ECOPact now available in 24 markets across all five regions just one year since global launch ECOPact reduces carbon footprint of concrete by at least 30%, contributing to Holcim’s net zero targets A milestone in Holcim’s transformation to become the … Read the full press release
Fadie Al-Masri to head Brussels political office from August 1, 2021 Desmond A. Collins to retire on July 31, 2021 The political office represents Continental’s interests in its dialog with EU offices, regulatory authorities, government agencies and associations Dr. Felix … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Germany, Government, Management, News
Tagged Automotive Technologies, Continental, DAX company, Desmond A. Collins, Dr. Felix Gress, EU institutions, Fadie Al-Masri, government agencies, policymakers, political, regulatory EU offices, Rubber Technologies., sustainability
Clearly defined sustainability targets are an integral part of ŠKODA AUTO’s corporate strategy Environment: Material or thermal recycling of all disposable waste generated in the production process; CO2-neutral production at the Vrchlabí site. Social responsibility: Comprehensive measures to support relief … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Society
Tagged car manufacturer, car-sharing, CO2-neutral energy, corporate culture policies, corporate governance, Covid-19 pandemic, CSR initiative, diversity, ecological footprint, electric scooters, environmental impact, environmental protection, mobility, recycling, restoring forests, ŠKODA AUTO, social responsibility, sustainability, Sustainability Report, sustainability targets
(PRESS RELEASE) BERN, 6-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom announces that it has been chosen, together with Finnova, to provide the digital foundation for the strategic investment of the Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank. Radicant, a digital financial services provider specialising in sustainability, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, News, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Armin Schädeli, banking software, banking solution, Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank, cloud-based, cloud-based banking solution, digital financial services, Dr. Anders Bally, Finnova, IT Services, payment transactions, personalised financial advice, Radicant, Robert Gebel, sustainability, sustainable financial solutions, Swiss banks, Swisscom
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 6-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall announces its partnership with the Swedish manufacturer of electric motorcycles CAKE for the development of the first fossil-free electric motorcycle. The partners will share expertise and know-how in their respective fields of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Annika Ramsköld, CAKE, clean transportation, electric motorcycles, fossil-free, fossil-free electric motorcycle, fossil-free know-how, Henrik Svensson, Stefan Ytterborn, sustainability, Vattenfall, zero emissions
INEOS Energy has agreed to purchase 25 million shares in the forthcoming IPO of HydrogenOne Capital Growth plc, representing 10% of the target fund raise of £250 million. Brian Gilvary Executive Chairman of INEOS Energy said, “The INEOS investment in HydrogenOne will … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Brian Gilvary, carbon capture, Clean hydrogen, Green Economy Mark, hydrogen, HydrogenOne, INEOS, INEOS Energy, investment, IPO, London Stock Exchange, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, renewable power, Simon Hogan, sustainability, zero-carbon energy
(PRESS RELEASE) ROME, 30-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel announces partnership with CREA, the largest research organization focusing on agri-food. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Enel Italia Director Carlo Tamburi and CREA President Carlo Gaudio, to promote research, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Italy, News, Technology
Tagged agri-environmental fields, agri-food, agriculture, agrivoltaics, agro-bio renewable energies, Carlo Gaudio, Carlo Tamburi, CREA, crop nutrition solutions, decarbonization, digital agriculture, Enel Italia, energy production plants, forestry, irrigation, MoU, Photovoltaic, phytoremediation, PNIEC 2030, renewable energy, renewable sources, solar photovoltaic technology, sustainability, sustainable energy solutions, zootechnics
Deutsche Telekom creates an immersive state-of-the-art digital conference Initiative to share knowledge, inspiration and a wide range of compelling topics Invitation to join a community of world´s most spearheading thinkers and futurists (PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 25-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche … Read the full press release
