(IN BRIEF) CapMan Real Estate has acquired a modern residential property in Helsinki’s prestigious Katajanokka district, completed in 2017 and featuring high-quality construction, modern layouts, a gym, and a rooftop sauna. The building will operate under CapMan’s new Leona brand, … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged architectural heritage, BREEAM In-Use Excellent, CapMan Real Estate, energy efficiency, EPC A+, EU taxonomy, Finland, Helsinki, Katajanokka, Leona, modern living, Nordic housing, premium residential asset, property investment, real estate acquisition, rental apartments, residential property, rooftop sauna, sustainability, tenant experience
(IN BRIEF) Henkel is partnering with the Aachen-based student team “Sonnenwagen” for the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, the world’s toughest solar car race. The team’s solar-powered vehicle, “Aethon,” will travel 3,000 kilometers from Darwin to Adelaide across the Australian … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Aethon, artnership, Australia Outback race, Automotive Innovation, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, carbon fiber, FH Aachen, Henkel, repair adhesives, RWTH Aachen, Sjoerd Dijkstra, solar-powered vehicle, Sonnenwagen Aachen, structural adhesives, sustainability, sustainable mobility, threadlockers
(IN BRIEF) Danske Bank has finalised the rollout of its 2024-announced fossil fuels investment methodology across Danske Invest and Danica products, narrowing its fossil fuel investment universe from about 2,000 to 270 companies. The strategy prioritises firms with credible, data-backed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged carbon performance, Climate Action Plan, Danica, Danske Bank, Danske Invest, Erik Eliasson, fossil fuels investment, green finance, management quality, Net-Zero Pathway Framework, net-zero transition, Paris Agreement alignment, partnership, portfolio adjustment, Responsible Investment Policy, sustainability, sustainable investments, Thomas Otbo, Transition Pathway Initiative
(IN BRIEF) Gasum will supply only renewable bio-LNG to Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia, enabling the vessel’s daily Finland–Sweden route to run entirely on fossil-free fuel. The initiative, part of a collaboration with Stena Line to meet FuelEU Maritime compliance, allows Wasaline … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aurora Botnia, Bio-LNG, bunkering services, carbon neutrality, EU regulation compliance, fossil-free shipping, FuelEU Maritime, Gasum, greenhouse gas reduction, Jacob Granqvist, liquefied biogas, LNG, maritime decarbonization, partnership, Peter Ståhlberg, renewable fuel, Stena Line, sustainability, sustainable ferry operations, Umeå, Vaasa, Wasaline, waste-based biofuel
(IN BRIEF) BESTSELLER has led a $20 million Series B1 funding round for Softwear Automation to speed up the development and scaling of its Sewbot technology for automated t-shirt production. Made through BESTSELLER’s Invest FWD platform, the investment also brings … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Denmark, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged apparel manufacturing automation, BESTSELLER, Dorte Rye Olsen, fashion industry transformation, Invest FWD, JACK & JONES, localised manufacturing, ONLY, Palaniswamy Raj Rajan, partnership, ready-made garment industry, recycling technologies, robotic garment production, Series B1 funding, Sewbots, Softwear Automation, sustainability, t-shirt production, Thomas Børglum Jensen, VERO MODA
(IN BRIEF) Sandoz has signed a 10-year virtual PPA with Elawan Energy to develop 150 MW of new solar capacity in Valladolid, Spain, expected to meet almost 90% of electricity demand for its European operations. This partnership is a key … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Spain, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biosimilar medicines, carbon footprint reduction, Castilla y León, clean energy, Climate Action, decarbonization, Elawan Energy, Europe, European operations, generic medicines, Glenn Gerecke, partnership, pharmaceutical industry sustainability, PPA, renewable energy, Sandoz, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, solar energy, sustainability, Valladolid, virtual power purchase agreement
(IN BRIEF) A University of Bristol-led study, published in Nature Food, has shown that reorganising the order of meals on a weekly set menu can cut diners’ carbon footprint by around one-third and reduce saturated fat intake, without altering recipes … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alex Sim, Annika Flynn, behavioural insights, carbon footprint reduction, catering innovation, climate change, Jeffrey Brunstrom, menu design, Nature Food, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, plant-based meals, public health, Richard Martin, saturated fat reduction, SNEAK project, sustainability, sustainable food choices, Taro Takahashi, UKRI, University of Bristol
