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The Chicago-based real estate company, is on track to reach the target of using 100% renewable energy for its UK operations by 2020. The company’s energy mix currently features 90% clean power, the firm outlined in its latest sustainability report. JLL has also reduces the energy consumption of its offices in the UK by 30%, edie.net reported. The report notes that 60% of...
The Dublin-based packaging company, Smurfit Kappa, has partnered with the Amsterdam-headquartered group, Plastic Soup Foundation. The Plastic Soup Foundation’s name refers to plastic pollution in oceans. The organisation’s mission aligns with Smurfit Kappa’s Better Planet Packaging initiative. Smurfit Kappa recently held the ‘Changing the future of packaging...
The Small Business Index 2019 has ranked Valencia as the leading city in Europe for small business, followed by another Spanish city – Madrid. The index, which was released by the mobile payment platform, SumUp, grants Valencia a score of 10, with Madrid scoring 9.91. Despite Madrid having a higher number of small businesses, Valencia offers cheaper rental spaces. Vienna...
According to research from GoCompare , London is leading the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) market. The city has seven boroughs in the nation’s top 20 for EV proportion, the Evening Standard reported. The city of London is the best performing borough in the capital city, as it has 497.3 ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) per 10,000 vehicles. The six other boroughs th...
In an increasingly digitalised world, where our daily lives have become ever more entwined with data, the pace at which we can transmit and receive information has become something of an obsession. The constant pursuit of faster transmission speeds has transformed the expectations of consumers, and the emphasis that we, as a society, have placed on speed, has completely changed the way ...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure, the Switzerland-based subsidiary of the German manufacturer, will explore real-time data at the Smart to Future Cities event. The event, which will take place in London between 10-11 April 2019, will focus on “delivering smarter, scalable and citizen-focused solutions through changing landscapes for the cities of the future.” “Accordi...
Business Chief reveals the largest franchises based in Europe – from the UK to the Czech Republic – according to Franchise Europe . 10. The Body Shop Headquartered in the UK, the Body Shop is a health and beauty franchise. The company was founded in 1976 by Anita Roddick. The business, with almost 2,000 stores in 66 markets, focuses on natural products and ethical tr...
The UK-based food delivery service, Deliveroo, has partnered with the scooter rental company, Elmovo, to offer an electric scooter scheme to London. The company will offer its riders the opportunity to rent a zero-emission scooter in the UK’s capital city, Business Green reported. “We are delighted to be working with Elmovo to offer this flexible hire scheme that matche...
The largest city in Austria and the nation’s capital, Vienna has been deemed the most livable city in the world. Austria’s capital city has been home to some of the world’s greatest minds, including Beethoven and Freud. The 414.6sqkm of land houses almost 2mn citizens, and more than half of the metropolitan area is made up of green space. Smart and livable ...
The power Systems arm of the UK-based manufacturer, Rolls-Royce, has partnered with the Swiss-Swedish technology company, ABB. The companies will work together to develop microgrid technology and advanced automation, aiming to provide an energy efficient solution for utilities, commercial and industrial entities. “Due to the transformation towards decarbonization, customers n...
IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer, has released a sustainability report highlighting its progress across its value chain and franchise system. The report, dubbed IKEA Sustainability Report FY18, reveals that 60% of the company’s product range is based on renewable materials, whilst 10% used recycled materials. IKEA aims to use 100% renewable and recycled materials by 2030. ...
Head of Regional Development at the Spanish auto company SEAT, Erdem Kizildere, reveals to Business Chief how its success in Europe has led to its global expansion. When SEAT was founded in 1950 it had the sole goal of mobilising Spain. Now that it has achieved its mission, the company has set new targets much further afield. “During the 1980s SEAT was purchased by the Volkswagen ...
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical company, AstraZenica, forms a collaboration agreement with Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo to expand its cancer portfolio. The deal, which is worth US$6.9bn, will see AstraZenica pay for the shared rights for an oncology drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201). “We believe that trastuzumab deruxtecan could become a transformative new medic...
Welcome to the April issue of the Europe edition of Business Chief! For this month’s cover feature, the cargo unit of Germany’s largest airline, Lufthansa Cargo, discusses intelligent digital transformation. The company’s CIO Jochen Göttelmann informs Business Chief how the business is integrating technologies such as cloud. Elsewhere, Spanish automaker SEAT ...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the UK dropped by 2.5% in 2018, marking the sixth consecutive year of decline. The nation’s emissions fell to 449mn tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent during the review period, according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Reuters reported. However, last year emissions fell at a slower pace than the 3% in 2017 an...
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