(IN BRIEF) Vestas has appointed Jakob Wegge-Larsen as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), with his start date set for the second quarter of 2025. Wegge-Larsen brings significant experience from his current role as CFO at DB Schenker, as well … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged appointment, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, DB Schenker, executive management, financial goals, Hamburg Süd, Henrik Andersen, interim CFO, Jakob Wegge-Larsen, leadership, logistics, Maersk Group, MSC Denmark, Rasmus Gram, shipping, Vestas, Vestas CEO
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has earned its fourth Sustainability Lighthouse recognition, with the Wuxi factory in China joining the company’s other global locations in Hyderabad, Lexington, and Le Vaudreuil. This accolade recognizes the company’s significant efforts in reducing emissions and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged advanced manufacturing, AI-powered eco-design, Awards, circular economy, CO2 tracking platform, collaborative design, digital technologies, Energy management, Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, Global Lighthouse Network, Hyderabad, impact supply chain, industrial automation, Kiva Allgood, Le Vaudreuil, leadership, Lexington, Machine Learning, McKinsey & Company, Mourad Tamoud, net-zero emissions, net-zero ready, partnership, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric’s Impact Supply Chain, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, supply chain performance, sustainability, Sustainability Lighthouse, sustainable innovation, water usage reduction, World Economic Forum, Wuxi campus, Wuxi factory
(IN BRIEF) Christian Levin, CEO of Scania, has been elected as the new Chair of ACEA’s Commercial Vehicles Board for 2025. He stressed the European truck and bus sector’s leadership in technology and its importance for the region’s competitiveness and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACEA, appointment, battery-electric, Christian Levin, combustion engines, Commercial Vehicles Board, competitiveness, customers, DAF, DAF Trucks, Daimler truck, ecosystem, enabling conditions, energy providers, European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, European Regulations, European truck and bus industry, Ford Trucks, forward-thinking policies, global leader, grid operators, Harald Seidel, Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles, industry competitiveness, INNOVATION, Iveco Group, leadership, long-term incentives, MAN Truck & Bus, Member States, policymakers, Regulatory framework, Scania, skilled jobs, suppliers, sustainable society, technology, transition, visionary targets, Volvo Group, zero-emission powertrains
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Mobility has achieved a remarkable 86% alignment with the EU Taxonomy for fiscal year 2024, showcasing its commitment to sustainability and climate change mitigation. With 100% Taxonomy eligibility across its entire portfolio, the company demonstrates its role … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Andreas Mehlhorn, Awards, battery hybrid drive, Biodiversity Protection, circular economy, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, CO2 neutrality, Communication Based Train Control, CO₂ emissions, Danish State Railways, eco-design principles, environmental footprint, EU taxonomy, green electricity, high-speed rail network, leadership, Michael Peter, Mireo Plus B trains, Ortenau, Paris metro line 14, pollution control, S3 Passenger inventory system, Siemens Mobility, Siemens technologies, sustainability, sustainable mobility, sustainable transportation, Taxonomy alignment, Taxonomy eligibility, water conservation
(IN BRIEF) Siemens’ Fürth facility in Germany has been awarded the Sustainability Lighthouse designation by the World Economic Forum for its remarkable achievements in sustainable manufacturing. The plant has reduced energy consumption by 64% per throughput while increasing production by … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, carbon footprint, Cedrik Neike, Circularity, CO₂e emissions, CO₂e emissions reduction, decarbonization, Digital Industries, digitalization, energy consumption reduction, energy savings, energy-efficient technologies, Fürth plant, industrial automation, interdepartmental sustainability team, leadership, net-zero emissions, nitrogen production, photovoltaic system, product-level emissions management, productivity increase, renewable energy, repair center, Siemens, Siemens Navigator, Siemens technologies, Siemens’ sustainability goals, Sigreen software, Simatic Energy Manager Pro, Simatic HMI panels, Sustainability Lighthouse, sustainable manufacturing, waste reduction, World Economic Forum
