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Ellen Macarthur Foundation Awards $1m for Five Recyclable and Compostable Packaging Solutions
Jan 29, 2018The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has awarded $1m for five new recyclable and compostable packaging solutions to stop plastics becoming waste. The foundation launched its $2m New Plastics Economy innovation prize, funded by Wendy Schmidt, to ...
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New Hydrogen Council Launches in Davos, Switzerland
Feb 13, 2017Thirteen energy, transport and industry companies have launched a global initiative to voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy transition. In the first global initiative of its kind, the ...
Tags: Hydrogen Council, Davos
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"Internet Plus" Revives Small Towns in Eastern China
Dec 25, 2015Zhai Ruiren, a doctor in the Eastern coastal city of Qingdao is treating a patient 1,800 kilometers away via the Internet. The patient, 11-year-old Rinchen from Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, has myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), ...
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Li Keqiang's Home Truths About Chinese Economy
Sep 21, 2015The 9th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, a World Economic Forum conference hosted each year in China. It has come to be known as the “Summer Davos,” opened on Wednesday in the city of Dalian. It has become customary for the ...
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The Benefits of Chinese Financial System
Jan 22, 2015Under the agreement that signed in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, China gives Switzerland an 8-billion-US-dollar investment quota under its Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program, and the two sides plan to open a Chinese bank in ...
Tags: Financial System, banks
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Modern Forms Introduces Davos, a Modern Work of Art and Sleek LED Design
Oct 20, 2014Modern Forms introduces Davos, a modern work of art and sleek LED design. Featuring an ultra-thin profile with automotive gloss finishes, this luminaire balances cutting edge style and substance. Davos is destined to become a recognizable ...
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WDJF Is Established to Provide Jewelry Sectors with Understanding of The Challenges
Sep 11, 2014A new international think tank called the World Diamond and Jewellery Forum (WDJF) is being established, with the primary goal of providing the diamond and jewelry sectors with the broadest possible view and understanding of the challenges ...
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MHI Has Been Selected by Corporate Knights Among This Year's "The Global 100"
Feb 11, 2014Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd.(MHI)has been selected by Corporate Knights Inc.among this year's"Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World,"commonly referred to as"the Global 100."Corporate Knights is a media and investment ...
Tags: Mhi, Sustainable Corporations, Mitsubishi
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Nike to Discuss The Threat of Climate Change
Feb 8, 2014Nike, Inc. last week attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2014 in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the threat of climate change. ADVERTISEMENT :The Annual Meeting brings together top business leaders, politicians and ...
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A World-Wide Consultation on Street Lighting Has Been Launched
Feb 7, 2014A world-wide consultation on street lighting has been launched by The Climate Group and Philips. Launched at the Future of Urban Development session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it aims to find out more about the ...
Tags: LED, EU-wide, Climate Group
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ManpowerGroup Will Next Week Join The World's Business and Political Leaders in Davos
Jan 16, 2014ManpowerGroup, a leader in innovative workforce solutions and World Economic Forum (WEF) strategic partner, will next week join the world's business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to ...
Tags: workforce solution, WEF, multi-speed recovery, hiring intention
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In September 2012,The U.S. Federal Reserve Rolled out Its Plans for QE3
Sep 19, 2013As the anticipated U.S. decision to put an end to the quantitative easing policy has sent jitters across the markets of emerging economies, and has led to mounting concern over a capital exodus, the Chinese government has geared up to do ...
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China Is Expected to Overtake Germany This Year to Become The World's Top Country
Sep 13, 2013China is expected to overtake Germany this year to become the world's top country in terms of newly added solar power generating capacity, an official from China's top economic planner said Wednesday. To deal with the overcapacity problem ...
Tags: Chemicals, Solar Energy
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We're in The "Decade of Data" and It Will Dwarf The Revolution
Sep 4, 2013We're in the "decade of data" and it will "dwarf the revolution that came from the internet" and change every part of society across the globe. That's what one of the world's top data scientists, Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, founder and ...
Tags: Data, software, Computer Products
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Kappahl:A Swedish Project for Cleaner Textile Production in India
Jun 20, 2013KappAhl is one of the initiators of SWAR, a Swedish project for cleaner textile production in India. SWAR is a collaboration project between Swedish textile buyers and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), with support from SIDA. ...