(IN BRIEF) Daimler Buses will supply SWU Verkehr with 37 Mercedes‑Benz eCitaro and eCitaro G electric buses, plus an option for nine more, under a €34.6 million contract signed on 18 July 2025. Scheduled for delivery by end‑2026, these NMC4‑equipped vehicles … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery technology, Daimler Buses, eCitaro G, electric buses, fast charging, Fleet Electrification, Frontguard Assist, Mercedes‑Benz eCitaro, Neu‑Ulm, NMC4, Omniplus Digital Services, pantograph charging, partnership, Preventive Brake Assist 2, Sideguard Assist 2, sustainability, sustainable transport, SWU Verkehr GmbH, Traffic Sign Assist, Ulm, urban mobility, €34.6 million
(IN BRIEF) HOCHTIEF has been commissioned by the University of Duisburg-Essen to construct a new interdisciplinary research center on its Essen campus and to convert a historic boiler house in Krefeld into a state-of-the-art event venue. The five-story research facility … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Education, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged campus development, cultural infrastructure, e-mobility, energy research, environmental science, Essen campus, event center, higher education, HOCHTIEF, interdisciplinary science, Krefeld, laboratory construction, Mies van der Rohe campus, nanotechnology, partnership, photovoltaics, research center, sustainability, University of Duisburg-Essen, urban redevelopment
(IN BRIEF) EssilorLuxottica has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the optical assets of South Korea’s PUcore, including its R&D unit, production facility, and sales office, along with a portfolio of IP related to high index monomer development. The acquisition … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 2025 acquisition, EssilorLuxottica, Francesco Milleri, high index lenses, intellectual property, lens innovation, lens manufacturing, monomers, ophthalmic lenses, optical materials, partnership, Paul du Saillant, production facility, PUcore, R&D acquisition, Republic of Korea, South Korea, sustainability, sustainability in optics, sustainable sourcing, upstream integration
(IN BRIEF) METLEN has signed a 15-year agreement with Copec EMOAC to deliver 450 GWh of renewable electricity annually from four solar plants in Chile, beginning in Q2 2026. The deal includes energy delivery during nighttime hours, supported by 322 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged battery energy storage systems, BESS, Chile, clean energy, Copec EMOAC, energy decarbonization, energy transition, Latin America expansion, Metlen, nighttime PPA, off-peak energy delivery, partnership, Power Purchase Agreement, renewable energy, solar energy, sustainability, sustainable procurement
(IN BRIEF) bp has agreed to sell its US onshore wind arm, comprising ten operating wind farms totalling 1.7 GW gross (1.3 GW net) in seven states, to LS Power. The business—including the experienced bp Wind Energy team—will join LS Power’s Clearlight Energy fleet, boosting … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged $20 billion divestment programme, 1.3 GW net capacity, 1.7 GW gross capacity, Auwahi, BP, bp Wind Energy North America, Cedar Creek 2, Clearlight Energy, Flat Ridge, Fowler Ridge, Goshen 2, low‑carbon energy, LS Power, Mehoopany, onshore wind, partnership, Paul Segal, regulatory approval, sustainability, Titan, William Lin, wind divestment
(IN BRIEF) REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais has been honoured with an “A” rating in CDP’s 2024 Supplier Engagement Assessment, reflecting the company’s leadership in embedding sustainability within its supplier relationships. This marks a notable progression from a “D” rating … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Technology
Tagged A- Rating, Awards, CDP, Climate Change score, climate risk management, environmental targets, Governance, leadership, low‑carbon economy, REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais, sea, Supplier Engagement Assessment, supply chain, sustainability, transparent reporting
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi has completed its purchase of Blueprint Medicines, acquiring the approved systemic mastocytosis therapy Ayvakit/Ayvakyt (avapritinib), along with two pipeline candidates: elenestinib (a KIT D816V inhibitor in Phase 2/3 HARBOR, NCT04910685) and BLU‑808 (a wild‑type KIT inhibitor). The $129.00‑per‑share … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $129.00 per share, avapritinib, Ayvakit, Ayvakyt, Blueprint Medicines, BLU‑808, contingent rights, elenestinib, GIST, HARBOR, KIT inhibitor, MERGER, NASDAQ delisting, NCT04910685, partnership, PDGFRA D842V, Sanofi, SM, sustainability, systemic mastocytosis, tender offer
