(IN BRIEF) IKEA is launching its first-ever global celebration of the Swedish långbord, with more than 200 stores in at least 14 markets hosting communal dining events beginning September 13. The initiative marks the start of Cooking & Eating Year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Apron Day, Australia, Austria, CANADA, communal dining, Cooking & Eating Year, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, global celebration, healthy eating, Hungary, IKEA, IKEA Family, IKEA Food, IKEA kicks off Cooking & Eating Year with global långbord celebrations and new product launches, IKEA restaurants, INDIA, Ingka Group, Italy, Japan, KOREA, långbord, Lorena Lourido Gomez, More than 200 IKEA stores host Swedish långbord gatherings as part of worldwide food and cooking initiative, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain, sustainable food, Sweden, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) ASML Holding NV and Mistral AI have entered into a strategic long-term partnership aimed at integrating AI into ASML’s lithography systems and operations to deliver faster innovation and greater performance for customers. Alongside the collaboration, ASML will lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged AI models, Arthur Mensch, artificial intelligence collaboration, ASML, Christophe Fouquet, France, frontier AI, holistic lithography, lithography systems, Mistral AI, Netherlands, partnership, Roger Dassen, semiconductor equipment, Semiconductor Innovation, Series C funding, strategic partnership, €1.3 billion investment
(IN BRIEF) KPN has launched a new travel expense app that combines convenience with sustainability by linking expense claims to CO2 emissions insights and gamification. Developed with Reisbalans, the app automatically tracks employees’ travel movements, offering visual feedback and comparisons … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged Carlo Steenvoorden, CO2 dashboard, cycling allowance, Employee Benefits, expense claims, gamification, home sustainability, HR Innovation, KPN, Netherlands, partnership, Reisbalans, sustainability, sustainable commuting, travel app
(IN BRIEF) flatexDEGIRO has expanded its crypto trading services to France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Austria, extending access to more than two million customers across Europe. Building on its launch in Germany in December 2024 and recognition as “Best Crypto … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Austria, Bitcoin, Broker-Wahl 2025, crypto savings plans, Crypto trading, DEGIRO, digital assets, ethereum, Europe, flatex, flatexDEGIRO, France, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany, Netherlands, Oliver Behrens, online broker, partnership, Spain, staking, wealth building
(IN BRIEF) FrieslandCampina and Milcobel have published their final merger proposal, outlining legal, financial, and operational details ahead of member consultations this autumn. The merger aims to create a stronger, future-proof dairy cooperative that secures long-term earnings for member farmers, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Amersfoort, Belgium, Betty Eeckhaut, competition authorities, cooperative principles, Dairy cooperatives, dairy farmers, Extraordinary General Meeting, FrieslandCampina, INNOVATION, Kallo, member earnings, Members’ Council, merger proposal, Milcobel, milk price, Netherlands, partnership, productivity, sustainability, Sybren Attema
(IN BRIEF) Mutares SE & Co. KGaA has acquired Lineage Spain Transportation S.L. “Fuentes” from Lineage Group, making it a new platform investment in the company’s Goods & Services segment. Based in Murcia, Spain, Fuentes specializes in temperature-controlled food transport, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, European logistics, food transport, fruits and vegetables, Fuentes, Goods & Services segment, last-mile delivery, Lineage Group, Lineage Spain Transportation, Murcia, Mutares, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Netherlands, partnership, supply chain, sustainability, temperature-controlled logistics, Vlissingen
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft has finalized the divestment of its renewable energy development activities in the Netherlands, with Dutch renewable energy supplier Greenchoice acquiring a 120 MWp operational solar portfolio, a pipeline of solar, wind, and battery projects, and Statkraft’s skilled … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Barbara Flesche, battery storage, energy transition, Greenchoice, hydrogen projects, market operations, Netherlands, partnership, renewable energy, renewable energy development, solar portfolio, solar power, Statkraft, sustainability, wind projects
(IN BRIEF) ISS has entered into a global partnership with Social Value Portal to introduce the first worldwide framework for measuring social sustainability impact across its 60 markets. Using the Global TOM System and its unique International Dollar metric, ISS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Australia, Denmark, facility services, Global TOM System, Guy Battle, International Dollar, ISS, Margot Slattery, Netherlands, Norway, partnership, responsible business, social sustainability, social value measurement, Social Value Portal, Spain, sustainability, sustainable business practices, workplace experience
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has opened nominations for the Tulip Fund, a €50 million initiative aimed at attracting leading scientists from outside the EU to Dutch universities and research institutions. The fund focuses on appointing globally recognized … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Science, Technology
Tagged academic freedom, applied research, Dutch Research Council, European research, fundamental research, Global Collaboration, international researchers, knowledge institutions, Netherlands, NWO, partnership, scientific excellence, sustainable research groups, Tulip Fund, universities, €50 million fund
(IN BRIEF) bp is selling its Netherlands mobility & convenience network and bp pulse EV charging business to Catom as part of its $20 billion divestment initiative and downstream reset strategy. The deal includes approximately 300 retail stations (some with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Retail, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged $20 bn divestment programme, 2025 divestments, BP, bp pulse, Catom, downstream reset, Emma Delaney, EV charging hubs, fleet business, fuels, Jan Willem Westerhuis, lubricants, mobility & convenience, Netherlands, OK retail network, partnership, regulatory approval, service stations, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. has announced a gross dividend of 1.35 lei per share for the 2024 financial year, approved at its Ordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on 18 June 2025; the ex-date is 26 June 2025, the record date … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Belgium, Class B shares, Digi Communications dividend 2024, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., disclosure, dividend, insider purchase, internal compliance policies, Investor Relations, Italy, Jose Manuel Arnaiz de Castro, Market Abuse Regulation article 19 para (1), Netherlands, notification, PORTUGAL, Romania, share dividend, Spain, telecommunications
