(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group is participating in the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York with a programme centred on climate finance, global health, crisis recovery and multilateral cooperation. EIB President Nadia Calviño will showcase the … Read the full press release
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Tagged 870 projects, Africa-Europe Women Leaders Network, Ambroise Fayolle, Bloomberg, CANADA, clean technology, clean transition, climate change, climate finance, Climate Group, Climate Week NYC 2026, Colombia, conflict recovery, development finance, DG ECHO, Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations, disaster recovery, EIB, EIB Global, EIB Group, EIB Group Showcases €20 Billion Global Green Bond Initiative and New Development Partnerships at UNGA 81, EIB Group Strengthens Multilateral Partnerships at UNGA 81 With Green Investment and Fragile-State Recovery Initiatives, emerging economies, energy transition, European Commission, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank Expands Global Climate and Development Financing Through New UNGA 81 Partnerships, European Union, fragile contexts, GFANZ, GHANA, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, Global Gateway, Global Green Bond Initiative, global green investment, global health architecture, global health finance, Green Bonds, Green Climate Fund, humanitarian aid, John Mahama, least developed countries, Mark Carney, multilateral development bank, Nadia Calviño, New York, reconstruction, September 21 2026, Team Europe, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Teresa Ribera, UNDP, UNGA 81, United Nations, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations General Assembly, vaccine manufacturing, WHO, World Health Organization, €100 billion financing, €20 billion green investment, €200 million Green Climate Fund contribution, €300 million EIB contribution
(IN BRIEF) KfW Research has found that widening geopolitical differences between Germany and its trading partners are increasingly associated with lower trade volumes, particularly German exports. Using UN General Assembly voting behaviour as a measure of geopolitical distance and trade … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Germany, International Trade, Investment
Tagged 0.7 point geopolitical distance, 17 percent export reduction, 1995 trade data, 2016 trade turning point, 26 percent trade increase, 4 percent US export scenario, 7 percent China export scenario, 90 percent export decline, 96 percent import decline, bilateral trade, CHINA, critical dependencies, domestic value creation, Dr. Dirk Schumacher, economic fragmentation, economic resilience, European internal market, European Single Market, export markets, foreign economic policy, geopolitical alignment, geopolitical distance, geopolitical risk, geopolitical tensions, German economy, German exports, German foreign trade, German imports, Germany, global economy, global trade, import dependence, intermediate products, international division of labour, international partnerships, international trade, KfW, KfW Analysis Finds Germany’s Trade Increasingly Shifting Toward Geopolitically Aligned Partners Since 2016, KfW Research, KfW Research Warns Greater Geopolitical Fragmentation Could Weigh Further on German Exports to Major Markets, KfW Study Highlights Stronger Link Between UN Voting Alignment and Germany’s International Trade Flows, open markets, protectionism, raw materials, strategic dependencies, supply chains, trade conflicts, trade diversification, trade flows, trade fragmentation, UN General Assembly, UN voting behaviour, United Nations, United States
(IN BRIEF) Kering has launched the Kering Generation Award in India for the first time, partnering with Reliance Brands Limited to identify and support start-ups developing circular fashion solutions with a direct impact on resource protection. The initiative was formalised … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Awards, Business, Environment, France, International Trade, Investment, Non Profit, Technology
Tagged CHINA, circular business models, circular economy, circular fashion, commercial viability, Crafting Tomorrow’s Luxury, Embassy of France, Entrepreneurship, environmental impact, fashion innovation, fashion start-ups, fashion value chain, fashion week, France, Franco-Indian Year of Innovation, INDIA, innovation ecosystem, Japan, Jaspreet Chandok, Kering, Kering Expands Global Generation Award Programme to India to Accelerate Sustainable and Circular Solutions Across Fashion, Kering Generation Award, Kering Generation Award Debuts in India With R|Elan™ Circular Design Challenge and United Nations Partnership, Kering Partners With Reliance Brands to Identify India’s Emerging Circular Fashion Innovators Through Generation Award, Kering sustainability, luxury fashion, Marie-Claire Daveu, materials innovation, Memorandum of Understanding, MENA, MoU, New Delhi, October 13 2026, Paris, product end of life, raw materials, RBL, Reliance Brands, Reliance Brands Limited, resource protection, responsible luxury, R|Elan, R|Elan Circular Design Challenge, social impact, sustainability, sustainable fashion, sustainable technologies, United Nations, United Nations in India