(IN BRIEF) The EIB has extended a €20 million venture debt facility to Solynta, a Dutch biotech firm specializing in true potato seeds, under the InvestEU initiative. This funding will accelerate Solynta’s hybrid breeding research, which replaces bulky, perishable tubers with … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged climate resilience, disease resistance, EIB, European Investment Bank, food security, Gelsomina Vigliotti, hybrid breeding, InvestEU, Klasja van de Ridder, late blight, non‑GMO, partnership, Peter Poortinga, Solynta, sustainability, true potato seeds, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, venture debt
(IN BRIEF) Electrica has issued Romania’s first corporate green bond, raising €500 million with strong oversubscription—demand was more than ten times the supply. The bond, backed by investors including the EIB, will be listed in Luxembourg and Bucharest. Funds will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Romania, Technology
Tagged Alexandru Chiriță, appointment, Awards, Bucharest Stock Exchange, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, Electrica, energy storage, EU taxonomy, European Investment Bank, Fitch Ratings, green bond, Ioannis Tsakiris, leadership, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, partnership, renewable electricity generation, Romania, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) During their July meetings, the EIB and EIF boards approved a combined €15.5 billion in fresh financing: €14.5 billion from the EIB and €1 billion from the EIF. Key priorities include the launch of a €40 billion Water Resilience Programme to improve … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, biodiversity, clean energy, EIB Group Water Resilience Programme, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, green transition, infrastructure funds, Nadia Calviño, Palestine program, partnership, pharmaceutical innovation, Photovoltaic, private equity, rail investment, security and defence financing, sustainability, transport connectivity, venture capital, wastewater networks, water resilience, Western Balkans, €15.5 billion
(IN BRIEF) Beiersdorf has implemented the EcoBeautyScore—a collaborative, data‑driven A‑to‑E rating system—on NIVEA and Eucerin product pages to enhance consumer transparency around environmental impact. Created with more than 70 industry partners, the score evaluates 16 sustainability dimensions. NIVEA’s Face Care … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Beiersdorf, body wash, consumer empowerment, data‑driven scoring, EcoBeautyScore, environmental footprint, Eucerin, Europe rollout, face care, formula optimization, Gitta Neufang, hair care, industry consortium, NIVEA, packaging redesign, product transparency, sustainability, sustainability rating, Vincent Warnery
(IN BRIEF) BBVA launches Season 3 of ‘Aprendemos Juntos Kids’, its animated children’s series that teaches emotional intelligence and sustainability values. Forty new episodes follow characters Beta, Mario, and a host of allies as they tackle issues like empathy, curiosity, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged Achuchón, animation, Aprendemos Juntos Kids, BBVA, Beta, Cauteloso, childhood emotions, Curiosity, digital platform, Discovery Kids, educational content, emotional intelligence, empathy, Energía, Finn, friendship, Ímpetu, Instagram, Iris, Kalmia, Latin America, Mario, Season 3, self‑esteem, Sofía Rodríguez‑Sahagún, sustainability, TikTok, YouTube Kids
(IN BRIEF) Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been named Marine Warranty Surveyor for the marine T&I works on Australia’s Marinus Link interconnector, a 345 km power cable connecting Tasmania and Victoria (255 km subsea). ABL Australia will review design documents, certify vessel … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged ABL, ABL Group, AEMO, Australian Energy Market Operator, cable burial, cable lay, DP assurance, electrification, high‑voltage subsea cable, Jason Hannath, landfall operations, Marine Warranty Survey, Marinus Link, MWS, Offshore wind, partnership, renewable integration, submarine interconnector, sustainability, T&I campaign, Tasmania, trenching, vessel suitability survey, Victoria
