(IN BRIEF) Alstom and Norske tog have presented the first of 55 Coradia Stream train sets at Oslo’s Grorud depot, kicking off a months-long testing regimen across Europe and in Norway’s winter mountains. This launch, attended by top transport officials, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged 160 km/h commuter, 200 km/h intercity, 200 trains, 40-year lifespan, 55 train sets, accessibility features, Alstom, Austria, Bane NOR Grorud depot, Coradia Stream, Czech Republic, Florence Robine, framework agreement 2021, Germany, Greater Oslo Region, Jon-Ivar Nygård, Jörg Nikutta, low-floor entry, modular interiors, Norske tog, onboard internet, partnership, rolling-stock procurement, six-car formations, sustainability, testing programme, winter mountain trials, Øystein Risan
(IN BRIEF) LNR has introduced 36 UK-built Class 730/2 electric trains, adding 180 carriages and boosting capacity by 20 percent on services to and from London Euston. These five-car Aventra units—equipped with open gangways, seat-level charging, and intelligent air conditioning—will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged 180 carriages, 20% capacity uplift, 36 new trains, 406 seats, 812 paired seats, Adrian Grigg, Alstom, Andy Butters, Aventra, charging points, Class 350 replacement, Class 730/2, Derby factory, Ian McConnell, intelligent air conditioning, Litchurch Lane Works, London Euston, London Northwestern Railway, Northampton, open gangways, partnership, Peter Broadley, Rob Whyte, rollout by end 2026, sustainability, Trent Valley line, West Midlands Trains
(IN BRIEF) Alstom has earned top marks for its climate and sustainability performance, receiving a CDP A grade for 2024 and ranking #7 globally and #4 in Europe on Corporate Knights’ 2025 sustainability lists. Its CSR strategy focuses on net-zero … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 25% recycled content, 30% sustainable procurement, 40% CO₂ reduction by 2030, 95% recyclable trains, Alstom, Awards, CDP A grade 2024, circular economy, Claire Caillaud, condition-based maintenance, Corporate Knights Global 100 #7, Europe 50 #4, Green ambition, GS1 traceability, ledership, Net Zero mobility, photovoltaic installations, Power Purchase Agreements, recycling programs, resource preservation, Responsible Supply Chain, SSAB partnership, StationOne, sustainability, UITP 2025, Véronique Andries
(IN BRIEF) APM Terminals and SANY Marine have signed a Master Framework Agreement to replace around 500 diesel terminal tractors with battery-electric models by 2030, reinforcing APM Terminals’ commitment to decarbonisation. The deal standardises equipment across its global network, embeds … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2030 deadline, APM Terminals, battery-electric terminal tractors, CapEx model, decarbonisation strategy, diesel replacement, Fleet Electrification, full-cycle partnership, Grant Morrison, Jeff Fu, Master Framework Agreement, net zero, Olaf Gelhausen, partnership, SANY Marine, standardisation, sustainability, Zero Emission Port Alliance, Zhuhai
(IN BRIEF) DHL Group is committing more than €500 million from 2024 to 2030 to deepen its footing in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, key hubs in its Strategy 2030 growth plan. Covering all four divisions—Express, Global Forwarding, Supply Chain … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Industrial, International Trade, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AJEX acquisition, alternative fuels, Amadou Diallo, automation, contract logistics, DHL eCommerce, DHL Express, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Group, DHL Supply Chain, digital platforms, E-Commerce, electric vehicles, Etihad Rail, global trade, Gulf Cooperation Council, Hendrik Venter, John Pearson, logistics infrastructure, net-zero ambitions, Saudi Arabia, solar energy, Strategy 2030, supply chain resilience, sustainability, United Arab Emirates
(IN BRIEF) KfW IPEX-Bank is contributing EUR 140 million as co-lead arranger in a major financing package for a 350 MW wind farm in Québec, Canada, alongside several Canadian banks. The Pohénégamook-Picard-Saint-Antonin-Wolastokuk 1 (PPAW1) Energy Centre, featuring 56 Vestas turbines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Alliance de l'énergie de l'Est, Canada renewable energy, CIBC, clean energy, community energy partnership, Desjardins Group, Dr Velibor Marjanovic, energy transition, forested hills, Green Infrastructure, Hydro-Québec, Invenergy, KfW IPEX-Bank, National Bank of Canada, onshore wind, partnership, PPAW1, Québec wind farm, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, sustainability, Vestas turbines, wind energy project
(IN BRIEF) MOL Group and SOCAR have signed key terms for an exploration, development, and production sharing agreement covering Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi-Gobustan regions, reinforcing their strategic energy partnership. MOL is expected to act as operator with a 65% share, while SOCAR … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ACG field, Azerbaijan, Baku Energy Forum, BTC pipeline, Central Europe energy, energy security, Hungarian-Azerbaijani relations, hydrocarbon development, INA Rijeka, MOL Group, MOL refineries, onshore oil exploration, partnership, production sharing agreement, Rovshan Najaf, Shamakhi-Gobustan, Slovnaft Bratislava, SOCAR, strategic partnership, sustainability, upstream oil, Zsolt Hernádi
