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‫بالتعاون مع وكالة Sharp BH… منصة TrueProfile.io تعقد شراكة مع مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان

أعلنت منصة TrueProfile.io، وهي منصة توفر فرص عمل لاختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية، عن عقدها شراكة إستراتيجية جديدة مع مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان، وهو مركز رائد في تقديم خدمات العلاج والعناية بالأسنان وفقًا لأعلى المعايير العالمية الحديثة في مجال طب الأسنان؛ وذلك بالتعاون مع وكالة Sharp BH، وهي وكالة معتمدة من إدارة العمالة الفلبينية في الخارج (POEA). وتهدف هذه الشراكة إلى تطوير عملية توظيف الطواقم الطبية في المجمّع وجذب الكفاءات الطبية إليه من جميع أنحاء العالم.

 دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة، 21 مارس 2022 /PRNewswire/ — في إطار الجهود المبذولة لتلبية الحاجة المتزايدة لطواقم الرعاية الصحية في جميع التخصصات الطبية؛ أعلنت منصة TrueProfile.io عن عقدها شراكة مع مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان بهدف دعم جهود المجمّع في سعيه لتحقيق رؤيته المتمثلة في تقديم خدمات العلاج والعناية بالأسنان بأعلى معايير الجودة في بيئة عمل تتسم بالحرفية العالية مع توفير أفضل الامتيازات الوظيفية للطواقم الطبية العاملة فيه. وتجدر الإشارة إلى أنّ منصة TrueProfile.io هي منصة متخصّصة في مساعدة المؤسسات ووكالات التوظيف العاملة في قطاع الرعاية الصحية على توسيع قواعد بياناتها للكوادر الطبية المؤهلة، وذلك باستخدام شبكة المنصة التي تضم أعدادًا ضخمة من الكوادر الطبية المؤهلة من جميع أنحاء العالم.

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ونظرًا لما يوفره مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان من بيئة عمل متميّزة وامتيازات وظيفية للعاملين فيه، فقد بدأت أعداد كبيرة من اختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية المسجّلين على شبكة TrueProfile.io في التقدّم بطلبات لشغل الوظائف الشاغرة لدى المجمّع. وسيُسهم هذا التحالف الجديد بين مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي ومنصة TrueProfile.io في جذب اختصاصيي طب الأسنان ذوي الكفاءة العالية إلى منطقة دول مجلس التعاون الخليجي؛ وهو ما سيعمل على رفع مستوى الرعاية المقدّمة إلى مرضى الأسنان وزيادة سلامتهم.

وقد أشاد أليخاندرو كوكا، الرئيس التنفيذي لمنصة TrueProfile.io بهذه الشراكة الجديدة قائلًا: “إنّ التعاون بين منصتنا ومؤسسة ذات رؤية مستقبلية مثل مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان يُعدّ من الأخبار السارة لاختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية المسجّلين على شبكتنا. وتسعى منصة TrueProfile.io دائمًا إلى تزويد المؤسسات الصحية الرائدة بأفضل الكفاءات الطبية من جميع أنحاء العالم، وهو ما ستسهم هذه الشراكة الجديدة في تحقيقه. وإنّ عقد هذه الشراكة بين منصتنا ومجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان يُعدّ دليلًا على جودة خدمات التوظيف التي نقدّمها، وإنّني على ثقة بأنّ شراكتنا مع المجمّع ستمكّننا من إقامة علاقة عمل ممتازة وستوفر للمجمّع إمكانات غير محدودة، وهو ما سيساعده على تقديم خدمات متميزة للعلاج والعناية بالأسنان لمرضاه”.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أنّ عدد اختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية المسجّلين حاليًا على منصة TrueProfile.io (التابعة لمجموعة DataFlow) أكثر من 300000 اختصاصي مؤهل؛ ويستخدم هؤلاء الاختصاصيون المنصة للبحث عن أفضل فرص العمل المتاحة في القطاع الطبي. وتوفر TrueProfile.io للمؤسسات ووكالات التوظيف العاملة في قطاع الرعاية الصحية إمكانية نشر الوظائف الشاغرة لديهم عبر TrueProfile.io Jobs، وهي خدمة مخصّصة للإعلان عن الوظائف على المنصة؛ وتوفر أيضًا إمكانية التعهيد المباشر وإعداد قوائم بأفضل المرشحين المؤهلين من اختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية المسجّلين على شبكتها.

