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Gerresheimer awarded EcoVadis Gold status again

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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DUESSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerresheimer, an innovative provider of systems and solutions and a global partner for the pharma, biotech, and cosmetic industries, has once again been awarded Gold status by the ratings agency EcoVadis. EcoVadis assesses the performance of businesses on environmental, labor and human rights, ethical, and sustainable procurement criteria. More than 100,000 companies worldwide turn to EcoVadis for CSR performance reviews. Gerresheimer earned a spot in the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis and the top 1% of the the industry, and improved its score to 72 out of 100 points, despite the increasingly strict requirements from year to year. The rating underscores Gerresheimer's consistent and systematic implementation of its ambitious sustainability targets as part of its formula g corporate strategy.

Key Points: 
  • DUESSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerresheimer, an innovative provider of systems and solutions and a global partner for the pharma, biotech, and cosmetic industries, has once again been awarded Gold status by the ratings agency EcoVadis.
  • "We are delighted to have received Gold status again," says Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG.
  • Since 2011, Gerresheimer has relied on EcoVadis to independently assess its status and progress on various sustainability criteria.
  • Gerresheimer achieved Gold status for the first time in 2022.

Gerresheimer awarded EcoVadis Gold status again

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
CERES, Science Based Targets initiative, International Labour Organization, CSR, Sound, United Nations Global Compact, Science, Paris, Gold, ILO, Targets, Social responsibility, CDP, Business, MSCI, CO2, GRI, Paris Agreement, UN, ISS, ISO, Pharmaceutical industry, Management, Risk management

DUESSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerresheimer, an innovative provider of systems and solutions and a global partner for the pharma, biotech, and cosmetic industries, has once again been awarded Gold status by the ratings agency EcoVadis. EcoVadis assesses the performance of businesses on environmental, labor and human rights, ethical, and sustainable procurement criteria. More than 100,000 companies worldwide turn to EcoVadis for CSR performance reviews. Gerresheimer earned a spot in the top 5% of all companies assessed by EcoVadis and the top 1% of the the industry, and improved its score to 72 out of 100 points, despite the increasingly strict requirements from year to year. The rating underscores Gerresheimer's consistent and systematic implementation of its ambitious sustainability targets as part of its formula g corporate strategy.

Key Points: 
  • DUESSELDORF, Germany, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerresheimer, an innovative provider of systems and solutions and a global partner for the pharma, biotech, and cosmetic industries, has once again been awarded Gold status by the ratings agency EcoVadis.
  • "We are delighted to have received Gold status again," says Dietmar Siemssen, CEO of Gerresheimer AG.
  • Since 2011, Gerresheimer has relied on EcoVadis to independently assess its status and progress on various sustainability criteria.
  • Gerresheimer achieved Gold status for the first time in 2022.

Black & Veatch Guide Helps the Mining Sector Reduce Emissions and Meet Decarbonization Goals

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Manufacturing, Environment, Sustainability, Environmental Issues, Consulting, Environmental Health, Consumer, Other Construction & Property, Professional Services, Other Natural Resources, Other Energy, Construction & Property, Mining, Minerals, Alternative Energy, Natural Resources, Energy, Climate Change, Engineering, Investment, Climate change, Wind, Black & Veatch, Carbon, Paris, Black, International Energy Agency, Hydrogen, IEA, Biomass, Business development, Process, Paris Agreement, Water, Renewable energy

The International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that, to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, mineral extraction for clean energy technologies would need to quadruple by 2040.

Key Points: 
  • The International Energy Agency (IEA) notes that, to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, mineral extraction for clean energy technologies would need to quadruple by 2040.
  • In this context, the energy transition in the mining sector is an objective with increasingly evident strategic value.
  • For 30 years, Black & Veatch has turned the energy, water and environmental challenges facing the Latin American mining sector into opportunities.
  • Latin America is critical for the global energy transition where much of the world’s future-facing commodities can be found.

EXEL Industries: Daniel Tragus will be appointed CEO of EXEL Industries at the Board meeting on December 20th, 2023

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Monday, October 9, 2023
EXEL, ICAM, United Kingdom, Robotics, HEC Paris, Intec, COVID-19, Growth, Industrial property, Kremlin, Paris, Management, Devaux, Sames

Daniel Tragus will be appointed CEO of EXEL Industries at the Board meeting on December 20th, 2023

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  • Daniel Tragus will be appointed CEO of EXEL Industries at the Board meeting on December 20th, 2023
    Under the chairmanship of Mr. Patrick Ballu, EXEL Industries’ Board of Directors has chosen Daniel Tragus to succeed Yves Belegaud as Chief Executive Officer.
  • CEO of EXEL Industries since December 2019, Yves Belegaud gave notice of his intention to retire by the beginning of 2024.
  • An ICAM engineer and graduated with an Executive MBA from HEC Paris, Daniel Tragus has worked his whole career for different companies of the EXEL Industries Group.
  • He will take up the position of EXEL Industries’ Chief Executive Officer after the meeting of the Board of Directors, on December 20, 2023.

Neutral Secures $3.2M to Build Market Infrastructure for Environmental Assets

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Climate change, Carbon, Digital Currency Group, Entrepreneurship, Growth, Biophysical environment, Paris, DCG, Cryptocurrency, Neutral

Environmental assets, which include carbon credits, renewable energy credits, and other environmental commodities, have seen a substantial uptick in demand in recent years.