(IN BRIEF) Savills has appointed Joel Gazeres to its Operational Capital Markets (OCM) division, where he will focus on growing the Healthcare and Senior Living team. Gazeres joins from CBRE, bringing 20 years of expertise in healthcare real estate, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, care homes, Caryn Donahue, CBRE, Consultancy, debt financing, development, director, equity financing, Europe, Healthcare and Senior Living, healthcare real estate, healthcare sector, Joel Gazeres, leadership, net lease transactions, OCM, Operational Capital Markets, RESEARCH, Savills, Savills Healthcare and Senior Living team, sector knowledge, Senior Housing Transactions, specialist care, strategic consultancy, supported living, transactional consultancy, transactional experience, UK, valuation
(IN BRIEF) Telenor Group has appointed Jon Omund Revhaug as Head of Telenor Asia and Sigvart Voss Eriksen as Head of Telenor Nordics, both of whom bring extensive telecommunications expertise to their new roles. Revhaug, a Telenor veteran with significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, Technology, Telecom
Tagged appointment, Bangladesh, Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, CEO, Chief Communications Officer, customer-facing transformations, Cybersecurity, dtac, growth strategy, Jon Omund Revhaug, leadership, Malaysia, Omny, Operational Excellence, scaling operations, Sigvart Voss Eriksen, telecommunications expertise, Telenor Asia, Telenor Group, Telenor Myanmar, Telenor Nordics, Telenor's key markets, THAILAND, Thomas Midteide, TRUE
(IN BRIEF) Telia has earned a spot in the top 1% of over 130,000 global companies assessed by EcoVadis for its sustainability efforts, receiving the EcoVadis Platinum Medal for the third consecutive year. The company improved its score to 87/100 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anna Augustson, Annual Report 2024, Awards, corruption risk assessments, Digital Inclusion, EcoVadis, EcoVadis Platinum Medal, fossil-free sources, global companies, Global Reporting Initiative, Information Security, International Labour Organization, ISO 26000, leadership, Mobile devices, net-zero emissions, Platinum medal, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainability performance, sustainability ratings, sustainability strategy, sustainable procurement, Telia, top 1%, UN Global Compact, whistleblower mechanisms
(IN BRIEF) TÜV Rheinland has introduced a new Eye Comfort Certification for laptops at CES 2025, a groundbreaking 5-star rating system designed to assess laptop screens for visual comfort. This certification evaluates key factors like image quality, ambient light control, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 5-star rating, ambient light control, Asus, Awards, certification database, Certipedia, CES 2025, consumer decision-making, Dell, display technology, eye care technologies, Eye Comfort Certification, HP, image quality, Intelligent CCT Control, Intelligent Luminance Control, Jay Yang, Laptops, leadership, Lenovo, multimedia designers, safety, screen comfort, TÜV Rheinland, TÜV Rheinland Greater China Electrical, visual comfort
(IN BRIEF) Holcim has announced its next steps in preparing for the spin-off of its North American business, including the designation of the new Board of Directors. The 10-member Board will become official following shareholder and regulatory approvals, expected by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3M Company, ABB, Alstom Group, appointment, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., CH2M HILL, Chairman, construction, Cristina A. Wilbur, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Delta Air Lines, Dwight Gibson, EG&G, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Farmers Group, financial services, GEA Group AG, Genpact Limited, Gilbane Building Company, Governance, holcim, Holli Ladhani, Inc., independent directors, Industrial Operations, interface, Jan Jenisch, Jürg Oleas, Katja Roth Pellanda, leadership, Manufacturing, McDermott International, Michael E. McKelvy, Nicholas Gangestad, North American market, Novartis AG, Nucor Corporation, PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, Pritzker Private Capital, Quanta Services, regulatory approvals, Robert S. Rivkin, Roche, Rockwater Energy Solutions, Rockwell Automation, Select Energy Services, shareholder approvals, Sonoco Products Company, stakeholders, The Cato Corporation, Theresa Drew, United Airlines, Zurich Insurance, Zurich Italy Bank
(IN BRIEF) Holcim’s Board of Directors has proposed Kim Fausing as the new Chairman of the Board, following Jan Jenisch’s decision to step down after his appointment as Chairman and CEO of a new North American entity. If approved at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Aarhus Teknikum, Annual General Meeting 2025, appointment, Audit Committee, Board of Directors, CEO, Chairman, Chief Operating Officer, Danfoss Group, Denmark, electrification, energy efficient solutions, global technology sector, Henley Business School, Hilti Group, Jan Jenisch, Kim Fausing, leadership, leadership experience, machine productivity, MBA, mechanical engineering, nomination, proposal