(IN BRIEF) KPN has partnered with voice AI innovator ElevenLabs and invested in the company through KPN Ventures to accelerate the adoption of advanced audio AI in the Netherlands. Early efforts will focus on converting content into high-quality speech and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged audio technology, automation, Customer Interaction, ElevenLabs, Hans Söhngen, investment, KPN, KPN Ventures, Marieke Snoep, Mati Staniszewski, Netherlands, partnership, personalized experience, speech accessibility, strategic partnership, voice AI
(IN BRIEF) On 10 June 2025, Non-Executive Director José Manuel Arnaiz de Castro bought 6,800 Class B shares and promptly reported it under EU Market Abuse Regulation to ASF, AFM and the Company’s compliance office; Digi Communications N.V. is a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, ASF, Belgium, Class B shares, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., disclosure, insider purchase, internal compliance policies, Investor Relations, Italy, Jose Manuel Arnaiz de Castro, Market Abuse Regulation article 19 para (1), Netherlands, notification, PORTUGAL, Romania, Spain, telecommunications
(IN BRIEF) Sweco has acquired Brain of buildings, a leading Dutch engineering firm known for integrating technology into the design and management of smart and secure buildings. This acquisition adds 30 consultants and engineers to Sweco’s Netherlands team, reinforcing its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Architecture, Brain of buildings, engineering consultancy, Eugene Grüter, European market, fire safety, mechanical engineering, Netherlands, partnership, private sector, public sector, Security Engineering, smart buildings, sustainability, Sweco, turnover
(IN BRIEF) VTTI and Höegh Evi have launched the permitting process for the Zeeland Energy Terminal (ZET), a key project for enhancing the Netherlands’ energy infrastructure. The Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (KGG) has issued the Notification of Intent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 2028/2029, economic growth, Eemshaven, energy security, floating storage and regasification unit, FSRU, Höegh Evi, KGG, LNG import capacity, Ministry of Climate and Green Growth, Netherlands, partnership, permitting process, Q4 2025, Rotterdam, stakeholder engagement, sustainability, VTTI, Zeeland, Zeeland Energy Terminal, ZET
(IN BRIEF) Gasunie has awarded DNV a multi-year technical services contract to support the maintenance and innovation of energy infrastructure across the Netherlands and northern Germany. The four-year agreement, with options for two two-year extensions, covers critical services like equipment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Adriaan den Herder, CO₂ transport, cryogenic systems, DNV, energy infrastructure, energy transition, equipment testing, gas analysis, Gasunie, Germany, Groningen, hydrogen, LNG, maintenance optimization, natural gas, Netherlands, partnership, pipeline maintenance, Prajeev Rasiah, Renewable Energy Infrastructure, sustainability, technical services
(IN BRIEF) Nicole Mølby-Bueters has been appointed Director of the HRM department at TU/e, starting May 6, 2025. With a degree in Business Communication from Radboud University and a career beginning in 1992, she brings decades of global HR leadership, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Industrial, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged appointment, CULTURE, Employee Wellbeing, HR strategy, HRM Director, Human Resource Management, leadership, Mariska Brzözek, Netherlands, Nicole Mølby-Bueters, Patrick Groothuis, Philips, Radboud University Nijmegen, recruitment, Squad Improvement Program, standardized HR services, Talent Acquisition, trusted business partner, TU/e
(IN BRIEF) Hydro is showcasing its “R100 Project” at Milan Design Week 2025, where five innovative design objects will be created entirely from post-consumer recycled aluminium sourced within a 100-kilometer radius. This initiative, a natural progression from the 2024 launch … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, Media, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged 100-kilometer production radius, advanced manufacturing, Belgium, carbon footprint, Cecilie Manz, Daniel Rybakken, design innovation, environmental transparency, Hydro, Hydro CIRCAL 100R, Keiji Takeuchi, low-emission, Milan Design Week 2025, net-zero emissions, Netherlands, post-consumer scrap, R100 Project, recycled aluminium, Sabine Marcelis, Stefan Diez, sustainability, sustainable manufacturing, transportation emissions, urban mining
(IN BRIEF) A new integration between Vodafone’s Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) and the Netherlands’ Urban Data Access Platform (UDAP) will soon allow emergency services to alert more road users and authorities about approaching emergency vehicles, enabling quicker and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged car manufacturers, connectivity, emergency services, emergency vehicles, intelligent transportation, Luke Ibbetson, Ministry of Infrastructure, Monotch, Netherlands, partnership, real-time data, road safety, Safer Transport for Europe Platform, STEP, UDAP, Urban Data Access Platform, V2X technology, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first green loan, signing a EUR 700 million financing agreement with sustainable mobility leader Ayvens in December 2024. The deal, which splits into a EUR 350 million EIB credit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 vehicles, 19, Ambroise Fayolle, Ayvens, climate action project, commercial fleets, decarbonization, eLCVs, electric light commercial vehicles, electrification, energy transition, EUR 350 million, European Investment Bank (EIB), France, funding diversification, funding package, Germany, green loan, innovative finance, Italy, LEZs, low emission zones, Netherlands, partnership, Patrick Sommelet, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable mobility
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