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Food tech on its way to reshaping a multi trillion market
Berlin & New York (ots) - - Bain & ZINTINUS: “The food sector is at a tipping point, about to grow exponentially” - Transforming the global food sector to a more sustainable industry is important to improve consumer health and reduce the sector’s carbon footprint – it is also a means to secure food supply - The transition of the food system opens enormous opportunity for value creation and thus also for ...
plusFirmenich Becomes Second Company in the World to Secure Living Wage Certification for All Employees
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Living Wage is embedded within wider set of responsible pay practices aimed at creating equal opportunities and building a more inclusive society Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned fragrance and taste company, announces it has achieved living wage certification across all of its global operations. Firmenich is the ...
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882 million francs invested in research in 2021
Bern (ots) - Last year, the SNSF selected around 1800 research projects for funding. It also launched new funding measures because Swiss researchers are not able to participate in important areas of the Horizon Europe programme. Expanding knowledge and solving problems. That is what thousands of SNSF-funded research teams do at Swiss universities and other higher education institutions. Their curiosity and their ...
plusManufacturers Alliance Foundation and Infosys Issue Industry Progress Report on Carbon Neutral Goals
Arlington, Va. (ots/PRNewswire) - Industrial companies consume over half of the energy and produce one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions globally, giving the sector a significant opportunity to support climate initiatives. A new report from Manufacturers Alliance Foundation and Infosys (NYSE: INFY), "Delivering on ...
plusQATAR FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF EARTHNA CENTER DURING DOHA FORUM
Doha, Qatar (ots/PRNewswire) - Qatar Foundation has announced the launch of its Earthna Center for a Sustainable Future, a non-profit policy center, at the annual Doha Forum summit. Building on a legacy of many years of work by Qatar Foundation (QF) in the field of sustainability, the new center will channel QF's education, research, and innovation ecosystem into ...
plusLaunching at BETT MEA 2022, Emmy nominated explorer, Denise Belliveau's history curriculum In the Footsteps of History…™ partners with Virtual Reality (VR) platform Edify
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Revolutionary way to teach History!
plus Connectivity Unleashed as MWC22 Barcelona Opens for Business
Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - Day one sees innovative launches, inspiring speakers, sign language interpretation and insights from the GSMA's Mobile Economy Report The world's largest and most influential connectivity event opens its doors today at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona. MWC22 Barcelona will build on the success of last year, reflecting on a new era of connectivity and collaboration across the mobile ...
plusInfosys InStep Ranked as the 'Best Internship Program' for Four Consecutive Years
Bengaluru, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Career development, training & mentoring, networking, and international opportunities valued highly by interns Infosys(NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that its flagship global internship program, InStep, was ranked as the 'Best Overall Internship ...
plusFulcrum Digital partners with Global Gate, helps them leapfrog the digital maturity curve
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Fulcrum Digital, a leading business platform, and digital engineering services company with a proven legacy of enabling digital transformation across sectors, partnered with Global Gate, a global investment management company, to accelerate a company-wide digital transformation. This strategic collaboration aimed at designing a modernised IT ...
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SNSF opposes initiative to ban animal and human experimentation
Bern, 14.10.2021 (ots) - The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) strives consistently and continuously to improve the quality of research. A ban on animal and human experiments would massively restrict the opportunity to gain knowledge and adversely affect Switzerland as a research hub. On 13 February 2022, the Swiss electorate will vote on the initiative to ban animal and human experiments. Acceptance of the ...
plusBMO Financial Group Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results
Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) - BMO's Third Quarter 2021 Report to Shareholders, including the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the period ended July 31, 2021, is available online at www.bmo.com/investorrelations and at www.sedar.com. Financial Results Highlights Third Quarter 2021 Compared With Third Quarter 2020: - Net income of $2,275 million, an increase of 85%; adjusted net income1,4 of $2,292 ...
plusGlobegarden consolidates its position as a quality provider
plusNew forms of engagement at the Wyss Academy
Bern, Switzerland (ots) - The exhibition and meeting space "Habitat" of the Wyss Academy for Nature in Bern will newly present the work "Morphologies", which explores the moment of wonder towards nature that is common to art and science. At the same time, the Wyss Academy is addressing a pressing issue in the field of sustainable development: Engaging with people from research, politics, business, and agriculture on four ...
plusForwardPMX Becomes A Fashion Avenger, Joining the Dynamic Movement to Accelerate the Fashion Industry’s Role in Achieving the UN’s Global Goals
plusMy Size Inc.; Trutex Schoolwear
Integration of MySize's proprietary AI-driven sizing tech solution on Trutex Schoolwear's site will help parents find the right size school uniforms for their children.
