Report Launched on 20th Anniversary of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA) Widespread adoption of products labelled ‘biodegradable’ will not significantly decrease the volume of plastic entering the ocean or the physical and chemical risks that plastics pose to marine… Read More »
TCA Abu Dhabi Announces Abu Dhabi Classics 2015/16 International Concert Series A new season of Abu Dhabi Classics – an eight-month-long series of classical concerts and performances by some of the world’s leading musicians and orchestras – is due to begin in October across the emirate of Abu Dhabi. With… Read More »
Florence Anglès appointed Head of Risk Management at REYL & Cie Ltd Florence Anglès has been appointed Head of Risk Management at REYL & Cie Ltd and will be in charge of coordinating and expanding the range of measures implemented to identify, prevent and manage risks at Group level. Her… Read More »
Resource and Environmental Consultants Ltd steps up a gear and opens in 14th UK office Resource and Environmental Consultants Ltd (REC) has opened a new office in the East Midlands bringing its total of locations throughout the UK to 14. The multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy has secured office space at Alconbury-Weald;… Read More »
Generali and Microsoft hunting startups The Generali Group, in collaboration with Microsoft, announces the conclusion of the first “Generali Innovation Challenge”, an international project dedicated to the research and promotion of talent and startups that are able to respond to new business challenges in the insurance sector through innovative ideas… Read More »
Almirall’s September YTD results 2015: operational business outperformance driven by Dermatology Almirall, the global pharmaceutical company based in Barcelona, has announced year to date results. Strong financial performance September YTD 2015 Total Revenues were €595.3 MM; on a like-for-like basis (ie. excluding Eklira®), this represented an increase of 1.6% vs… Read More »
UNEP Releases Key Findings of Emissions Gap Report Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by… Read More »
EIB (European Investment Bank) backed “game-changing” Climate Action Project wins award from United Nations A project supported by the European Investment Bank to protect Peru’s delicate biodiversity and encourage farmers to grow environmentally sustainable cocoa crops has been held up as “game changing” in the fight against climate change by… Read More »
Polaris Private Equity divests Skånska Byggvaror Polaris Private Equity (Polaris) has divested its holding, equivalent to 75 percent of all shares, in Skanska Byggvaror to Byggmax. Byggmax has also paid a consideration of SEK 741 million for all the shares in the company. In addition to the initial purchase price… Read More »
iQIYI and WTA Secure Exclusive Partnership for Digital Rights in China The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), global leader in professional women’s sports, and iQIYI, the largest online video content service platform in China, today announced they have signed a 10-year content partnership. From 2017, iQIYI will become the WTA’s digital… Read More »
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