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Pioneering hospitals take major steps towards decarbonizing healthcare with Philips

October 3, 2024 Philips helps healthcare organizations worldwide assess and mitigate their environmental impact while enabling better care and better care outcomes for more patients at lower cost Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction results following collaboration with customers [...]

Schneider Electric Champions Energy Transition at Climate Week NYC

Emphasizes the importance of a holistic approach to sustainability, and of cross-industry collaborationCompany executives on the ground to discuss sustainable business practices and new initiatives on decarbonization underscoring commitment to sustainabilityResearch from Sustainability Research Institute unveils the importance of integrating sustainable practices in building design and material selection Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital [...]

STACK Infrastructure Publishes Inaugural ESG Report

Advancing Sustainable Growth and Community Engagement in the Digital Infrastructure Industry DENVER and LONDON and SINGAPORE, Sept. 25, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – STACK Infrastructure (“STACK”), the digital infrastructure partner to the world’s most innovative companies and a leading global developer and operator of data centers, today announced the publication of its inaugural Environmental, Social, and [...]

KAICIID Council of Parties Advances Efforts Toward UN Observer Status

KAICIID Council of Parties Pushes Forward in Securing UN Observer Status Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 24, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The International Dialogue Centre – KAICIID is making significant strides in its pursuit of United Nations (UN) Observer Status, as highlighted during the recent Council of Parties meeting in Lisbon. This strategic initiative aligns with KAICIID’s [...]

Jackson Health System projects 47% reduction in carbon emissions from patient monitors with Philips next generation monitoring platform

Opportunity for significant savings in energy consumption, reduction of paper and elimination of disposable batteries for telemetry revealed in Life Cycle Assessment Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Cambridge, Mass. and Miami, FL. – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Jackson Health System, one of the nation’s largest public health systems in [...]

Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Forest Whitaker, UN Agency Heads and other dignitaries join survivors and advocates for ending child violence in New York, during the UN General Assembly

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, UN Agency Heads and other dignitaries met survivors and advocates for ending violence against children in New York on Sunday night (22 September). They are in New York for the UN General Assembly, where world leaders have come together for [...]

LYB lays foundation for 1st industrial-scale advanced recycling plant at Wesseling, Germany, site

Catalytic pyrolysis unit in heart of Europe to bolster sustainable growth, value creation Chancellor Scholz, top elected officials attend milestone event; celebrate company commitment to Cologne region Proprietary LYB MoReTec technology enables scalable solution to recapture valuable raw materials from hard-to-recycle plastics often destined to landfill, incineration Unit’s design and process technology enable high plastic-to-plastic yield; allow [...]

Helping Ukraine Preserve Cultural Heritage through the ARK Project

LVIV, Ukraine, Sept. 19, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – The Karel Komárek Family Foundation (KKFF), a leading Czech charity, in partnership with the “Supporting Ukrainian Culture” initiative, a joint project of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic and the Czech Committee of International Council of Museums (ICOM) took further steps to help to preserve Ukrainian [...]

UN-backed open letter – including signatories Gillian Anderson and Forest Whitaker – calls on governments to confront the alarming crisis of violence impacting 1 in 2 children worldwide

LONDON, Sept. 17, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Survivors, experts and advocates from around the world are launching a global effort to tackle the shocking issue of violence against children. They have today [17 September] released an open letter demanding urgent action from world leaders ahead of the first-ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children, [...]

World Stroke Organization and Philips call for action to expand access to life-saving stroke care

September 10, 2024 Joint policy paper provides recommendations for effective policymaking and investments in stroke centers with specialized treatments to improve health outcomes and reduce costs Timely access to mechanical thrombectomy – a proven minimally invasive therapy to remove the blood clot that caused the stroke – has the potential to revolutionize treatment for major ischemic [...]