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has launched Zeigo Hub, a new digital platform designed to help organizations decarbonize their supply chains and meet Scope 3 emissions targets. Featuring guided supplier onboarding, modular toolkits, real‑time analytics, and AI‑driven automation, the platform supports CDP, CSRD, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged agentic AI, AI-native ecosystem, benchmarking dashboards, CDP, CSRD, Decarbonization Roadmap, digital platform, environmental compliance, global supply chains, Laura Eve, modular toolkit, net-zero, partnership, Schneider Electric, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, supply chain decarbonization, sustainability, sustainability reporting, TCFD, Zeigo Hub, Zero Carbon Project
(IN BRIEF) ODEG and Stadler previewed a battery‑powered FLIRT Akku train on a ceremonial run from Schwerin to Parchim, ahead of a December 2027 launch under ODEG’s Westmecklenburg II contract. Fourteen units will serve both daily and seasonal regional lines, running emission‑free … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged alternative rail drives, battery train, FLIRT Akku, German Federal Ministry of Transport, Jure Mikolčić, Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania, NAH.SH, NextGenerationEU, NOW GmbH, ODEG, Parchim, partnership, Project Management Jülich, RB 13, RB 14, RB 15, RB 19, Schwerin, Stadler, Stefan Neubert, sustainability, Westmecklenburg II, zero‑emission rail
(IN BRIEF) Telia Company has been awarded an ‘A’ rating in CDP’s 2024 Supplier Engagement Assessment, highlighting its leadership in mobilizing suppliers to tackle climate change. The SEA scores firms on governance, target‑setting, and value‑chain GHG management. Telia reports that … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 80% emissions reduction, Anna Augustson, Awards, CDP, Climate Transition Plan, digital solutions, Governance, leadership, Net-Zero by 2040, Science Based Targets initiative, science‑based targets, sea, Supplier Engagement Assessment, supply chain emissions, sustainability, Telia Company, value‑chain GHG
(IN BRIEF) Neste will deliver 7,400 tons of 100 percent unblended SAF to DHL Express at Singapore Changi Airport between July 2025 and June 2026, marking one of Asia’s largest SAF deals in air cargo. The SAF, meeting CORSIA criteria, will be blended on-site to … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 1% SAF target, 2025–2026, 35–40% blend, 400 tons, 7, 9.5 million liters, air cargo, Boeing 777 freighters, Carl Nyberg, Christopher Ong, CORSIA‑eligible, decarbonization, DHL Express, greenhouse gas emissions, Neste, Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™, partnership, SAF, Singapore Changi Airport, South Asia Hub, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel
(IN BRIEF) wpd has secured a CPPA with Nomura Real Estate Development for the 7.48 MW Higashi Izu Furusato onshore wind farm in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Developed alongside GPSS Group, the project will deploy three Enercon turbines and begin operations in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Asia markets, corporate power purchase agreement, CPPA, decarbonization, Enercon turbines, GPSS Group, Hans‑Christoph Brumberg, Higashi Izu Furusato Wind Power Plant, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, NF Power Services, Nomura Real Estate Development, onshore wind, partnership, renewable energy, Shizuoka Prefecture, solar energy pipeline, sustainability, wind energy pipeline, WPD
(IN BRIEF) Eneco and EP NL are partnering on a 50 MW/200 MWh battery at Enecogen’s Europoort plant, due in 2027, to store excess renewable energy and release it during peak demand. The project will reduce curtailment of green power, smooth price spikes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged 200 MWh, 50 MW, battery storage, capacity mechanism, Eneco, Enecogen Europoort, EP NL, grid congestion, grid flexibility, Karen de Lathouder, Martin Bartošovič, net‑tariff exemption, Operations and Maintenance, partnership, price smoothing, renewable curtailment, sustainability, trading
(IN BRIEF) Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation has awarded ANDRITZ a turnkey package of chemical recovery technologies for its Hualien pulp mill, with start-up slated for Q2 2027. The scope includes a 1,400 tds/d recovery boiler with digital process controls, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 108 t/d, Andritz, ash leaching plant, black liquor evaporation, Chang Mingyih, chemical recovery, Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation, CircleToZero, digitalization, Emissions Reduction, Hualien mill, lamella heating surfaces, Lo-NOₓ solution, partnership, pulp mill technology, recovery boiler, renewable energy, sustainability, Taiwan
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