(IN BRIEF) CNH Industrial’s Case IH and New Holland brands have earned ten AE50 2025 awards for their innovative products and systems aimed at enhancing the agricultural and food industries. These include the Case IH Axial-Flow 260 series combines, C500 … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 13-foot working width, AE50 2025 awards, agricultural industry, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, APM2, ASABE, Automatic Productivity Management 2, Axial-Flow 260 series, C500 series corn heads, Case IH, CNH Industrial, combines, crop flow, CropSpeed Monitoring System, Early Riser 2160 48-row 20-inch planter, farming efficiency, food industry, FR Forage Cruiser, grain handling, hands-free operation, horsepower efficiency, INNOVATION, innovative products, IntelliCruise II, IntelliSense Bale Automation, Large Square Baler Automation, leadership, LiDAR Technology, Magnum tractors, Modular Tramline System, New Holland, operator experience, PowerDrive transmissions, productivity, Quadtrac Heavy-Duty Suspension, single-rotor technology, SmartSteer, sustainability, UltraFeed Pickup head
(IN BRIEF) ÖBB Rail Cargo Group (RCG) has been ranked in the top 5% of companies globally in the EcoVadis sustainability rating, earning EcoVadis Gold status for the fourth consecutive year. RCG excelled in environmental sustainability, labor, and human rights, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 trains, 18 countries, 419, 78 million net tonnes, Advanced rating, Awards, Carbon Scorecard, Clemens Först, climate protection, CSR, diversity, EcoVadis Gold status, EcoVadis Sustainability Rating, end-to-end logistics services, energy consumption, energy efficiency, environmental sustainability, equal pay, equality, European economy, freight transport, greenhouse gas emissions, Inclusion, labor and human rights, leadership, logistics, logistics professionals, modern software solutions, ÖBB, ÖBB Rail Cargo Group, rail freight, rail logistics, rail transport, RCG, reclaimed materials, recruitment, sustainability, sustainable procurement, top 5%
(IN BRIEF) On December 15, 2024, Professor Caroline Katsman was appointed as the scientific figurehead of the Dutch Climate Research Initiative (KIN). A renowned climate scientist with expertise in oceans and climate, she will collaborate with fellow figurehead Professor Derk … Read the full press release
Posted in News
Tagged 2050, appointment, climate change, climate crisis, climate research, climate science policy, climate scientist, climate-neutral society, collaboration, consultation, Delft University of Technology, Dutch Climate Research Initiative, Dutch university climate centers, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Kin, KNAW, KNMI, leadership, Michiel van den Hout, NWO, NWO Vidi grant, ocean circulation, oceans and climate, physical climate science, Professor Caroline Katsman, Professor Derk Loorbach, scientific figurehead, sea level rise, societal stakeholders, societal transformation, strategic partnerships, transition, transition science
(IN BRIEF) Evolution AB announced that Jacob Kaplan, the company’s CFO since 2016, will step down on February 18, 2025. Kaplan will continue to serve in an advisory role during the transition. Joakim Andersson, with extensive experience as a CFO … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged appointment, CFO Transition, Evolution AB, Joakim Andersson, leadership, Martin Carlesund
(IN BRIEF) Software GmbH has completed the sale of its Alfabet and Cumulocity businesses, following earlier divestments in July. This marks a strategic shift as the company refocuses on Adabas & Natural (A&N) and ARIS, now operating as standalone entities. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged appointment, Christian Lucas, divestments, leadership, Martin Biegel, Martin Clemm, Robin Colman, Sanjay Brahmawar, Software GmbH, Toktam Khatibzadeh
(IN BRIEF) The Troll field in the North Sea reached a historic production milestone in 2024, producing 42.5 billion standard cubic meters of natural gas, a nearly 10% increase from the previous record in 2022. This growth is attributed to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Awards, energy security, Equinor, Helge Haugane, Kjetil Hove, leadership, sustainability, Troll field
(IN BRIEF) Prudential plc has appointed Ray Farris as the Chief Economist for Eastspring Investments, its asset management arm. Farris, who brings over 30 years of experience in economics and strategy, will provide macroeconomic analysis to guide Prudential’s and Eastspring’s … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Kevin Camplin, an employee at BAE Systems Air, has been awarded an MBE for his 22 years of service to Mountain Rescue in Lancashire. Since joining BAE Systems in 2002, Kevin has balanced his career in engineering and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Business, Defence, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, BAE Systems, Kevin Camplin, leadership, MBE, Mountain Rescue Service
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA, part of the BBVA Group, achieved a record score of 85 in the 2024 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), ranking 15th globally among 668 financial institutions. The bank’s commitment to sustainability includes a target to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Turkey
Tagged 2024 S&P Global Assessment, Awards, BBVA, Garanti BBVA, leadership, Mahmut Akten, sustainability, Turkish Banking Sector
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