Environmental Health

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Resource Innovations

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Sustainability, Environment, Finance, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Climate Change, Environmental Health, Professional Services, Metalmark Capital, Peter Mandelson, Latham & Watkins, Policy, Acquisition, Software, MSCP, San Francisco Bay Area, Lighting, Government, Jefferies Group, Renewable energy

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has acquired Resource Innovations (“RI” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.

Key Points: 
  • Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (“MSCP”), the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has acquired Resource Innovations (“RI” or the “Company”), a leading tech-enabled services company focused on energy efficiency and sustainability.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, MSCP acquired a controlling interest in the Company from BV Investment Partners and certain other shareholders.
  • I look forward to working together with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners to continue to grow our Company.”
    MSCP’s acquisition of Resource Innovations represents its third investment in industrials and outsourced services, following the acquisition of Apex in 2023 and Alliance Technical Group in 2021.
  • Latham & Watkins served as legal counsel to Resource Innovations and BV Investment Partners, and Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor.

EVgo to Host Financial Modeling Webinar on April 4, 2024

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Monday, April 1, 2024
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EVgo Inc. (Nasdaq: EVGO), (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (“EVs”), today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Badar Khan, and Chief Financial Officer, Olga Shevorenkova, will host a financial modeling webinar on Thursday, April 4, 2024.

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  • EVgo Inc. (Nasdaq: EVGO), (“EVgo” or the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles (“EVs”), today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Badar Khan, and Chief Financial Officer, Olga Shevorenkova, will host a financial modeling webinar on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
  • The call can also be accessed live over the telephone by dialing:
    An archive of the webcast will be available for a period of time shortly after the webinar on the Events & Presentations page in the Investor Relations section of EVgo’s website.

Core & Main Completes Acquisition of ACF West Inc.

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Other Energy, Utilities, Other Natural Resources, Environmental Health, Energy, Other Construction & Property, Natural Resources, Environment, Construction & Property, Transport, Landscape, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, CNM, Soil, Acquisition

Core & Main Inc. (NYSE: CNM), a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide, has closed on its previously announced acquisition of NW Geosynthetics Inc., doing business as ACF West Inc. ACF West is a leading distributor of geosynthetic materials and provider of soil stabilization solutions with six locations across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah.

Key Points: 
  • Core & Main Inc. (NYSE: CNM), a leader in advancing reliable infrastructure with local service, nationwide, has closed on its previously announced acquisition of NW Geosynthetics Inc., doing business as ACF West Inc. ACF West is a leading distributor of geosynthetic materials and provider of soil stabilization solutions with six locations across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah.

Memorial Ceremony to Ancestor Huang Di in His Native Place in the Jiachen Year: Praying for China's Prosperity and Carrying Forward the Millennia-Old Civilization

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Technology, Environmental Health, Artificial Intelligence, Environment, State Council, Conference, Republic, VR, Prosperity, AI, Multimedia, Native Place

The event, which is themed “Praying for China’s Prosperity and Carrying Forward the Multi-Millennial Civilization”, will comprise nine rituals, including introductions to the process and rituals of the Memorial Ceremony to Ancestor Huang Di in His Native Place, a national intangible cultural heritage announced by the State Council.

Key Points: 
  • The event, which is themed “Praying for China’s Prosperity and Carrying Forward the Multi-Millennial Civilization”, will comprise nine rituals, including introductions to the process and rituals of the Memorial Ceremony to Ancestor Huang Di in His Native Place, a national intangible cultural heritage announced by the State Council.
  • The eighth ritual, "Praying for China," features a 75-meter Chinese dragon to celebrate the anniversary and inspire national rejuvenation.
  • The ceremony coincides with the World Henan Entrepreneurs Convention, the Huang Di Culture Forum, and the Zhengzhou Qi-Huang Traditional Chinese Medicine Development Conference, promoting traditional Chinese culture.
  • Participants can visit the renovated Huang Di Hometown in Xinzheng to experience the charm of Chinese civilization, including a new corridor with reliefs depicting Huang Di's life.