Telefónica comes to Mobile with a catalogue of proposals and real cases that highlight all that technology and digital transformation can do for the sustainability of the planet. The company promotes the use of its IoT technology and big data … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Internet & Online, News, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, Big Data, circular economy, climate change, connectivity, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, Eco Smart, energy savings, environmentally-friendly agriculture, FAO, IoT, IoT connectivity in crops, low-emission telecommunications, Machine Learning, Mobile World Congress, Onubafruit, reducing CO2 emissions, reduction of CO2 emissions, reduction of water consumption, Smart Agro, sustainability, sustainability criteria, Telefónica, Vertical Green project
Inbound-to-manufacturing transportation shifting from road to rail CO2 reduced by approximately 16,000 tonnes on East China – Wuhan routes A further step towards Kuehne+Nagel’s 2030 Net Zero Carbon targets (PRESS RELEASE) SCHINDELLEGI, 24-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Kuehne+Nagel (SWX: KNIN), one of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automotive industry, CO2 neutral, CO2 reduction, contract logistics, Dongfong Honda Automotive, Gianfranco Sgro, Honda, KN Sincero, Kuehne+Nagel, logistics, Mr. Jiang Hui, Mr. Takuji Kitamura, Net Zero Carbon programme, reduced carbon emissions, road-to-rail, supply chain, sustainability, TRANSPORT, Wuhan Dong Hon
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 22-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, and Stena Recycling, Sweden’s leading recycling company and part of the Stena Metall Group, have announced that their groundbreaking sustainability … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Alfa Laval, Circular Initiative, Circularity, decarbonization, Fredrik Ekström, heat exchanger, heat exchanger supply chain, HVAC industry, recycling, Stena Recycling, Stena Recycling Sweden, sustainability, Therese Tonning, “Re-Made to matter”
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON/ SIOUX FALLS, SD, U.S.A., 21-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial will acquire 100% of the capital stock of the US-based leader in precision agriculture technology for US$58 per share, representing a 33.6% premium to the Raven Industries … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acquisition, aerospace, Aerostar, agricultural, agriculture, agriculture equipment, Applied Technology, autonomous, autonomous solutions, autonomy, Barclays, CNH Industrial, Dan Rykhus, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, digital transformation, Engineered Films, environmental stewardship, Goldman Sachs, high performance specialty films, highperformance specialty films, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, precision, Precision Agriculture, precision agriculture technology, precision farming, Raven Industries, Scott Wine, stratospheric platform, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, sustainability, sustainable solutions
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), a leading renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock company with operations in 14 countries, and LyondellBasell, one of world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, have announced a long-term commercial agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged bio-based polyethylene, bio-based polypropylene, bio-based sources, circular bio-economy, Circulen, CirculenRecover, CirculenRenew, CirculenRevive, climate change, Germany, ISCC PLUS certification, Jasmin Bisch, LyondellBasell, Mercedes Alonso, Neste, Neste RE™, Olefins, polymers, polyolefins, recycling, renewable feedstock, Renewable Polymers, residue oils, Richard Roudeix, Susanna Sieppi, sustainability, sustainable polymers, waste, Wesseling
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 17-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon, a leading owner, developer and manager of multipurpose urban centres, has announced that the new urban centre Lippulaiva, that is currently under construction in Espoonlahti, is a pioneer in sustainable energy solutions, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Technology
Tagged Adven, automation, bicycles, buildings, carbon neutral, charging stations, construction, electric battery, electric bicycles, electric cars, electricity, electricity consumption, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Energy management, energy solutions, environmentally friendly, Espoo library, Espoonlahti, European Union, GeoEnergy, Geothermal, green roofs, heating, hybrid cars, Lippulaiva, recycling, Risto Seppo, Schneider Electric, smart energy systems, smart management, smart system, solar energy, solar panels, SPARCS project, sustainability, sustainable energy solutions
(PRESS RELEASE) SOLNA, Sweden, 16-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AFRY (STO: AF-B), Swedish-Finnish engineering, consulting and design company active in energy, industry, infrastructure and IT, has announced it provided expertise in Arauco’s Licancel pulp mill project, which targeted to enable the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara (OTCMKTS: YARIY), global crop nutrition leader, has announced that its EVP Communications & Procurement Pablo Barrera will assume the role of Executive Director of social venture IMAGINE. At IMAGINE Food Collective he … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, FOOD, Food Collective, Food Value Chain, IMAGINE, IMAGINE Food Collective, Jeff Seabright, Kees Kruythoff, Pablo Barrera, Paul Polman, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Svein Tore Holsether, Valerie Keller, Yara, Yara Group
