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Entertainment, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sports, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged #KeinFrauenfußball, Alexandra Popp, Christine Wolburg, electric vehicles, empowerment, female athletes, football, gender equality, ID. family, partnership, sponsorship, sports, sustainability, Tournament, UEFA, UEFA Women’s EURO 2025, VfL Wolfsburg, Volkswagen, women’s football
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a NOK 3 billion Sustainability Awareness Bond (SAB) maturing on April 2, 2030, with an annual coupon of 4.329% and a reoffer spread of NOK mid-swaps +6bps. This marks the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Anders Wallacher Haukås, Anna Sjulander, EIB, EMTN, female entrepreneurship, gender equality, Luxembourg, NOK mid-swaps +6bps, Nordea Liv, Olivier Chapiteau, Per Egil Aamo, reoffer spread, SAB, SEB, SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge, SpareBank 1 SMN, SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, Sparebank 1 Østlandet, Sparebanken Møre, Sparebanken Vest, Sparebanken Øst, Sustainability Awareness Bond, sustainable investment, T+6, Thomas Colliander, women’s economic empowerment
(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals is focused on increasing female participation in the male-dominated maritime logistics industry, especially as International Women’s Day approaches. The company has implemented various global and regional initiatives to recruit, retain, and support women across all levels. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged anti-harassment, APM Terminals, APMT-Maersk Women’s Network, Bahrain, diversity, Eclosión program, empowerment, female workforce, gender equality, Inclusion, International Women's Day, leadership development, Limón Costa Rica, Lisbeth Thomas Fuller, local initiatives, logistics industry, Matthew Luckhurst, mentorship programs, National Strategy for Advancing Women, Sander Hubbers, sustainable development, women in maritime logistics, work-life balance
(IN BRIEF) The University of Twente team won first place at World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) for their innovative “ManufacturingBox” project. This solution addresses plastic waste and inadequate housing by creating a self-sustaining microfactory that turns plastic waste … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Awards, Batangas State University, Building bricks, ECO BEADa, engineering, gender equality, housing, informal settlements, leadership, ManufacturingBox, plastic waste, poverty reduction, PSB Academy, sanitation facilities, self-sustaining microfactory, Smart Irrigation Monitoring System, solar energy, sustainability, Sustainable Communities, sustainable development, UN Sustainable Development Goals, UNESCO International Day, University of Hertfordshire, University of Twente, WED, World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has extended its Sustainability Awareness Bond framework to include gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, aiming to fund global projects that advance women’s access to finance, entrepreneurship, and gender equality. This initiative highlights the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Society
Tagged 2X Challenge, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, gender equality, Gender Lens Investing, Sustainability Awareness Bond, Sustainable Finance, women's empowerment
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has committed €150 million to a pioneering financing initiative exclusively supporting women entrepreneurs in Spain’s pharmacy sector. The investment, delivered through a covered bond issued by CBNK—a bank formed by the merger of Banco … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 loans, 600 pharmacies, Banco Caminos, Bancofar, CBNK, commercial bank advisory programme, EIB, EIB Group Forum, Enrique Serra González, equipment, European Commission, European Investment Bank, gender equality, Gender Finance Lab, inclusive economic growth, intermediated financing programme, InvestEU Advisory Hub, license acquisition, Luxembourg, Moody's Aa1 rating, Nadia Calviño, partnership, pharmacy sector, Spain, Spanish healthcare system, women entrepreneurs, working capital, €150 million investment, €450
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB Global) has committed $75 million to Helios Fund V, a private equity fund managed by Helios Investment Partners. Focusing on sectors like digital infrastructure, financial services, and tech-enabled services, the fund aligns with … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Africa, Ambroise Fayolle, David Masondo, digital infrastructure, EU-Africa Global Gateway, European Investment Bank, financial services, gender equality, Helios Fund V, Helios Investment Partners, investment, private equity, technology
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has exceeded its 2024 goal of 35% female representation in managerial roles, achieving 35.4%. This accomplishment is the result of targeted initiatives like the ‘Yo soy talento femenino’ program, which has supported the promotion of 266 women … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and One World Media (OWM) continue their partnership for the Women’s Solutions Reporting Award, recognizing media coverage that highlights the role of women in addressing global challenges. This award, part of the 2025 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News, Non Profit, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged award categories, Awards, Climate Action, Education, European Investment Bank, Filmmaking, financial inclusion, gender equality, global south, Healthcare, journalism, leadership, media coverage, One World Media, partnership, social change, Social Policy, women's empowerment, Women’s Solutions Reporting Award
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has launched the Green Private Credit fund, aimed at advancing Europe’s green transition and decarbonizing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The fund, with a target size of EUR 200 million, will generate up … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged BPCE Assurances, Capital Markets Union, Climate Action, decarbonization, EIF, environmental sustainability, EU Green Deal, European Investment Fund, financing, gender equality, Green Private Credit, MACIF, Mutuelle Médicis, partnership, private credit, SFDR Article 9, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable investment
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