(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 10-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank is driving positive change and responding to the growing demand from its clients, who want to pursue investments that reflect their values and to increase opportunities for returns from … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Christian Nolting, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Wealth Management, ESG, ESG funds, International Private Bank, investment funds, Investment Solutions, IPB, MSCI, sustainability, sustainable assets, sustainable investments, Vermögensfondsmandate, wealth management
LOCTITE® HHD 3544F Contains 60% Bio-Based Content, Provides Sustainable Alternative for Structural Bonding Applications (PRESS RELEASE) IRVINE, CA, U.S.A., 10-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel, in line with its sustainability priorities, announces the development and commercial availability of LOCTITE® HHD 3544F, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged adhesive innovation, AOI, automatic optical inspection, bio, bio-based PUR hot melt adhesive, consumer electronics, consumer electronics assembly, consumer electronics-specific, David Peard, electronics, first bio-based polyurethane reactive, fossil fuel-based raw materials, Henkel, Henkel PUR hot melts, LOCTITE® HHD 3544F, plant-based feedstocks, PUR, renewable, renewable material solutions, renewable resources, renewable substitutes, Sebastian Hinz, structural bonding applications, sustainability
High customer satisfaction, most attractive employer in the insurance industry and more female managers Significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from business operations Expansion of guidelines for carbon-based business models in property and casualty insurance and proprietary investments from 2023 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Allianz Global Investors, Allianz Group, asset managers, casualty insurance, certified green buildings, climate change, climate-friendly business, Coal-based business, coal-fired power plants, corporate governance, energy transition, environmental, ESG, financial products, greenhouse gas emissions, hydrogen industry, insurance solutions, Line Hestvik, Paris Climate Agreement, PIMCO, policyholder funds, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of climate gases, resilient climate strategy, social, solar energy, solar parks, sustainability, Sustainability Report, sustainability strategy, sustainable economy, sustainable financial products, Sustainable insurance, transition to a low-carbon economy, wind energy, wind parks
(PRESS RELEASE) BAAR, 29-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika announces that, together with leading key players, it is working on the development of concrete admixtures using the LC3 technology that lowers CO2 emissions, developed by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged calcined clay, carbon footprint, Cement, cement additives, clinker, CO2 emissions, concrete, concrete admixtures, construction industry, construction material, construction materials, durability of concrete, environmentally friendly, Frank Höfflin, LC3, LC3 admixtures, LC3 project, LC3 technology, Sika r, sustainability, sustainable cement, sustainable construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, water consumption, workability
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste announces that Finnish cosmetics company Lumene has introduced Neste MY Non-Road Diesel™ at its factory in Kauklahti, Espoo, Finland, replacing the fossil fuel oil previously used at the factory. In early 2021 … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News
Tagged carbon neutral, energy consumption, Espoo, Finland, Finnish cosmetics company, fossil fuel oil, greenhouse gas emissions, Heidi Peltonen, Kauklahti, Kristina Enqvist, Lumene, Manufacturing, Neste, Neste MY Non-Road Diesel™, renewable fuel oil, renewable raw materials, renewables, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Schroders (LON: SDR), a British multinational asset management company, has announced the firm is marking the Earth Day and its employees are taking further action to collectively reduce their carbon footprint and lead … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Adventure locally, carbon footprint, climate crisis, Earth Day, EarthDayImpact, Eating sustainable, Ecologi, Electric car, environmental projects, Frederic Brindeau, Going electric, Kate Rogers, net zero future, Reducing fast fashion, renewable energy, Schroders, Spending responsible, sustainability, sustainable investments, travel eco-friendly, wealth management
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 6-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB celebrates the 30th anniversary of the creation of Azipod® electric propulsion. From its creation three decades ago to its market leading position in global shipping today, Azipod® propulsion has revolutionized marine transport … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Azipod® electric propulsion, Azipod® propulsion, Björn Rosengren, cargo carriers, cruise, cruise ships, electric drive motor ABB, electric transportation, ferries, icebreakers, Juha Koskela, propulsion, Seili, ship propulsion, shipping, superyachts, sustainability, sustainable shipping, sustainable transportation, vessel
