Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Nicole Mommsen to take over responsibility for global communications and sustainability for Group Components, PowerCo SE, Charging & Energy and Volkswagen’s third-party platform business effective April 1, 2023  “Three years ago, we set out to actively help shape the Volkswagen Group’s transition to electromobility,” says Group Board Member Thomas Schmall-von Westerholt. “And we are up […]

Feature photo: The Hornøya cliffs with nesting seabirds, including Kittiwakes, Common Guillemots and possibly Razorbills © Biotope In their latest research, Sam Hodges and colleagues present a novel solution that may help guide ecosystem management practices by predicting the effects of climate change and yearly variation in sea surface temperature on foraging seabird hotspots in […]

The cover image for our February issue shows a digitized herbarium specimen of flowering yellow trout lily plants (Erythronium americanum). This image relates to the article, Warmer temperatures are linked to widespread phenological mismatch among native and non-native forest plants, by Tara Miller et al., which is part of a special feature on Leveraging natural history collections to understand […]

Scaling carbon capture technologies to boost job creation, create healthier communities and strengthen American energy and economic security Programs funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law “Drastically cutting emissions across our economy through next-generation carbon management technologies is a critical component of President Biden’s strategy to combat the climate crisis and achieve our ambitious clean […]

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that Robert Bernard, an executive with more than two decades of environmental sustainability experience, has joined the company as Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Sustainability Solutions. In this role, Mr. Bernard will drive enterprise-wide strategies that strengthen the suite of sustainability services the company delivers for clients, as […]

Funds have been instrumental in promoting new investments for entrepreneurship, sustainable development and urban regeneration EIB Group support for Cyprus in 2022 represented 0.94% of GDP During the year, the EU bank committed €150 million in support for a large-scale urban regeneration project which aims to make Cypriot municipalities greener, boost the economy, and improve […]

Margaret Stanley, Ellery McNaughton, Rachel Fewster and Josie Galbraith talk us through their recent research that uses reports of lost pet birds to estimate the cumulative propagule pressure that the pet trade exerts on the establishment of introduced bird species. Although concerns about the billion-dollar global pet trade industry have usually focused on issues associated […]

Construction of General Fusion’s demonstration at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus, is expected to start this summer. When construction of the 10,500m2 Nuclear Fusion building is complete, General Fusion will lease the building from UKAEA. The company’s fusion plant is expected to be designated in 2026 and fully functional by early […]