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 9-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — New study published today by the Polish Green Building Council (PLGBC) in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) outlines how buildings play a crucial role in Poland’s effort to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Poland
Tagged #BuildingLife, Alicja Kuczera, Alistair Clark, buildings, buildings sector, carbon emissions, construction, construction sector, Cristina Gamboa, decarbonisation, decarbonisation of the building sector, decarbonise, demolition, EBRD, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Green Deal, green bank, greenhouse gas emissions, net-zero emissions, Paris Agreement, PLGBC, Poland, Polish Green Building Council, REPORT, sustainability, World Green Building Council
(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 7-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, Borealis announces that its client Greiner Packaging has produces the first cup prototypes made of Bornewables™ – Borealis’ portfolio … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, Germany, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged biocircular materials, Borealis, Bornewables, Bornewables™, carbon footprint, Carbon footprint reduced, chemically recycled, circular economy for plastics, circular materials, Circularity, climate change, dairy products, food cups production, food industry, for food contact, Greiner Packaging, IML, in-mold labeling, ISCC PLUS certification, non-fossil fuel feedstocks, oil waste, packaging manufacturer, packaging solutions, plastic, polyme, polypropylene, PP, premium polyolefins, prototype IML cups, recycling, renewable, renewable materials, renewable raw materials, renewable resources, residue streams, residues, second-generation feedstocks, Stephan Laske, sustainability, sustainable, timber industry, Trevor Davis, used cooking oil, vegetable oil production, virgin polyolefin materials, Virtual Packworld, waste
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 31-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens Mobility announces the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy on joint research for the use of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) technology in rail … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, News, Science, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Albrecht Neumann, climate targets, climate-neutral, CO2 emissions, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Helmholtz Institute, HI ERN, hydrogen, hydrogen technology, hydrogen-powered train, LOHC, LOHC technology, Mireo Plus H, Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid, rail transport, Siemens Mobility, sustainability, The Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nuremberg for Renewable Energy, Vectron, Vectron locomotive
Cyprus Network Activities (PRESS RELEASE) NICOSIA, 28-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Cyprus Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, a forum promoting intercultural dialogue both within the island and in the region by creating synergies and building bridges among citizens, is … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Cyprus, Education, Environment, Internet & Online, News, Non Profit, Politics, Society, Turkey
Tagged Anadolu Kültür, Anna Lindh Foundation, arts, Civil Society Advocates, Communication, Community, Conversation, CULTURE, Cyprus Refugee Council, dialogue, diverse urban communities, Eleftheria Photiou, empathy, EuroMed, intercultural dialogue, Interculturalism, Mediterranean, multiculturalism, NGO, operations, Plan Be Plan It Be It, refugees, Rooftop Theatre, society, sustainability, Virtual Marathon for Dialogue
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 28-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish multinational power company Vattenfall announces signing of fossil-free energy agreement, and a 24/7 Matching solution with Swedish colocation data centre operator Conapto to support its two data centres in Stockholm. The unique … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 24/7 Matching solution, colocation data centre, Conapto, data centres, Environmental Product Declaration, EPD, fossil-free energy, greenest data centre, Håkan Björklund, Hydro, Matts Wesslén, Microsoft, Microsoft Azure IoT, renewable energy, Sätra, SmartUtility, Sollentuna, sustainability, transparency, Vattenfall, wind power
1.35GW of local solar projects identified through co-development partnership The investment will be deployed over six years Over 3000 green jobs could be created in the regions of Moura, Castelo Branco, Mogadouro Chamusca and Viseu (PRESS RELEASE) LISBON, 28-May-2021 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Portugal, United Kingdom
Tagged biodiversity enhancements, Castelo Branco, Chamusca, clean energy, decarbonisation, electricity generation, energy mix, energy transition, GREEN HYDROGEN, Henrique Rodrigues, INSUN, job creation, Lightsource BP, low-carbon, Miguel Lobo, Mogadouro, Moura, net zero, Pedro Oliveira, PORTUGAL, renewable energy, renewable power, renewables, solar development, solar energy, solar projects, sustainability, Viseu