(IN BRIEF) Loughborough University Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga has contributed to a new UNDRR Making Cities Resilient 2030 report examining how cities across Europe and Central Asia can prepare for increasingly interconnected flood, drought and water scarcity risks. The report highlights … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, European Union, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Ankara, Asian Development Bank, Central Asia, climate change, climate resilience, Community Engagement, COP31, Digital Monitoring, Dilanthi Amaratunga, disaster risk reduction, drought risk, droughts, early warning systems, Europe, flood risk, floods, hydrological processes, integrated planning, Loughborough University, Loughborough University Expert Helps Shape UN Report on Urban Water Resilience, Loughborough University Professor Contributes to UN Climate Resilience Report, Loughborough University Research Supports UN Guidance on Flood and Drought Risks, Making Cities Resilient 2030, MCR2030, Nature-based solutions, Regional Coordinating Committee, risk-informed development, School of Architecture Building and Civil Engineering, September 3 2026, sponge cities, sustainability, sustainable infrastructure, Türkiye, UNDRR, United Nations, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, urban resilience, urban water management, water reuse, water scarcity, water stress, Waves of Change, World Bank
(IN BRIEF) BBVA channeled €82 billion into sustainable business in the first half of 2026, up 38% year-over-year. Of the total amount, €63 billion was linked to environmental activities, including climate change and natural capital, while €19 billion supported social … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain, Türkiye
Tagged 2025-2029 sustainability target, 38 percent growth, agriculture, Antalya, BBVA, BBVA Reaches €216 Billion Toward 2025–2029 Sustainable Business Target, BBVA Reports Broad Growth Across Sustainable Finance Activity in First Half of 2026, BBVA Sustainable Business Activity Rises 38% Year-over-Year to €82 Billion, capital markets, CIB, circular economy, cleantech financing, climate change, Commercial Banking, COP31, COP31 Presidency, Corporate and Investment Banking, decarbonisation, electrification, energy efficiency, energy transition, environmental activities, Europe, financing, Global Banking Partner, Guide for the Channeling of Sustainable Business and Transition, housing renovation, Infrastructure Development, low-carbon economy, low-emission vehicles, Mexico, natural capital, Project Finance, renewable energy project financing, resource efficiency, retail clients, social initiatives, South America, Spain, sustainability-linked confirming, sustainable banking, sustainable business, Sustainable Finance, transactional banking, Türkiye, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United States, €19 billion social initiatives, €216 billion cumulative progress, €63 billion environmental activities, €700 billion target, €82 billion sustainable business
(IN BRIEF) Professor Alessandro Tagliabue of the University of Liverpool’s School of Environmental Sciences has been appointed as a Coordinating Lead Author for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. He will co-lead Chapter 4: Advances in Process Understanding of Earth System … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Government, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged 2029 climate assessment, adaptation, Advances in Process Understanding of Earth System Changes, Alessandro Tagliabue, AR7, Chapter 4, Climate Action, climate change, climate impacts, climate science, Coordinating Lead Author, Earth system changes, government review process, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Liverpool Climate Scientist to Help Shape Next Major IPCC Assessment for Policymakers, marine biological activity, ocean biogeochemical cycles, ocean biogeochemistry, Professor Alessandro Tagliabue to Co-Lead Earth System Changes Chapter in IPCC AR7, resilience, School of Environmental Sciences, Seventh Assessment Report, Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, SROCC, Summary for Policymakers, UNEP, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Nations Environment Programme, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool Researcher Joins International Expert Team for IPCC Seventh Assessment, WMO, World Meteorological Organization
(IN BRIEF) Egis has joined the International Road Federation’s Traffic Management Committee, reinforcing its long-standing contribution to global road operations and traffic management development. The IRF, founded in 1948 and recognised by the United Nations, operates in more than 50 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged best practices, Dimitrios Zavantis, Egis, Egis Expands Role in International Traffic Management Dialogue with New IRF Committee Participation, Egis Strengthens Global Mobility Engagement Through Appointment to IRF Traffic Management Committee, global mobility, infrastructure operations, infrastructure resilience, International Road Federation, International Road Federation Welcomes Egis Expertise to Traffic Management Committee Workstreams, international road sector, IRF, IRF Traffic Management Committee, Knowledge Exchange, mobility systems, road network performance, road O&M, road operations, road operations and maintenance, road safety, sustainable mobility, traffic innovation, traffic management, traffic management solutions, transport infrastructure, transport sector, United Nations
(IN BRIEF) The Abertis Foundation has launched a new campaign titled “Hi, I’m Juan, let me buy you a coffee” to highlight the dangers of driver drowsiness, a major yet often underestimated cause of road accidents. Introduced in Madrid, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Non Profit, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged abertis foundation, Abertis Foundation Introduces Awareness Campaign Focused on Driver Fatigue and Its Role in Road Accidents, AdSalutem Instituto del Sueño, Antoni Esteve, Autopistas, Carlos Folchi, Daniel Vilanova, Dirección General de Tráfico, driver drowsiness, Elena Salgado, FENADISMER, Institut Guttmann, mobility safety, Pere Navarro, public awareness, Repsol, road safety campaign, road safety education, Road Safety Takes Center Stage as Abertis Foundation Unveils Campaign Targeting Drowsy Driving Risks, Rocío Báguena, sleep deprivation, traffic accidents, transport professionals, United Nations
