Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 7, 2023

Japan announced the launch of a hydrogen supply chain with Australia during the first ministerial meeting on reducing carbon emissions in the fast-growing Asian region. The post Japan and Australia Launch Hydrogen Supply Chain in Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Asia appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Asia , Sapporo 1972, created wide-reaching benefits for the city, for Japan and even for the continent at large. The venues built for the competitions, from the ice rinks to the ski jumps, also continue to benefit the region. In the 1960s, Japan entered an era of enormous economic growth.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Investment management giant BlackRock and SGX Group (Singapore Exchange) announced today the launch of the iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF, aimed at enabling investors to incorporate low carbon transition objectives in their portfolios and invest in best-in-class companies committed to reducing carbon emissions.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

February 7, 2022 /3BL Media/ -- Aflac Incorporated , announced that it is one of 418 companies across 45 countries and regions to join the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index [GEI], a modified market capitalization-weighted index that aims to track the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting. "As

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Renowned not only in Thailand but across the region, the Ruamkatanyu Foundation operates in every province and is supported by thousands of volunteers nationwide. The recent employee-led outreach in Thailand included contributions and volunteering at the Ruamkatanyu Foundation and at the Foundation for Slum Child Care.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In a statement announcing the new partnership, Mizuho said that the agreement supports its “vision of the significant role that carbon credits play in decarbonisation efforts in Japan and globally.” Having a strong partner in Mizuho will allow us to meaningfully serve customers in the market.”

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

1 In Japan, Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance policies in force. Specialized services include the region's only Level I trauma center for both adults and children, and maternal and neonatal intensive care centers designated at the highest levels by the State of Texas. In the U.S.,

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Science Daily / Earth & Environment

JANUARY 9, 2024

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the origins of non-meteoric water in natural spa waters located in central Japan. They identified three primary sources for this ancient water: the Philippine Sea Plate, the Pacific Plate, and ancient seafloor sediments, particularly in the Niigata and southwest Gunma regions.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Premiering February 15, 2024 at 1 PM ET and available on-demand, Panasonic’s new Innovators for Impact Virtual Field Trip (VFT) is designed to help educators inspire student innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math (“STEM”) and allow them to virtually travel to Japan with Katie Ledecky.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 30, 2024

UK, France, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. By region, U.S. By region, U.S. Interest levels were particularly high in these regions amongst millennial investors, including 96% of respondents in this demographic in the U.S., and 97% in Europe.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 19, 2024

The Asia Pacific region is expected to attract around 40% of total global investment in renewable energy capacity between now and 2050 , with Southeast Asia the focus. Supportive regulation Asia’s renewable potential can only be realised with a supportive regulatory environment, and this is almost universally taking shape across the region.

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Alternative Energy Mag

JUNE 16, 2023

In addition, it has a full range of application scenarios from low voltage, medium voltage, to high voltage platforms, and has provided services for major customers in countries and regions, such as Japan, Europe, North America, and Australia.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This program, which began as region and country-specific initiatives, will now include global oversight to drive additional adoption, partnerships, and reclamation. As part of the program, Chemours will complete a global review to identify opportunities for expansion and increased collaboration.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 22, 2024

In December, the nonprofit organization welcomed members in Korea, marking the milestone of an expanded reach to over 300 members and reflecting ongoing efforts to elevate manufacturer voices in the APAC region as critical to industry transformation. Founded in 1992, Hansoll Textile Ltd.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 1, 2022

Riders in Europe joined the efforts in 2016 with the first Country 2 Country 4 Cancer ride, and colleagues in Japan debuted the Continent 2 Continent 4 Cancer ride in 2021. Japan Continent 2 Continent 4 Cancer (September 22 – October 12) [link]. Expanding to new locations. In the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

NASDAQ: ILMN) and the National Cancer Center Japan have announced an international joint research project that will use Illumina's high-throughput DNA sequencing to analyse the blood-based genomic profile and clinical information of patients living with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. "We SOURCE: Illumina. About TruSight Oncology 500.

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Energy Central

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This conference will provide a key meeting point through which regional and international senior stakeholders can connect to discuss new opportunities and form partnerships at the core of one of the world's key demand centres for clean ammonia.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

In addition to the flagship conference, WELL 2024 | Recharge includes a series of regional WELL summits throughout the year. From our flagship conference in Long Beach to regional WELL Summits in London, Bangalore and beyond, we look forward to hosting leading experts and thought leaders who are changing our world and our well-being.”