(IN BRIEF) SSAB has finalized a contract with Danieli to deliver a fully automated production solution for its planned 2.5 Mt/year mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden. The facility will feature two electric arc furnaces, advanced refining and vacuum degassing systems, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Metals and Minerals, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged CO2 reduction, cold rolling, Danieli, decarbonization, Digimelter, ECS scrap charging, electric arc furnaces, green steel, Luleå mini-mill, MeltModel, mobility segment, Oxelösund, partnership, premium steel products, Q-One power feeder, SSAB, strip rolling mill, sustainability, sustainable steel, Swedish steel industry, twin-ladle refining, vacuum degassing
(IN BRIEF) OMV will begin a seismic survey in the greater Graz area starting December 2025 to explore the deep geothermal potential of the East Styrian basin. Spanning approximately 900 kilometers and using environmentally friendly vibration methods, the campaign will … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged Austria energy transition, Berislav Gaso, climate-neutral energy, deep geothermal, district heating, East Styrian basin, Energie Graz, Energie Steiermark, energy future, geophones, geothermal energy, geothermal exploration, Graz, low-carbon strategy, OMV, partnership, renewable heating, seismic campaign, seismic survey, Styria, sustainability, sustainable energy
(IN BRIEF) Neste’s renewable diesel has played a pivotal role in helping Finavia’s Helsinki Airport become the fifth facility in Finland to achieve net-zero emissions in its operations, under the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program. With 90% average greenhouse gas … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged ACA certification, Airport Carbon Accreditation, airport sustainability, aviation sector, carbon neutrality, climate solutions, Finavia, greenhouse gas reduction, heavy machinery, Helsinki Airport, Joni Pihlström, Neste, Neste MY Renewable Diesel, net-zero emissions, partnership, renewable energy, renewable fuels, sustainability, sustainable airports
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has made significant strides toward its climate goals, cutting its operational carbon footprint by 25% in 2024—far exceeding its annual reduction target. Through a wide array of global offset projects, the company neutralized 80% of its footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 carbon footprint, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon offset, climate change, Corporate GHG Compensation Strategy, deforestation, Envira Amazonia, environmental strategy, forest management, Germany, GHG reduction, Italy, MAPFRE, Mexico, net zero, PERU, PORTUGAL, Puerto Rico, Regenerative Agriculture, Serra do Caramulo, Spain, sustainability, Turkey, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) CAF has signed a framework agreement with Malaysian construction firm Gamuda Berhad to deliver up to 23 Urbos trams for Taiwan’s New Taipei City. The contract, potentially worth €200 million, includes trams for the Xidong and Keelung lines, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged accessibility, aluminium modular trams, CAF, CAF trams, catenary-free trams, Gamuda, Gamuda Berhad, Infrastructure Development, Kaohsiung, Keelung line, Light Rail, metro expansion, New Taipei City, partnership, public transportation, Rapid Transit Systems Department, smart mobility, sustainability, sustainable urban transport, Taiwan, Urbos Trams, Xidong line
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has joined forces with Hyperion Robotics and the University of Sheffield to test low-carbon 3D-printed concrete foundations in a UK-first trial. The project, backed by Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance, will see the foundations installed at the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D-printed concrete, carbon emissions reduction, concrete alternatives, Deeside Centre for Innovation, Dr Behzad Nematollahi, Dr Muhammad Shaban, energy network, Fernando De los Rios, Hyperion Robotics, ICAIR, low carbon construction, national grid, Network Innovation Allowance, Ofgem, partnership, substation foundations, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, UK energy sector, University of Sheffield