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, announces that it has won another contract for the supply of a complete processing line to a vegetable oil plant … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, Germany, CAIRO, Egypt, 31-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel together with its partner Plastic Bank announce the opening of their first three plastic waste collection centers in Cairo. The project is part of Henkel’s successful and long-term partnership … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, Industrial, News
Tagged Cairo, Carsten Knobel, circular economy, collection centers, consumer goods, David Katz, Henkel, Nature Box, packaging, Plastic Bank, plastic waste, recycled plastic, recycling, recycling ecosystems, Social Plastic, supply chain, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, Sylvie Nicol
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 30-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational financial services company BBVA announces the signing of a €1.35 billion sustainable linked guarantee facility with the Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, Enel. The transaction is in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Spain
Tagged BBVA, clean energy, climate change, electric utility, Enel, financial inclusion, financing transactions, green financing, guarantee facility, Pledge 2025, SDGs, social entrepreneurship, sustainability, sustainability-linked currency derivatives, Sustainable Finance, sustainable financing, sustainable infrastructure, sustainable linked guarantee facility, UN Sustainable Development Goal 7
(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 29-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Italy’s national electricity transmission grid operator Terna announces that Standard Ethics has upgraded its corporate rating to “EE-” from the previous “E+”, with a long-term “positive” outlook. Standard Ethics views that Terna is … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, News
Tagged Bloomberg GEI, corporate rating, ecological transition, ECPI, electricity, electricity grid operator, electricity transmission grid, ESG, ESI, Euronext, European Taxonomy, European Union, FTSE4GOOD, MSCI, OECD, Standard Ethics, STOXX® ESG, STOXX® Low Carbon, sustainability, Terna, UN, United Nations Global Compact
(PRESS RELEASE) SINGAPORE, 23-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered announces the launch of its new sustainable trade finance solutions across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Standard Chartered’s Sustainable Trade Finance Proposition aims to help clients … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged blue economy, bonds, carbon footprint, clean transportation, energy efficiency, ESG, ESG ratings, gender equality, global supply chain, guarantees, Invoice Financing, Letters of Credit, Receivables Services, reduce emissions, renewable energy, responsible sourcing, Simon Cooper, Standard Chartered, supplier, Supply Chain Finance, supply chains, sustainability, sustainability standards, sustainable, Sustainable goods, sustainable infrastructure, Sustainable suppliers, Sustainable Trade Finance Proposition, sustainable trade finance solutions, trade finance, trade finance products, trade finance services, trade financing, Transition industries, water management, water use, World Trade Organisation
(PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 22-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel announces partnership with SailGP for the sponsorship of the global championship for the world’s fastest sail racing in class. Kuehne+Nagel, as the official logistics partner for the next three seasons, and SailGP … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Sports, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged alternative fuels, carbon footprint, CO2 neutral, CO2 neutral supply chain, environmentally friendly, events logistics, Kuehne+Nagel, logistical support, logistics, major event logistics, Net Zero Carbon, official logistics partner, Otto Schacht, Regatta, sail racing, SailGP, sea logistics, SeaExplorer, shipping emissions, shipping-related emissions, Sir Russell Coutts, sustainability, sustainable shipping, sustainable supply chain, TRANSPORT
An initiative of the European Commission and leading European ICT companies to drive green digital solutions to create an innovative, sustainable and resilient economy. Its commitment to have zero net emissions by 2025 in its main markets has enabled the … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AENOR, artificial intelligence, Big Data, climate change, Cloud, decarbonisation, Deutsche Telecom, Digital Day 2021, digital transformation, digitalisation, Eco Smart solutions, EGDC, Ericsson, EU, European Commission, European Green Digital Coalition, European ICT companies, green transition, Internet of Things, José María Álvarez-Pallete, Nokia, Orange, sustainability, telecommunications, Telefónica, Telenor, Telia, vodafone
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 18-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall announces that it has signed a 15-year contract with Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for the industry and health sectors, for the purchase of 100GWh of fossil-free … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Air Liquide, electricity, fossil free living, fossil-free electricity, green electricity, Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm, Martijn Hagens, offshore wind farm, power contract, solar farms, sustainability, The Hague, Vattenfall, wind farm, wind turbines, Zandvoort