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen will participate in the United Nations’ Orange the World campaign by lighting its Academy Building orange on 25 November, drawing attention to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. With the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged Academy Building, campaign theme 2025, community action, gender-based violence, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, municipalities' turn, Orange the World, public awareness campaign, safety awareness, support resources, UG, UG Lights Academy Building Orange to Support UN Campaign Against Violence Toward Women, United Nations, University of Groningen, violence prevention
(IN BRIEF) Henkel, through its adhesives brand Pritt, has donated EUR 100,000 to UNICEF as part of its ‘We craft for children’ initiative, supporting education programs in humanitarian contexts, particularly in Africa. The donation can help provide around 660 ‘School-in-a-Box’ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Non Profit, Technology
Tagged adhesives brand, Africa, children’s education, creativity, CSR initiatives, EUR 100000 donation, global education support, Henkel, humanitarian settings, Mark Dorn, motor skills, NGOs, partnership, Pritt, School-in-a-Box, UNICEF, United Nations, vulnerable children, We craft for children
(IN BRIEF) The European Film Festival Integration You and Me, which claims to champion disability inclusion, recently disqualified the film Unspoken Truth—a documentary about severe chronic stuttering—on the grounds that the festival did not recognize stuttering as a disability. Despite … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Netherlands, Poland
Tagged ABC, awareness, disability, diversity, Dutch, film festivals, filmmakers, inclusivity, indiefilm, Netherlands, Poland, shortfilm, social issues, stuttering, United Nations, Unspoken Truth, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank Group, participates in the 2024 Financing for Development Forum at the United Nations in New York. The forum, convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), aims to … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In a move to bolster global disaster relief initiatives, DHL Group announces the expansion of its GoHelp program to Europe. Building on its longstanding partnership with the United Nations, DHL Group aims to address the increasing frequency of … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The SDG Loan Fund, managed by Allianz Global Investors and originated and managed by FMO Investment Management, has successfully mobilized over $1.1 billion in private capital to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in emerging and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Allianz, Carsten Quitter, Deborah Zurkow, Debra Schwartz, FMO Investment Management (FMO IM), Huib-Jan de Ruijter, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur), Lars-Göran Orrevall, Nic Wessemius, partnership, SDG Loan Fund, sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations
(IN BRIEF) Merck, a prominent science and technology company, has entered into a collaboration with the United Nations’ Global Initiative on Ageing (GIA) to offer a training course aimed at equipping family carers with essential skills. The course comprises five … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, Media, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged caregivers, Embracing Carers®, European Carers Day, Family Carers, Global Initiative on Ageing (GIA), Luis Gallegos, Merck, partnership, Peter Guenter, training course, United Nations
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and five United Nations (UN) institutions have signed an agreement to enhance their collaboration on projects aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals. This agreement allows the EIB to directly finance technical assistance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, EIB, EIB financing, European Investment Bank, European Union, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, IOM, Sustainable Development Goals, Ukraine recovery programme, UNDP, UNICEF, United Nations, UNOPS, WHO, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) CERN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have signed a cooperation agreement to share knowledge and expertise on using free and open source technologies to support vital humanitarian work. ICRC representatives from its Delegation for … Read the full press release
Posted in Management, Non Profit, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CERN, CERNBox, cloud-computing, Cyberspace, data centre, Enrica Porcari, humanitarian work, ICRC, Indico, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross, Massimo Marelli, Newdle, open source, open source technologies, OpenStack, Red Crescent Movement, United Nations, United Nations Satellite Centre, UNOSAT
(IN BRIEF) Portuguese electricity transmission grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) has launched the tenth edition of the AGIR Award. The annual competition invites non-profit projects that help promote sustainable development in line with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 4-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), a multilateral developmental investment bank, has announced it is providing a €25 million sovereign loan to the government of Moldova to finance investments in its … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Moldova, United Kingdom