Guangdong Province Advances Modernization with Focus on Quality Development

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Sustainability, Environmental Health, Public Transport, Public Policy, Environment, Construction & Property, Other Transport, Urban Planning, Automotive Manufacturing, Transport, Manufacturing, Government, State Council, PCT, Silver, Information, Economic development, Carbon, Biodiversity, Wang, GDP, NEV, Multimedia, Creative industries

At the "High-Quality Development" press briefing on March 29th, 2024, hosted by the Information Office of the State Council of China, Guangdong Province Governor Wang Weizhong detailed the region's strategies for achieving high-quality development, highlighting their role in driving the province's modernization efforts.

Key Points: 
  • At the "High-Quality Development" press briefing on March 29th, 2024, hosted by the Information Office of the State Council of China, Guangdong Province Governor Wang Weizhong detailed the region's strategies for achieving high-quality development, highlighting their role in driving the province's modernization efforts.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Wang discussed Guangdong's approach to integrating modern development practices with local characteristics, emphasizing the importance of technological innovation and industrial growth in improving development quality.
  • Environmental sustainability and public welfare have also been areas of focus for Guangdong.
  • The province has reported improvements in air quality and forest coverage, alongside efforts towards carbon neutrality and enhancing biodiversity.

The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic Celebrate Earth Month With New Global Cross-Platform Campaign, ourHOME

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Monday, April 1, 2024
Online, Entertainment, Mobile Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, Events, Concerts, Environmental Issues, Environmental Health, General Entertainment, Environment, Celebrity, Other Entertainment, TV and Radio, Climate Change, Eclipse, National Geographic, Disneyland Resort, Celebrate, Beauty, Social media, Disneyland Paris, Nature, Glass, System, Walt Disney World, Bee, FXX, Partnership, TWDC, Priyanka Chopra, Geography, Magic, Collection, Nat, LATAM, Animal, Octopus, Earth Day, Electricity, Organization, Real, Greek, JANE, Morgan Freeman, DCF, Critter, FX, Jane Goodall, Secrecy, ABC News, Free Solo, Recycling, Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney Channel, Disney California Adventure, Sustainability, Human, News, Optimism, Walt Disney, Amusement park

The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic announced today a new global cross-platform campaign, ourHOME, timed to coincide with Earth Month.

Key Points: 
  • The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic announced today a new global cross-platform campaign, ourHOME, timed to coincide with Earth Month.
  • ourHOME will touch every area of The Walt Disney Company:
    DisneyPlanetPossible.com – Destination detailing actions The Walt Disney Company is taking to protect, restore and celebrate our planet.
  • All relevant social handles will be celebrating ourHOME all month long, including: @Disney; @Disney+; @NatGeo; @NatGeoTV; @NatGeoWILD; @NatGeoTravel; @Disney; @NatGeoAdventure; @NatGeoDocs.
  • ourHOME campaign will be part of Disney Earth Month celebrations around the world in major regions in EMEA, APAC and LATAM.

Syngenta Group reports $32.2 billion sales and $4.6 billion EBITDA in 2023

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Friday, March 29, 2024
Environmental Health, Organic Food, Agriculture, Other Science, Natural Resources, Research, Green Technology, Retail, Environment, Science, Sustainability, HTC, CER, Farmer, Pressure, Farm, Growth, Nutrition, Biologicals, Crop protection, Flower, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Syngenta, Acquisition, IPO, Seed, MAP, Soil, Huludao, Fine chemical

Full-year sales of Syngenta Crop Protection were 5 percent lower at $15.5 billion after exceptional growth in the previous year.