LafargeHolcim combines sustainability and innovation leadership for more impact Commitment to publish first Climate Transition report in 2022 Recent Innovation partnerships for sustainable building include XTreeE and CPC (PRESS RELEASE) ST. GALLEN, 18-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — LafargeHolcim announces that it … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 3D printing, appointment, Climate Action, climate change, climate goals, climate objectives, Ecolabel, ECOPact, ETH, INNOVATION, Jan Jenisch, LafargeHolcim, Magali Anderson, MCSC, MIT, MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium, net zero pledge, SBTi, Science-Based Targets initiative, sustainability, XtreeE
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 18-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — At SGS, sustainability is both integral to our strategy and has become critical to all our stakeholders. We are committed to adding Value to Society through our own operations to enable a better, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged categorization, energy transition, ESG Assurance Services, EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities, framework, Frankie Ng, operations, Paula Ordoñez, Principles for Responsible Investment, quantification, Responsible Supply Chain, services, SGS, supply chain, sustainability, Sustainability Matrix, Sustainability Solutions, TIC industry, traceability, UN Sustainable Development Goals, value chains, value creation, Value to Society
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 17-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro announces that it is exploring ways to recycle aluminium directly within the primary aluminium production at its Norwegian smelters, with the aim to further reduce its industry-leading climate footprint from primary aluminium … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium production, circular aluminium, climate footprint, CO2 emissions, Hydro, Hydro Aluminium, Hydro REDUXA, Høyanger plant, low-carbon primary aluminium, Norwegian smelters, Ola Sæter, post-consumer scrap, recycling, sustainability, ways to recycle aluminium
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 16-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DB / NYSE: DB) announces that its has executed the world’s first green hedging transaction with Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Continuum Green Energy (Continuum). … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Arvind Bansal, Cicero Green, Continuum, Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd, Continuum Green Energy, Deutsche Bank, emerging markets, ESG impact, financial risk management, financial risk management solution, FX hedge solution, green bond, green bond framework, green bond investors, green bond issuances, green hedge framework, green hedging, green project, greenfield renewable energy, Kamran Khan, Rahul Jain, renewable energy projects, risk management, Second Party Opinion, sustainability, transparency, USD green bond, zero carbon economy
(PRESS RELEASE) MONTORNÉS, Spain, 15-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel announces that it has been recognized for its Industry 4.0 leadership with “Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse” award from the World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company for the second time. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 4IR technologies, AI, algorithms, Award, Bruno Piacenza, carbon footprint, Carsten Knobel, Digital connectivity, digital transformation, digitalization, Dr. Dirk Holbach, Global Lighthouse Network, Henkel, Industry 4.0., lighthouse, Manufacturing, McKinsey & Company, supply chain, sustainability, WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network, World Economic Forum
The purpose of the JV is to market and distribute products for electric vehicle private and public charging businesses across India (PRESS RELEASE) ROME, Italy/ MUMBAI, India, 26-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel X announces that it has entered into a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2020 BNEF forecast, construction, e-mobility, electric mobility, electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging stations, electric vehicles, electrification, Enel Group advanced energy solutions, Enel X, energy transition, engineering, EPC company, EV, EV charging infrastructure, Francesco Venturini, INDIA, joint venture, JuiceBox, JuicePump, JV, procurement, quick electric charger, Sanjay Jadhav, Shapoorji Pallonji group, Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, Sterling Generators Pvt Ltd, sustainability, SWPL
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 23-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval introduces a new size of heat exchanger specially engineered for use with CO2 from the proven high-pressure performance of its AXP product line. The new Alfa Laval AXP82 expands the use … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Air Conditioning, Alfa Laval, Alfa Laval AXP82, AXP, AXP82, carbon dioxide, CO2, commercial refrigeration, Fredrik Ekström, heat exchanger, heat transfer, heating and cooling, natural refrigerants, sustainability, Therese Tonning, thermal efficiency, transcritical CO2, transcritical CO2 systems, transcritical dutie