(IN BRIEF) EQT Life Sciences has led a Series A investment in Mosanna Therapeutics to advance its lead drug candidate, MOS118—a nasal spray designed to treat obstructive sleep apnea—into Phase 2 trials. Co-investors include Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Forbion, Norwest, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged airway reflex restoration, Basel, biotech funding, Daniela Begolo, David Weber, EQT Life Sciences, Forbion, Forty51 Ventures, HTGF, MOS118, Mosanna Therapeutics, nasal spray therapy, neurological treatment, non-invasive sleep apnea therapy, Norwest, obstructive sleep apnea, OSA treatment, partnership, Phase 2 clinical trial, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Redwood City, Supermoon Capital, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has signed a €14 million portfolio guarantee agreement with ProCredit Bank Bulgaria under the EU’s InvestEU programme, enabling the bank to offer more green loans to businesses in Bulgaria and Greece. This risk-sharing facility will support … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Economy, Entertainment, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, climate finance, CO2 reduction, digital transition, EBRD, energy efficiency, EU climate goals, EU sustainability targets, European Green Deal, Greece, green lending, green transition, InvestEU, partnership, portfolio guarantee, ProCredit Bank Bulgaria, ProCredit Holding, renewable energy, risk-sharing instruments, SMEs, sustainability, Sustainable Finance
(IN BRIEF) At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, six public development banks including EIB, AFD, and KfW, joined by new partner ADB, launched Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 — a renewed €3 billion pledge running from 2026 to 2030 to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Science, Technology
Tagged 2026–2030 targets, ADB, AFD, Ambroise Fayolle, ASIA, blue economy, CDP, circular economy, Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0, climate finance, EBRD, EIB, environmental financing, KfW, Marine Litter, ocean plastic pollution, partnership, Plastic Alternatives, Public Development Banks, renewable solutions, sustainability, sustainable development, UN Ocean Conference, waste prevention
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank, through EIB Global and in collaboration with the Government of Luxembourg, is investing €5 million via the Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform into the Outrigger Impact Fund I, a new initiative focused on supporting Small … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, biodiversity, blue economy, climate finance, climate resilience, ecotourism, EIB Global, EU Global Gateway, European Investment Bank, Gilles Roth, greenhouse gas reduction, Luxembourg-EIB Climate Finance Platform, marine conservation, Nature-based solutions, Nice, ocean investment, offshore renewables, Outrigger Impact Fund I, partnership, plastic pollution, Serge Wilmes, Simon Dent, Small Island Developing States, sustainability, sustainable aquaculture, sustainable development, UN Ocean Conference
(IN BRIEF) Suomen Lantakaasu Oy has received the environmental permit and confirmed its investment decision to construct a new biogas plant in Nurmes, which will operate as a satellite facility for the central liquefied biogas plant under construction in Kiuruvesi. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged biogas plant, biomethane, circular economy, compressed biogas, environmental permit, fertiliser production, green industry Finland, hybrid energy model, Kiuruvesi, Lapinlahti, Leena Helminen, liquefied biogas, manure processing, NextGenerationEU, Nurmes Biopark, partnership, renewable energy, Sonkajärvi, St1 Biokraft, Suomen Lantakaasu Oy, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, Upper Savo, Valio
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) will provide two 26-year loans worth EUR 126 million to support the construction of Poland’s Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms. Jointly developed by Norway’s Equinor Wind Power and Poland’s Polenergia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged 3 GW wind capacity, 720 MW, André Küüsvek, Baltic Sea, Baltyk 2, Baltyk 3, climate investment, CO2 reduction, decarbonisation, energy resilience, Equinor Wind Power, EU Green Deal, green financing, InvestEU, InvestEU guarantee, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, offshore turbines, Offshore wind, partnership, Poland energy transition, Polenergia, regional cooperation, renewable energy, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has been named the Most Sustainable Corporation in Europe by Corporate Knights, topping the inaugural Europe 50 ranking of over 600 publicly listed European companies. This recognition follows its earlier title in January 2025 as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Technology
Tagged automation, Awards, board diversity, carbon productivity, Clean revenue, Corporate Knights, corporate rankings, digital transformation, energy efficiency, Energy management, environmental impact, ESG, Esther Finidori, Europe 50, Global 100, leadership, Most Sustainable Corporation, Schneider Electric, STOXX EUROPE 600, sustainability, sustainability leadership, sustainability-linked investments, sustainable innovation
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