(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Umeå University, together with international partners, have developed a novel framework that treats the world’s millions of lakes as a single composite “Über-lake,” enabling the discovery of emergent patterns that individual studies cannot capture. Using global … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate change, climate feedback loops, Cristian Gudasz, Dominic Vachon, Earth system resilience, ecological stability, Ecology, environmental science, freshwater ecosystems, glaciated lakes, global lake models, high-performance computing, lake hypsography, Nature Water, partnership, shallow lakes, sustainability, Über-lake, Umeå University, Yves T Prairie
(IN BRIEF) The first section of Phase 2 of Bangalore’s metro expansion, the 19-kilometre Yellow Line with 16 stations, has officially opened, marking a major advancement in the city’s sustainable transport development. Backed by a EUR 340 million loan from … Read the full press release
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Tagged Agence Française de Développement, air quality improvement, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Bangalore metro, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, BMZ, CO2 reduction, economic growth, European Investment Bank, European railway industry, German railway industry, INDIA, integrated transport system, Japan International Cooperation Agency, KfW, multimodal transport, partnership, Phase 2 metro expansion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, public health benefits, sustainability, sustainable transport, urban mobility, Yellow Line
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow, in partnership with the University of Stirling, the University of Edinburgh, and University College London, has launched a national survey to explore how sustainability and environmental topics are addressed in Scotland’s education system. Building … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged climate change, Dr Claire Ramjan, education policy, Environmental Education, initial teacher education, Learning for Sustainability, LfS, partnership, Professor Lizzie Rushton, Scotland survey, Scottish Council of Deans of Education, Scottish education system, sustainability, sustainability in education, sustainable learning, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, University of Stirling
(IN BRIEF) CPB Contractors, part of CIMIC Group, will deliver the Eastern Freeway upgrades from Tram Road to Springvale Road as part of the Synergy consortium with BMD Constructions and Arup. The project will create new lanes, improve ramps, add … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged active transport, Arup, BMD Constructions, CIMIC Group, CPB Contractors, Eastern Freeway upgrade, freeway improvements, Jason Spears, Juan Santamaria, Koonung Creek Linear Park, M80 Ring Road, Major Road Projects Victoria, Melbourne infrastructure, North East Link, partnership, pedestrian overpass, Springvale Road, sustainability, Synergy consortium, traffic management systems, Tram Road
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments, part of Ingka Group—the largest IKEA retailer—has made its first Chinese investment in the circular economy with growth capital for Re-mall, a leading recycler of post-consumer packaging waste in China. Using proprietary technology, Re-mall produces transparent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged China recycling market, circular economy, food packaging waste, IKEA China, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Jiangxi province, Lukas Visser, Morssinkhof Rymoplast, partnership, plastic recycling, Pontus Erntell, post-consumer waste, Re-mall, recycled polypropylene, recycling technology, rPP, sustainability, sustainable materials, waste reduction, ZHU Kuan
(IN BRIEF) Expro has set a new industry benchmark by completing the world’s first fully remote five-plug cementing operation in Saudi Arabia, using its Generation-X™ Remote Plug Launcher and SkyHook™ cement-line make-up device. The automated solution eliminated red-zone entry and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged automated cementing solutions, energy services innovation, Expro, five-plug cementing operation, Generation-X Remote Plug Launcher, Generation-X RPL, geothermal projects, HSE performance, Jeremy Angelle, Middle East energy sector, NYSE:XPRO, oil and gas technology, partnership, remote operations, Saudi Arabia, SkyHook cement-line make-up device, stage-cementing, sustainability, well construction, zonal isolation