Key Points: 
  • Full-year sales of Syngenta Crop Protection were 5 percent lower at $15.5 billion after exceptional growth in the previous year.
  • ADAMA sales decreased 17 percent to $5.6 billion for the full year 2023, with significant channel destocking, particularly in the Americas, affecting the comparison.
  • Syngenta Seeds sales grew 2 percent to $4.8 billion in the full year 2023 in an overall growing seeds market.
  • Sales of Syngenta Group China, consisting of the Group’s Seeds, Crop Protection, Crop Nutrition, MAP and digital activities in China, grew 11 percent to $9.6 billion in the full year 2023.

Planet to Provide Carbon Mapper, Inc. with Hyperspectral Data Until 2030

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced it has signed a multi-year data-license agreement with Carbon Mapper, Inc. to provide hyperspectral core imagery to the non-profit and its partners until 2030.

Key Points: 
  • Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced it has signed a multi-year data-license agreement with Carbon Mapper, Inc. to provide hyperspectral core imagery to the non-profit and its partners until 2030.
  • The $20 million agreement is made possible by initial funding led by a major climate philanthropy.
  • “Securing this continued partnership with Planet will help Carbon Mapper deliver high resolution methane and CO2 super-emitter data to decision makers around the globe,” said Riley Duren, Carbon Mapper’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • This contract marks an extension to an existing data-license agreement between Planet and Carbon Mapper.

Aviation and Maritime Sectors Confront Decarbonization Hurdles with Progressive Energy Transition Technologies - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Environment, Green Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Environmental Policy, Environmental Issues, Environmental Health, Other Transport, Other Manufacturing, Trucking, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Maritime, Air, Transport, Chemicals, Plastics, Other Technology, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Climate Change, Sustainability, Technology, Alternative Energy, Energy, Automotive, Retail, Hydrogen, Carbon, CCUS, Aircraft, Climate change, Aviation, Hand, Hope, Universities Canada, Renewable energy

The urgent push for decarbonization in the heavily emitting aviation and maritime industries has given rise to a concerted focus on transitioning to cleaner energy sources.

Key Points: 
  • The urgent push for decarbonization in the heavily emitting aviation and maritime industries has given rise to a concerted focus on transitioning to cleaner energy sources.
  • This global challenge has seen significant strides with the implementation of cutting-edge energy transition technologies.
  • Hydrogen fuel and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies each play a pivotal role in the envisioned decarbonization of aviation and maritime operations.
  • Through an in-depth assessment, the report sheds light on the suitability of various energy transition technologies for different operational use-cases within aviation and maritime.

Grove Collaborative Launches Grove Co. Rebrand with New Ready-to-Use Assortment in Beautifully Sustainable Aluminum Packaging

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Environment, Teens, Fashion, Cosmetics, Home Goods, Retail, Environmental Health, Women, Seniors, Recycling, Catalog, Pets, Men, Family, Consumer, Packaging, Sustainability, Online Retail, Other Retail, Manufacturing, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Superbloom, Emerald, Target, Grove Collaborative, CVS, Sea spray, Citrus, Science, Partnership, Tongass National Forest, Education, Social media, Research, The Nature Conservancy, Nature, Professional corporation, Life, Biodiversity, Glass, Wild mint, Progress, Plastic, Heart, Root, Sunshower, Mint, Multimedia, Aluminium, ISO, Movement, Hand

Grove Collaborative today is unveiling a refreshed identity for the Grove Co. brand, aiming to enhance its visibility on retail shelves and underscore its commitment to reducing plastic.

Key Points: 
  • Grove Collaborative today is unveiling a refreshed identity for the Grove Co. brand, aiming to enhance its visibility on retail shelves and underscore its commitment to reducing plastic.
  • At the heart of the rebrand is the emphasis on Grove Co.'s material selection, particularly aluminum, chosen for its scalability and sustainability.
  • Grove Co. products have been sold in powdered aluminum packaging since 2020, leveraging the infinitely recyclable material to help customers go Beyond Plastic ™ with their consumer products.
  • Grove Co. will also continue to offer its hallmark refill solutions, which include a durable dispenser and concentrated refills in aluminum packaging.