Sport Maska Inc. Acquires Tournament Sports Marketing Inc. and their Portfolio of Figure and Roller Skates – Canada NewsWire

Headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, Tournament Sports Marketing is a global leader in figure skating boots, blades and complete skates through its Jackson Ultima brand. Tournament Sports Marketing is also a global leader in roller and in-line skates through its Atom Skates brand. Tournament Sports Marketing’s passion for the sport is embodied in its commitment to… Continue reading Sport Maska Inc. Acquires Tournament Sports Marketing Inc. and their Portfolio of Figure and Roller Skates – Canada NewsWire

@niche: Lightyear and LeasePlan sign agreement for 5,000 solar electric vehiclesThis partnership marks world’s first solar car subscription serviceDecember 15…001510

Amsterdam and Helmond, the Netherlands, December 15, 2021 — Lightyear, the high-tech company developing the world’s first long-distance solar car, today signed an agreement with LeasePlan, one of the world’s leading Car-As-A-Service companies, to reserve 5,000 cars of Lightyear’s second model, which is scheduled to go into production by 2024/2025. LeasePlan had already committed to… Continue reading @niche: Lightyear and LeasePlan sign agreement for 5,000 solar electric vehiclesThis partnership marks world’s first solar car subscription serviceDecember 15…001510

@niche: Navya announces the complete remodling of its Navya Drive® software, launching version “6.X” as the core of multi-platform deployments001510

Villeurbanne, France, December 15, 2021 – 05:45 pm CET – NAVYA (FR0013018041- Navya), a leading company in autonomous mobility systems, […] Villeurbanne, France, December 15, 2021 – 05:45 pm CET – NAVYA (FR0013018041- Navya), a leading company in autonomous mobility systems, announces the launch of version “6.X” of its Navya Drive® autonomous driving software, a… Continue reading @niche: Navya announces the complete remodling of its Navya Drive® software, launching version “6.X” as the core of multi-platform deployments001510

India’s ShareChat raises $266m led by US-based Alkeon Capital

Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat on Thursday said it had raised $266 million in fresh funding from U.S.-based Alkeon Capital and some existing investors, pushing its valuation to $3.7 billion. The new investments, part of ShareChat’s third funding round this year, were led by Alkeon and saw participation from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings and Moore Strategic Ventures,… Continue reading India’s ShareChat raises $266m led by US-based Alkeon Capital

Part two of EU climate plan to tackle buildings, methane and fossil gas

Taken together, the measures aim to ensure the EU – the world’s third-largest emitter – meets its goal to cut net greenhouse gas emissions 55% by 2030, from 1990 levels. By 2019, EU emissions were 24% lower than in 1990. European Union policymakers on Wednesday set out a second set of proposals to cut emissions… Continue reading Part two of EU climate plan to tackle buildings, methane and fossil gas

India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects to be set up in Andhra

According to the Power Ministry, this will be India’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage project and one of the world’s largest. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has awarded a standalone fuel-cell based Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh, informed the Ministry of Power on Wednesday. According to the Power Ministry, this… Continue reading India’s first Green Hydrogen Microgrid Projects to be set up in Andhra

REE, Hitachi join forces to accelerate EV adoption

Hitachi America and REE Automotive have announced newly formed strategic agreement to ease and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles across the entire EV value chain, including enabling manufacturing at scale, delivering commercial vehicle charging infrastructure and energy management, and providing comprehensive digital fleet management and operations for full visibility across EV fleets as organisations… Continue reading REE, Hitachi join forces to accelerate EV adoption

Turo Adds Kim Jabal to Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s largest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, Turo, announced today the appointment of Kim Jabal, former CFO at Unity Technologies, to Turo’s Board of Directors where she will serve as the company’s Audit Committee Chairwoman. “Kim has a stellar track record as CFO of several high-growth tech companies; most… Continue reading Turo Adds Kim Jabal to Board of Directors

Top investors don’t call Vietnam a frontier market anymore. Watch the video here

Thanks to attractive macro fundamentals, SE Asia’s fast-growing economies, Vietnam in particular, are increasingly grabbing the interest of global private equity powerhouses. “Now people don’t call Vietnam a frontier market anymore,” Conrad Tsang, chairman & co-founder, Strategic Year Holdings Limited, said during the Vietnam-focused panel discussion at the Asia PE-VC Summit 2021. What is driving the shift… Continue reading Top investors don’t call Vietnam a frontier market anymore. Watch the video here

SGX to ask companies to make climate, board diversity disclosures next year

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will start requiring companies to provide climate-related reporting as well as disclosures on board diversity from next year, the bourse said on Wednesday. All issuers must provide climate reporting on a “comply or explain” basis in their sustainability reports from the financial year starting 2022. Climate reporting will become mandatory for issuers in the financial,… Continue reading SGX to ask companies to make climate, board diversity disclosures next year