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3BL Media

AUGUST 17, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with particular focus on EPA region 4, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and six indigenous tribes.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

S&P expects another potential record year for sovereign GSSSB issuance as new issuers continue to tap the market, and major issuers such as Japan, Germany and France have already committed to significant volumes. The report also anticipates that GSSSB issuance could grow by 10% in Asia Pacific, after a 7.6% municipal issuers.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 2, 2023

Colleagues in other regions have volunteered time to support Special Olympics events as well. a manager at the Johoku Service Station in Tokyo, Japan, led an Otis team to fundraise locally for Special Olympics. For example, Yojiro A., And Brad G.,

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In 2022, Cadence also ranked as a Great Place to Work in France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Sweden, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, as well as in the United States, where the company was named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For.

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OCTOBER 25, 2023

Other regions are faring better , with ELT recovery rates nearing 100 percent in Germany and France and hovering around 90 percent in Japan and South Korea. The primary reason for this decline in the U.S. is that scrap tire recycling is not keeping pace with increasing annual generation.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

She will report regionally to Vanessa Koo, Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific. Wong’s appointment brings her back to Barclays, where she worked for over 12 years, most recently as Head of Consumer & Retail, Asia Pacific ex-Japan for Investment Banking.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As a tech company dedicated to using innovative technologies to address environmental challenges, IBM is working to provide this support to local and regional organizations across the globe. IBM is now working to give local & regional organizations support to help scale projects and reach environmental goals. Powerful partnerships.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

industries and regions are grappling with meeting their employees' health care benefits needs, placing employee satisfaction, well-being and retention at risk. 1 In Japan, Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance in terms of policies in force. In the U.S., Aflac is the No.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The researchers analyzed cloud water samples from high-altitude mountains in Japan to ascertain the amount of microplastics in them. Contributors include co-authors Yize Wang from Waseda University and Yasuhiro Niida from PerkinElmer Japan Co. Oyama – regions at altitudes ranging between 1300-3776 meters.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

We helped develop an advocacy toolkit targeted at national and regional NCD alliances to unlock local funding for NCDs and its comorbidities.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

Focusing here on rising temperatures alone, accumulated research implies that this would likely depress growth, though with a very uneven impact across regions and countries—and a materially worse outcome for poor countries. Could the response to climate change help growth too? Profit share is one area where the US has more to lose.

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3BL Media

JULY 7, 2023

The free-of-charge event, exclusively for childhood cancer patients and their families, was hosted by Ronald McDonald House Charities Philadelphia Region and Eagles Fly for Leukemia. My Special Aflac Duck waddled on the wild side with approximately 240 pediatric oncology families at the Philadelphia Zoo in May.

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ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Andrew Booth, CEO and Founder of solarZero, said: “ By 2030, 50% of the world’s energy will be generated in the Asia Pacific region. Andrew Landman, Head of New Zealand and Australia, BlackRock, said: “This investment demonstrates BlackRock’s unwavering commitment to support the Australasia region on its orderly net zero transition.

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ESG Today

JUNE 5, 2023

A report released by the company accompanying the launch of the new tracker highlighted several of the most recent regulatory developments, including progress on sustainable taxonomies in the EU, Brazil, Mexico, and the ASEAN region, an increased focus on greenwashing by regulators including in India, Japan and South Korea, and movement towards mandatory (..)

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ESG Today

MAY 3, 2023

The ADB is a regional multilateral development bank that provides loans, technical assistance, grants, and equity investments aimed at promoting social and economic development in Asia and the Pacific, and to eradicate extreme poverty. Initial partners in the program include Denmark, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the U.S.

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ESG Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

By region, Moody’s anticipates that Europe will maintain the largest share of GSSS volumes, after accounting for 45% of issuance in 2023, with sustainable bonds representing 20% of total bond issuances, and growing to $428 billion in 2023 from $411 in 2022, as sustainability issues remain top of mind for issuers.

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Corporate Knights

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a plan to speed up the closure of coal-fired power plants in the region, starting with Indonesia and the Philippines. Several dozen NGOs across the region described the plan as “a step in the right direction,” but they also expressed strong misgivings. Air Canada ranks 15th.

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Sustainability Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Based at the Urrbrae campus at the University of Adelaide in partnership with Fight Food Waste , and standing as WRAP’s first base outside of the UK, the organisation will be expanding its reach into the region, working on food waste reduction, plastic pollution and sustainable textiles.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 11, 2024

Las Vegas Sands Volunteerism and winter celebrations took center stage during November and December, with Sands Team Members participating in a variety of programs that included local charitable engagements, holiday events and roadshows hosted by the regions.

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