Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - In their ministerial meeting on 27-28 September 2020, the G20 Energy Ministers have agreed on a communiqué where they endorsed the Circular Carbon Economy Platform as a tool to manage emissions and foster access to energy. G20 Energy Ministers have acknowledged the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) approach as a holistic, integrated, inclusive, and pragmatic approach to managing ...
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 ...
G20 International Conferences and Events
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - Under the auspice of the G20 International Conferences and Events, and the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia "The Future of Hospitality Summit" concluded today after two days of conversations. Key players of the travel and tourism industry, from both the public and private sector, gathered to discuss reshaping the tourism landscape for recovery by promoting sustainable and ...
Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - Design jewellery made with charcoal, modular lighting systems with remote control functions to customize the ambience of your surroundings, backpacks made of mycelium skin (a fungus organism): sustainability, customization and a strong incorporation of technology are the key drivers to ...
Reutlingen, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Sustainable market presence for iPoint's software in Japan iPoint-systems, a leading provider of software and services for environmental and social product compliance, and sustainability, today announced a new partnership with the well-established Japanese IT trading company Toyota Tsusho Systems (TTS). With this partnership, ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - At Climate Week NYC, Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned perfume and taste company, is engaging with like-minded businesses and United Nations leaders to accelerate exponential action on the race to a zero-carbon future. Building on the Group's ambitious, science-based targets, Firmenich committed to three new initiatives on climate ...
Johannesburg (ots/PRNewswire) - Sasol is committed to reducing its overall impact on the environment and is developing and implementing on our climate change mitigation response to enable long-term resilience of the company through an updated strategy, Future Sasol and lower-carbon business operations. We are ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Despite the health crisis, climate change is still seen by the public in several European countries as the biggest issue that mankind faces. This is the finding of new research released today by Vattenfall The new survey complements a report by Vattenfall carried out in December 2019, which ...
Espelkamp, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - Innovative products and solutions for Industry 4.0 For 75 years now, the HARTING Technology Group has been driving technological change. The vision formulated in 1996 by the owner family "We want to shape the future with technologies for people" remains the guiding star of our entrepreneurial activities. September 1 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding day of the family company. ...
Neom, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - Global industry leader will provide design, construction and project management services Bechtel to oversee and create resource-efficient utilities and a highly advanced transport system to connect NEOM's cognitive cities. NEOM Co. has awarded a contract to U.S.-based Bechtel ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is the first in the industry to complete the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Manager assessment, developed by B Lab and the UN Global Compact. A key milestone for its B Corp Certification, the SDG ...
Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - Enlight Renewable Energy (TASE: ENLT) announce it had completed the project financing for the 312 MW Gecama wind farm in Spain with two of Spain's five biggest banks, Banco de Sabadell and Bankia, which specialize in financing renewable energy projects. The project, scheduled to ...
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse
Bern (ots) - Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and the current pandemic crisis make it obvious. The need for a more sustainable world has never been as urgent as it is today. But how do we transition to a sustainable economy? The National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is creating knowledge that can support Switzerland in addressing this question. It has now published its first report, on the ...
The Global Center on Adaptation
Rotterdam, Netherlands (ots/PRNewswire) - Today, 54 leaders from the African Adaptation Initiative championed by President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon, endorsed the policy recommendations outlined in the brief "Integrated Responses to Building Climate and Pandemic Resilience in Africa". The policy brief was prepared ...
Milan (ots/PRNewswire) - Group to provide first ever ± 525 kV HVDC extruded underground cable system to deliver reliable and eco-friendly power transmission CEO V. Battista "proud to support this strategic project for Germany, helping to drive the whole of Europe forwards in the energy transition" Prysmian Group (MI: PIY), world leader in the energy and telecom cable ...
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Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich to Become a Key Player in Renewable Ingredients for Perfumery and Beyond Firmenich today announced that it has entered into exclusivity with Ardian, Tikehau Capital and family shareholders to acquire Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques ("DRT"). DRT is a world leader in plant-based chemistry, mainly from pine trees, and is one of the leading suppliers globally of high quality, ...
Valencia/Munich (ots) - The prestigious award confirms IFCO's worldwide commitment to sustainability in order to reduce environmental impact and make the entire supply chain more sustainable IFCO SYSTEMS (https://www.ifco.com/es/acerca-de-ifco/el-mundo/), the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh foods, has won the prestigious award for ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, today announced that all its operations worldwide[1] are now powered by 100% renewable electricity. An industry first, this significant milestone builds on Firmenich's second consecutive CDP Triple A ranking for Climate Change, Water and Forests, which it received at the CDP Awards Ceremony today in Paris. The Group's ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich has been ranked by CDP today as a global environmental leader, the only company in its industry to have achieved triple "A" for climate change, water security and forests for the second consecutive year. Being one of only six companies worldwide with a triple "A" listing this year ...
Geneva, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste, company has today received the highest Platinum rating from EcoVadis for environmental and social performance, placing the Group in the top 1% of the 60,000 suppliers assessed. The world's most trusted business sustainability rating agency awarded Firmenich its best ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is today announcing its joint participation with Quadia in green packaging pioneer LOOP's Series A equity round. Announced at the American Cleaning Institute's (ACI) annual convention, this investment demonstrates the Group's commitment to the circular economy and ...
Reinach, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - World-leading belting supplier Habasit is launching its innovative Super HyCLEAN plastic modular belt range at IPPE 2020. Designed for poultry processing applications demanding the highest sanitation standards, the new belts' patented hygienic design significantly reduces ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - For the sixth consecutive year, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, has been commended for its climate action, achieving a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for climate change. Confirming its position as a world leader in environmental management, Firmenich is ranked among the top 2% high-performing ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - Crisis management practitioners, researchers, policymakers and solutions providers with an interest in innovation are invited to attend the international emergency management conference of the EU-funded DRIVER+ project at the BluePoint conference centre in Brussels on February 19-20, 2020 ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as the Most Sustainable Company in the Flavour and Fragrances Industry by World Finance magazine (https://www.worldfinance.com/awards/sustainability-awards-2019). Acknowledged as a global leader in sustainability alongside ...
Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - The company enjoys accelerated growth after completing the financing of its wind farms in Sweden (113 MW) and Kosovo (105 MW) Enlight Renewable Energy announce various investors have submitted NIS 413 million worth of purchase bids, of which Enlight has accepted NIS 358 million at a price per share of NIS 0.425, significantly higher ...
Bengaluru, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Infosys is the first Indian corporate to receive this award Infosys (https://www.infosys.com/) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, was presented with the prestigious United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the 'Climate Neutral Now' category at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - On Human Rights Day, Firmenich, the world's largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, is proud to announce it is the first in its industry to sign the United Nations (UN) Global Compact Action Platform for Decent Work in Global Supply Chains. As one of the world's 36 UN LEAD companies, Firmenich actively advances the UN Ten Principles ...
Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Andrew Wheeler, will be one of the leaders attending WATEC 2019 is being held in conjunction with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Economy, The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute and other organizations WATEC 2019 will be held on November 18-21, 2019 at the InterContinental ...