(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 18-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barry Callebaut announces that it has joined forces with MassChallenge participant Bloom Biorenewables Ltd to investigate how side streams from chocolate manufacturing processes could support the fight against climate change and help Barry … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Barry Callebaut, Biomass, Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, carbon positive, chocolate, chocolate manufacturing processes, chocolate production, climate change, cocoa products, Dr. Florent Héroguel, Dr. Remy Buser, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, fight against climate change, Forever Chocolate, fossil materials, hazelnuts shells, la Morella nuts, MassChallenge, MassChallenge Switzerland 2020, Massimo Selmo, Nuts vanillin, nutshells, Remy Buser, startup accelerato, sustainability, sustainable carbon feedstocks, sustainable chocolate, sustainable supply chains, vanillin
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 12-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading European energy company Vattenfall announces that its sustainability work has earned the Platinum award, the highest rating from EcoVadis, a leading source of corporate sustainability evaluation. Vattenfall, ranked as the top 1 … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged Annika Ramsköld, corporate sustainability evaluation, EcoVadis, energy sector, energy transition, fossil-free living, human rights, platinum, Power Climate Smarter Living, supply chain, sustainability, sustainability work, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro announces that can production with Hydro CIRCAL at HELL ENERGY’s subsidiary in Hungary, Quality Pack has begun. Hydro CIRCAL aluminium strip contains a high ratio of post-consumer recycled aluminium from cans. Since … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, Hungary, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium scrap, aluminium strip, Beverage Industry, beverages, Boris Kurth, Can production, HELL ENERGY, HELL ENERGY Group, Hydro CIRCAL, Hydro CIRCAL 75R, Hydro Rolling, Quality Pack, recycled aluminium, recycling, sustainability
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 3-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, the leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, has announced the launch of a new sustainability programme with key environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals centred around carbon emissions, supplier audits … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 29-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola to promote ESG criteria to its more than 22,000 suppliers worldwide, from which it makes purchases worth 20 billion euros a year. ESG criteria -environmental, social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, climate change, environmental, environmental sustainability, ESG criteria, GoSupply, Governance, greenhouse gas emissions, health standards, human rights, Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, Safety Standards, SDG 14, SDG 15, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 7, social, suppliers, supply chain, sustainability
Enel and its Spanish subsidiary Endesa are among the 380 companies praised by Bloomberg for their commitment and transparency with regards to gender inclusion Enel has scored 17% higher than the average score of the index constituents (PRESS RELEASE) ROME, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Management, News, Society, Spain
Tagged Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index, CDP Climate “A” List, diversity, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World and Europe, Endesa, Enel, FTSE4Good Index Series, GEI, gender diversity, gender inclusion, gender pay parity, Guido Stratta, Inclusion, inclusive culture, MSCI ESG Leaders Indices, pro-women, sexual harassment policies, Socially Responsible Investors, sustainability, the ECPI indices, the Equileap Gender Equality in Europe Ranking, the ESG Best Practices Indices, the Euronext Vigeo-Eiris 120 indices, the ISS “Prime” rating, the Refinitiv TOP 100 Diversity and Inclusion Index, the STOXX Global ESG Leaders index
(PRESS RELEASE) DÜSSELDORF, 26-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel recognized its top suppliers for their industry-leading performance in 2020 in a first virtual supplier event of Henkel Beauty Care and Laundry & Home Care. For the 14th time, the event took … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ACI Supplier Awards, AMA Herbal Laboratories, Ana Mota, Awards, BASF, Beauty Care, Bertrand Conquéret, biodegradable products, biosurfactant, Bref, Bruno Piacenza, CFF, cosmetic esthetics, digitalization, Dr. Arndt Scheidgen, enzyme technology, Evonik, Frank Meyer, Henkel, Henkel Beauty Care, Home Care, hygiene technology, Innospec, INNOVATION, Jens-Martin Schwärzler, Kemal Kavasoglu, Laundry, Love Nature, Marco Swoboda, Nature Box, Novozyme, Novozymes, Persil Discs, renewable European plant oils, Rik Strubel, Solvay, Stepan, supplier event, suppliers, sustainability, Sustainability Award, vegan softening, Vegetal color products, Vernel Naturals
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 21-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the world’s largest cocoa processors and chocolate manufacturers Barry Callebaut announces the launch of its Diversity & Inclusion strategy as part of its intention to keep growing in new geographies, new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Society, Switzerland
Tagged #one BC, Antoine de Saint-Affrique, Barry Callebaut, chocolate, cocoa, diversification, diversity, Forever Chocolate, gender equality, Inclusion, inclusive environment, Isabelle Esser, master chocolatiers, pâtissiers, sustainability, sustainable growth