UN Environment Head Welcomes China, US Announcement on Paris Agreement Ratification UN Environment head Erik Solheim released the following statement in reaction to the joint announcement by China and the United States on the ratification of the Paris Agreement. “This announcement is hugely important. The leadership of China and the… Read More »
The World Now Protects 15% of Its Land, but Crucial Biodiversity Zones Left Out With 14.7 per cent of the Earth’s land and 12 per cent of its territorial waters under protection, the world is on track to meet a major global conservation target according to UN Environment and the… Read More »
UN Environment Statement on Great Elephant Census Figures Showing Huge Decline in African Populations UN Environment deputy head Ibrahim Thiaw released the following statement in reaction to the results of the Great Elephant Census, which showed African savanna elephant populations declined by 30 per cent (144,000 elephants) between 2007 and… Read More »
Willem Meijer to step down as CEO of TOM (The Order Machine) Willem Meijer will step down as CEO of TOM on 1 September 2016. Meijer has been CEO of TOM since the start of the company 7 years ago. During that period TOM established a solid position in the… Read More »
Abu Dhabi Art Reveals Established and Innovative Galleries Participating in 2016. 40 galleries from 20 countries will present a selection of exceptional modern and contemporary art Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the… Read More »
The Lombard Odier Group reports results for the first half of 2016 Stable total client assets at CHF 223 billion, of which assets under management were CHF 156 billion Consolidated net profit amounted to CHF 61 million, down 13% vs half year 2015 Strong fully-loaded Basel III CET1 ratio of… Read More »
Hundreds of Millions Face Health Risk as Water Pollution Rises Across Three Continents Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, United Nations Environment warns today. The worrying rise in the pollution of surface waters… Read More »
Essilor Named one of World’s Most Innovative Companies by Forbes for 6th year in a row Essilor announced today that it has been named by Forbes as one of 100 of the world’s “Most Innovative Companies” for 2016. This is the sixth year in a row Essilor has earned a… Read More »
ChemChina and Syngenta receive clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) and Syngenta today announced that the companies have received clearance on their proposed transaction from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). In addition to CFIUS… Read More »
ThomasLloyd and IFC sign definitive loan agreements for USD 161 million for the financing of biomass power plants in the Philippines. ThomasLloyd CTI Asia Holdings Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ThomasLloyd SICAV-SIF-Cleantech Infrastructure Fund, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with support from… Read More »
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