Airport City, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - Trutex Schoolwear, the premier school uniforms retailer in the UK, and MySize (the "Company" or "My Size") (NASDAQ: MYSZ) (TASE: MYSZ), the developer and creator of smartphone measurement solutions, today announced the successful integration of the MySizeID widget on Trutex's ...
plusBIAL Award in Biomedicine worth 300,000 Euros, nominations until 30 June
Porto, Portugal (ots/PRNewswire) - The second edition of the BIAL Award in Biomedicine is currently underway. Worth three hundred thousand Euros, this prize is intended to reward a work with exceptional quality results and scientific relevance published in the last ten years in the broad field of biomedicine. The winner will be chosen by an independent and ...
plusswissuniversities and Wiley sign transformative Open Access agreement
Bern (ots) - swissuniversities has concluded a new Read&Publish agreement with John Wiley & Sons. It will provide students and researchers from over 40 Swiss higher education and research institutions access to the Wiley Online Library with over 1'450 journals. At the same time, this agreement enables authors affiliated to these institutions to make their scientific ...
plusLes Roches Global Hospitality Education
Les Roches: Student Mentoring by Airbnb Hospitality Guru for Top Hospitality Disruptive Idea
Crans-Montana, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Les Roches, the highly regarded hospitality business school recently ranked third for Employer Reputation by the QS World University Rankings 2021 is launching the second edition of "The Next Disruptor", a scholarship competition seeking ideas for positive disruption in hospitality, travel, and tourism. With the changing ...
plus2021 World University Rankings: Sommet Education Institutions Leading Swiss Hub in Hospitality Management
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Sommet Educationis the only hospitality education group with two Swiss higher education institutions, Glion and Les Roches, in the top four for Hospitality and Leisure Management education in the QS World University Rankings 2021. According to global higher education analysts ...
plusSommet Education launches its first virtual student Fair
Lausanne, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Sommet Education, the Leading Education Group in Hospitality with Glion Institute of Higher Education, Les Roches and Ecole Ducasse, has created a one-of-a-kind virtual student Fair around hospitality, culinary and pastry arts, luxury, innovation, digital programs. Glion, Les Roches and École Ducasse offer an exceptional portfolio of graduate and post-graduate programs focusing on ...
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Lingoda celebrates language learning as a life-changing experience with My Lingoda. My Success.
plus G20 Riyadh Summit: Release of Leaders' Declaration
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - G20 Leaders endorsed their declaration at the end of their summit today November 22, 2020, including agreements on steps to be taken to protect lives and shape a better future. "We, the G20 Leaders, meeting for the second time under the Saudi Presidency, stand united in our conviction that coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation are more necessary today ...
plusBeijing Review presents stories of fighting poverty through education in rural China
Beijing, China (ots) - Sudeshnar Sarkar, an editorial consultant with Beijing Review, came to know about Laiyuan, located in the city of Baoding in Hebei, the province adjoining Beijing, only at the fag-end of her decade-long stay in China. It is there that an experiment in education started, an initiative that is probably to rural education in China what the reform ...
plusG20 at a Glance: The role of the civil society in the G20 Process
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - The G20 has a strong tradition of working with a broad range of organizations to bring different perspectives on socioeconomic challenges to the G20 table. The Engagement Groups are independent collectives that are led by civil society organizations and the business sector from the host country. They work with other organizations from G20 countries to develop policy recommendations ...
plusLearning on the go
The technical specification for the use of mobile technology in the education sector has just been revised to ensure better learning outcomes for everyone. Mobile learning has been on the rise for many years but is even more important in times such as these. With virtually the whole world living within reach of a mobile cellular network and having Internet access, mobile technology has ...
plusInfosys InStep Ranked as the 'Best Internship Program' Three Years in a Row
Bengaluru, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Career advancement, networking and international opportunities valued highly by interns Infosys(NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that its flagship global internship program, InStep, was ranked number one in the 'Best Overall Internship Program' category in the 2021 Vault ...
plusInfosys turns carbon neutral 30 years ahead of 2050, the timeline set by the Paris Agreement
Bengaluru, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Announces ESG Vision 2030 to continue to shape and share solutions that serve businesses and communities Infosys (NYSE: INFY), the global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, published its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Vision for 2030. This announcement is part of Infosys' long-standing commitments ...
plusZayed Award for Human Fraternity
Zayed Award for Human Fraternity Judging Committee meets with Pope
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - The Judging Committee for the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity (ZAHF) was received by His Holiness the Pope today, following the first open launch for submissions in its second edition on Monday, October 19th. During the meeting, Pope Francis welcomed the members of the Committee, and stressed the importance of their role and mission, as impartial and independent judges. The Pope also ...
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