(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 24-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — EQT Exeter (EQT Real Estate II fund), the global real estate solutions provider, and Group Moraval, a leading Spanish developer, have announced they are establishing a joint venture to create a portfolio of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, News, Real Estate, Spain, Sweden
Tagged Alvaro Soto, Berta Guillamón, Carlos Molero, digitization, EQT Exeter, Grupo Moraval, joint venture, JV, Málaga, PBSA, PBSA facilities, Pirotecnia, purpose-built student accommodation, Ramón y Cajal, Rob Rackind, Seville, student accommodation, student housing, student housing market, sustainability, Sustainable Living, University of Málaga Teatinos, urbanization
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 21-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste (HEL: NESTE), an oil refining and marketing company as well as the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has announced it is in the final phase of testing … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged biogas, Carl Nyberg, chemical recycling, circular economy, combating climate change, electric vehicle, electrification, fossil gasoline, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid cars, hydrogen, Liquid biofuels, Michael Fleiss, Neste, plastic waste, Powertrain Engineering Sweden, Powertrain Engineering Sweden AB, renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, SAF, Susanna Sieppi, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, Volvo cars
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 21-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Telia Company AB, a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator, has announced it has been named by FT and Statista among select European companies that achieved the greatest cut in greenhouse … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged carbon neutrality, circular initiatives, connectivity, European Climate Leaders 2021, Europe’s Climate Leaders, FT, greenhouse gas emissions, Sara Nordbrand, Science Based Targets, Statista, sustainability, Telia, Telia Company
9 out of 10 construction businesses predict a skills crisis by 2030, with 81 percent saying they will introduce robots in the next 10 years, while safety and the environment both catalysts for accelerating investment in robotics. (PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 17th International Architecture – La Biennale di Venezia, 3D printing, ABB Robotics, architects, automation, Autovol, climate change, construction, construction businesses, construction industry, digital tools, environmental impact, ETH Zurich, Intelligent City, labor shortage, MAEID, modular homes, reduces waste, robot welding application, Robotic automation, robotic automation solutions, robotics, robots, Sami Atiya, Schindler Lifts, Skanska, skills crisis, skills shortage, sustainability, timber roof supports, Ulf Håkansson, urbanization
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Olin Corporation, Danish Technological Institute, and Aarhus University (PRESS RELEASE) AARHUS, 17-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas announces the development of a new technology to enable circularity for thermoset composites, the material used to make wind turbine … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Aarhus University, Allan Korsgaard Poulsen, CETEC, ChemCycling, chemcycling epoxy resin, circular economy, Circularity, coalition, composite materials, Danish Technological Institute, DreamWind, DTI, epoxy, epoxy resin, epoxy resins, fully recyclable wind turbine value chain, IFD, initiative, Innovation Fund Denmark, Leif Ole Meyer, Olin, Prof. Dr. Troels Skrydstrup, recycling, recycling technology, Simon Frølich, sustainability, sustainable energy solutions, thermoset composites, Thermosets Epoxy Composites, Vestas, wind energy, wind industry, wind turbine blades, wind turbine value chain, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID, 12-May-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens España and Telefónica Tech to present a far-reaching value proposition to create major opportunities for improving buildings that includes everything from energy efficiency and user experience to connectivity, security and data analysis … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged audiovisual, Big Data, Blockchain, building automation, capacity management, CCTV, Cloud, connectivity, Cybersecurity, de-escalation monitoring, digital businesses, digital transformation, digitalisation, Elena Gil, energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, Fernando Silva, fire protection, infrastructure, IoT, monitor entry points, occupancy management, optimisation, predictive maintenance, Raúl Ramos, resilience, SECURITY, Siemens España, smart buildings, smart electric networks, smart lighting, smart parking, space reservation solutions, sustainability, Telefónica Tech
(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