Tagged E5P, E5P fund, EBRD, EIB, environmental challenges, EU, European Investment Bank (EIB), European Union, financing package, international donors, MOLDOVA, solid waste management infrastructure, sovereign loan, UN, United Nations, waste management system
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 1-Arp-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Allianz Group (ETR: ALV), one of the leading integrated financial services providers worldwide, has announced that its Board Member Günther Thallinger is one of the experts in the UN’s newly launched High-Level Expert … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, Insurance, Management, News
Tagged Allianz, António Guterres, AZ SE, Climate Action, climate change, Günther Thallinger, HLEG, United Nations
YOUNG CHEF STARTS ZERO-WASTE COOKING SCHOOL FROM HER SAILBOAT (PRESS RELEASE) PORT-SAINT-LOUIS-DU-RHONE, France, 29-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Apprentice Chef Jo Geisenhainer had it made. Practicing her art in a Michelin-starred Swiss restaurant after graduating top of her class, the future … Read the full press release
Posted in Food & Beverage, France, Internet & Online, Media, News, Society
Tagged apprentice, Chef Jo, Chef Jo Geisenhainer, cooking ateliers, cooking tutorials, cooking videos, crowdfunded, epicurean, Food and Agriculture Organization, food waste, National Geographic, New Wave Cooking, plastic food containers, United Nations, waste-free meals, WeMakeIt, Zero-Waste cooking, Zero-Waste cooking school
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 26-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced that Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), sponsored by the Company, has established a Global Xpress satellite broadband connection at the first … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Non Profit, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged DGPC, earthquake, Florent Bervas, Global Xpress, Haiti, Help.ngo, humanitarian coordination centre, humanitarian operations, Inmarsat, Les Cayes, National Civil Protection Agency, Port-au-Prince, relief organisations, satellite broadband, satellite communication, satellite communications, satellite connectivity, Télécoms Sans Frontières, the Civil Protection, the National Centre for Emergency Operations, TSF, UNDAC, United Nations, United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 22-Mar-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Ramboll marks the United Nations World Water Day by announcing the appointment of three highly experienced water professionals to its global water team: Michael van de Watering in Singapore, Dorthe Pinholt Hansen in … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News
Tagged Anette Seger, climate adaptation, Cory Johnson, Dorthe Pinholt Hansen, drinking water, global water team, Jacobs/CH2M, Michael van de Watering, NIRAS, Ramboll, Ramboll Water Americas, René Hoeijmakers, Royal HaskoningDHV, United Nations, United Nations World Water Day, water challenges, water distribution, water infrastructure, water professionals, water reuse, water treatment, World Water Day
Advanced mission-critical mobile broadband technologies enabling unrivalled situational awareness for peacekeepers during operations First live UN Private LTE networks expected up and running in 2019 STOCKHOLM, 25-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The United Nations has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to supply … Read the full press release
The Global Compact is a United Nations initiative aimed at mobilizing companies from various industries to work on making business and society more sustainable. NEW YORK, NY, USA, 25-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has been recognized today as Global Compact … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 26-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is announcing today at the United Nations in Geneva its intention to release further support of €116 million for those in need in Yemen. The support includes €46 million of emergency humanitarian aid and … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial
Tagged Christos Stylianides, humanitarian aid, Neven Mimica, The European Commission, United Nations
Volkswagen is corporate partner of the “Stiftung für die Internationalen Wochen gegen Rassismus” (Foundation for the International Weeks Against Racism) for the first time Nationwide weeks of action from 13 – 26 March Chairman of the Board of Management Matthias … Read the full press release
Approximately 400 mothers and newborns die in Ethiopia each day1,2partly due to health workers’ limited knowledge in the area of obstetrics Enhancing medical knowledge and skills of health workers helps reduce maternal and newborn mortality Sandoz is committed to increasing … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Management, Society
Tagged Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care trainings, Ethiopian Midwives Association, improving maternal and child health, Ludmilla Reina, New Life & New Hope program, reduce maternal and newborn mortality, reduce mortality associated with childbirth in Ethiopia, Sandoz, United Nations, Women’s Day
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IPCC Invites Governments and Experts to Review Second Draft of 2027 SLCF Methodology Report
(IN BRIEF) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has opened registration for experts to review the Second-Order Draft of the 2027 Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-Lived Climate Forcers, which will undergo Government and Expert Review from 31 August … Read the full press release →
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