Key Points: 
  • Environmental assets, which include carbon credits, renewable energy credits, and other environmental commodities, have seen a substantial uptick in demand in recent years.
  • Alongside the increased momentum in environmental asset markets, traditional market infrastructure is moving towards leveraging blockchain technology and tokenized assets for improved trade, settlement, and transparency.
  • In building advanced market infrastructure for the environmental asset markets of the future, Neutral stands at the intersection of these two global trends.
  • "We believe that tokenized environmental assets will be one of the first categories of real-world assets that are 'born' on-chain.

Samba Digital, Inc: A strong increase in growth in the third quarter of 2023 - Q3 2023 Revenue: €1.9M (+69%)

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Paris, Acceleration, Growth, Paris Olympics, Euronext Growth, Rugby World Cup, Clothing, Tourism

Based on a rolling average, and using the turnover we saw in Q3 2023, the company is positioned towards an annual trend of €8M in turnover.

Key Points: 
  • Based on a rolling average, and using the turnover we saw in Q3 2023, the company is positioned towards an annual trend of €8M in turnover.
  • Thanks to numerous sporting events in which Samba Digital has participated (Rugby World Cup, etc.)
  • or is preparing to do so (the Paris Olympics next summer for example), the group anticipates its continued development in a sustained manner.
  • Our next publication: Consolidated turnover for 2023 on Tuesday January 16, 2024 after close of trading

Bob Marley and the Wailers — Catch A Fire — 50th Anniversary

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Friday, October 13, 2023
Entertainment, Online, Specialty, Celebrity, Film & Motion Pictures, Music, Retail, Licensing (Entertainment), Online Retail, Partnership, Multimedia, Bootleg, Paris, Zippo, Beauty, BOB, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Blackwell, CD3, Love, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Legend, Sundown, Island Records, Fire, D2C, Life, LOVE, Film industry

“Get Up, Stand Up” is from The Wailers’ last album together, “Burnin’,” which also celebrates its 50th anniversary on October 19.

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  • “Get Up, Stand Up” is from The Wailers’ last album together, “Burnin’,” which also celebrates its 50th anniversary on October 19.
  • “Get Up, Stand Up” is from The Wailers’ last album together, “Burnin’,” which also celebrates its 50th anniversary on October 19.
  • The special 50th Anniversary Reissue of “Catch A Fire,” Marley’s first album for Island Records, will be released on November 3.
  • Catch A Fire is the fifth studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers and was the first to be released by Island Records UK.

UAE Calls for Global Consensus on AI Governance

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Friday, October 13, 2023
Software, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Web3, Multimedia, Microsoft, Nuclear fusion, IBM, PwC, Automation, AI, Digital economy, USD, Workplace, Artificial intelligence, Education, Paris, Generative, DFF, Drug discovery, Paris Agreement, Medical device

The UAE’s AI minister on Wednesday urged countries to come to a consensus on AI governance sooner than it came to the Paris Agreement, which took years to take shape and come into force.

Key Points: 
  • The UAE’s AI minister on Wednesday urged countries to come to a consensus on AI governance sooner than it came to the Paris Agreement, which took years to take shape and come into force.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231013137762/en/
    An installation of how AI views Museum of the Future (Photo: AETOSWire)
    His Excellency Omar Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications, said at the Dubai Assembly for Generative AI that countries need a fresh approach to governing AI.
  • “I think the current global discussion on AI governance is a non-starter.
  • The assembly also heard how the global banking sector could benefit by as much as USD 400 billion from the boom in generative AI.

ALOM Goals to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions Validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, announced today the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has verified ALOM's net-zero science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. Setting science-based targets supports an ambitious roadmap to a zero-carbon economy and promotes a global net-zero energy system. SBTi Science Based Targets are in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Key Points: 
  • FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ALOM, a global leader in supply chain management, announced today the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has verified ALOM's net-zero science-based target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.
  • SBTi Science Based Targets are in line with what the latest climate science says is necessary to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement – limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
  • ALOM has implemented measurable greenhouse gas emission-reducing initiatives that are rooted in climate science and apply to every aspect of our business.
  • Read about the company's ESG commitment and download its 2023 ESG report: https://alom.com/esg-centric-values/
    To learn more about Science Based Targets initiative, visit https://sciencebasedtargets.org/

Paris Baguette Unveils Spooktacular Halloween Bakery Items to Elevate October Celebrations

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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MOONACHIE, N.J., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This Halloween Paris Baguette is serving up the most delicious selection of freshly baked treats - no tricks about it! Your neighborhood bakery café, today unveiled its new limited-edition lineup of Halloween-themed donuts and cakes to help guests embrace all of the spooky vibes this October.

Key Points: 
  • MOONACHIE, N.J., Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This Halloween Paris Baguette is serving up the most delicious selection of freshly baked treats - no tricks about it!
  • Paris Baguette's Halloween items, crafted by the brand's expert bakers and cakers, are the perfect way to elevate any Halloween party tablescape or to simply get into the spirit of the holiday with treats that are as delicious as they are spooktacular!
  • "We are excited to offer our guests a delicious way to elevate their Halloween celebrations this year with our handcrafted Halloween bakery treats," said Cathy Chavenet, SVP and Head of Marketing at Paris Baguette.
  • These Halloween treats will be available nationwide at Paris Baguette October 11 through October 31.