(IN BRIEF) UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance after an annual review of its sustainability-related memberships, citing strengthened internal capabilities and the maturity of decarbonization frameworks as reasons for its decision. The bank, a founding member of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged climate risk management, Climate Strategy, decarbonization frameworks, environmental responsibility, financed emissions, low carbon transition, Net-Zero Banking Alliance, NZBA, Protect Grow Attract, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, UBS, wealth management, Zurich
(IN BRIEF) UBS will complete a major renovation of its San Juan office by early 2026, creating a modern, sustainable space for clients and employees. The redesign will incorporate eco-friendly materials, high-performance textiles, and resilient surfaces to support adaptability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 60 years UBS Puerto Rico, adaptive workplace design, Carlos Juan Ortiz, eco-friendly materials, financial services, high-performance textiles, office renovation, partnership, Puerto Rico, Roberto Fortuño, sustainability, sustainbility, UBS, UBS Global Wealth Management, UBS San Juan office, workplace wellness
(IN BRIEF) Iberdrola has received new XXL monopiles for its 315 MW Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, marking the second major supply under its Navantia–Windar Renovables partnership after East Anglia THREE. Built at a €36 million–upgraded facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Álvaro Martínez, Avilés Asturias, Baltic Eagle, Baltic Sea, East Anglia THREE, Fene A Coruña, Iberdrola, monopiles, Navantia Seanergies, offshore wind capacity, offshore wind hub, Orlando Alonso, partnership, Ricardo Domínguez, sustainability, transition pieces, Wikinger, Windanker, Windar Renovables, XXL foundations
(IN BRIEF) Kuehne+Nagel and ABB have expanded their partnership in Chile to encompass last-mile delivery and fulfillment under contract logistics, building on more than ten years of joint air freight operations. Kuehne+Nagel will handle logistics for ABB’s Electrification, Motion and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Iceland, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Chile, contract logistics, cross-docking, electric fleet, electrification, fulfillment, Javier Ansó, Kuehne+Nagel, last-mile delivery, low-carbon logistics, Martín Castellucci, Motion, partnership, photovoltaic panels, Process Automation, Santiago distribution center, sustainability, Swedfund International, waste management
(IN BRIEF) AFRY has teamed up with ISA Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P.—backed by Swedfund International—to conduct a detailed assessment of the technical and economic impacts of large-scale renewable energy integration in Colombia. The study will examine grid capacity, stability and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AFRY, BESS, capital planning, Colombia, dynamic stability, energy transition, FACTS, grid stability, HVDC, ISA Interconexión Eléctrica, Mustafa Ibrahim, partnership, power flow, renewable energy integration, sustainability, Swedfund International, system studies, techno-economic analysis
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has invested €21.5 million in the IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund to support the construction and acquisition of affordable, energy-efficient housing in Nairobi and Kiambu. Three projects—Tilisi, Garden City’s Muzi Stawi, and Mashiara Park—comprise 664 units, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Edward Claessen, EIB Global, energy-efficient, equity financing, European Investment Bank, Garden City Precinct, green housing, greenhouse gas emissions, IHS Kenya Green Housing Fund, informal settlements, Kenya Population and Housing Census, Kiambu, Kioi Wambaa, Mashiara Park, Muzi Stawi, Nairobi, partnership, sustainability, Technical Assistance, Tilisi, UNEP
(IN BRIEF) Chiltern Railways, part of Arriva Group, has obtained DfT approval to lease 13 new train sets from Beacon Trains under a 10-year contract. These units—scheduled to enter service from 2026—will replace older rolling stock on routes linking London, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 10-year lease, accessibility, Amanda Furlong, Arriva Group, Beacon Trains, Chiltern Railways, Class 68 locomotives, Department for Transport, electrification, HVO, hydrotreated vegetable oil, live information screens, London Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire West Midlands, Lord Hendy, low-emission trains, renewable fuel, rolling stock modernization, sustainability
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