وتُعدّ خدمة TrueProfile.io Jobs الخاصّة التي يستخدمها مجمّع عيادات د. عبد العزيز العجاجي لطب الأسنان حلًا شاملًا للتوظيف؛ حيث يقدّم فريق TrueProfile.io للمجمّع من خلالها خدمات تعهيد وإعداد قوائم بأفضل المرشحين المؤهلين من اختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية المستوفين لمتطلبات الوظائف الشاغرة وللاشتراطات التنظيمية والمؤهلات المطلوبة.

عن منصة TrueProfile.io

TrueProfile.io هي منصة تابعة لمجموعة DataFlow، وهي شركة عالمية متخصّصة في تقديم حلول التحقق من صحة المستندات من الجهات الأصلية المُصدرة لها (PSV) للهيئات والسلطات الحكومية والشركات في جميع أنحاء العالم منذ عام 2006.  وتهدف منصة TrueProfile.io إلى تزويد اختصاصيي الرعاية الصحية في جميع أنحاء العالم بالأدوات اللازمة لتحقيق النجاح في وظائفهم على المستوى الدولي. وتوفر المنصة خدمات متكاملة تشمل عرض فرص العمل المتاحة دوليًا، واستخراج التراخيص اللازمة، وخدمات التحقق من صحة المستندات، وعرض سير ذاتية رقمية يمكن إثبات صحتها، بالإضافة إلى مجموعة كبيرة من المدوّنات والفيديوهات والمشورات المهنية. لمزيد من المعلومات عن المنصة، يُرجى زيارة موقعها الإلكتروني: https://www.trueprofile.io/

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FreedomPay Enables Sephora to Deliver Next Level Mobile POS Platform for Enhanced Consumer Experience across the Americas

Global Beauty Giant Selects FreedomPay for Next Level Commerce Solutions

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FreedomPay, the world’s leading commerce platform, announces partnership with Sephora USA, Inc. the leading prestige beauty omni-retailer, to integrate FreedomPay’s data-driven commerce technology platform in Sephora’s 500 plus stores across the Americas.

“FreedomPay is proud to announce the agreement with Sephora, to provide a world class experience to its millions of customers across the Americas,” said Chris Kronenthal, President at FreedomPay. “Our suite of touchless commerce and data solutions will enable Sephora to provide customers a fast, frictionless, and innovative consumer experience.”

The partnership allows for a safe and secure next-level Mobile POS consumer experience for shoppers with FreedomPay. The new touchless capable payment system enables Sephora clients to have complete control over their checkout experience, giving consumers the option to pay via contactless payment methods and digital wallets all on their own device, including Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay.

“Now more than ever, it is critical for us at Sephora to be able to adapt to the quickly changing retail environment and that’s especially important at the point of sale,” said Sree Sreedhararaj, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Sephora. “Our clients desire a seamless experience in every step of the shopping journey, and our partnership with FreedomPay allows us to maximize efficiencies and capabilities at checkout.”

About FreedomPay

FreedomPay’s Next Level Commerce™ platform transforms existing payment systems and processes from legacy to leading edge. As the premier choice for many of the largest companies across the globe in retail, hospitality, lodging, gaming, sports and entertainment, foodservice, education, healthcare and financial services, FreedomPay’s technology has been purposely built to deliver rock solid performance in the highly complex environment of global commerce. The company maintains a world-class security environment and was first to earn the coveted validation by the PCI Security Standards Council against Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE/EMV) standard in North America. FreedomPay’s robust solutions across payments, security, identity, and data analytics are available in-store, online and on-mobile and are supported by rapid API adoption. The award winning FreedomPay Commerce Platform operates on a single, unified technology stack across multiple continents allowing enterprises to deliver an innovative Next Level experience on a global scale. www.freedompay.com

About Sephora Americas

Since its debut in North America more than 20 years ago, Sephora has been a leader in prestige omni-retail with the mission of creating an inviting beauty shopping experience and inspiring fearlessness in our community. With the goal of delivering unbiased shopping support and a personalized experience, Sephora invites clients to discover thousands of products from more than 340 carefully curated brands, explore online and through our mobile app, enjoy services at the Beauty Studio and engage with expertly trained Beauty Advisors in more than 500 stores across the Americas. And with its new long-term retail strategic partnership, clients can now shop Sephora at Kohl’s, a fully immersive, premium beauty destination, with 200 locations in 2021, and at least 850 locations by 2023. Clients can access the free-to-join Beauty Insider program and digital community, which together enhance the experience of Sephora’s passionate clients.

Sephora has been an industry-leading champion of diversity, inclusivity, and empowerment, guided by our longstanding company values. In 2019, Sephora announced a new tagline and manifesto, “We Belong to Something Beautiful,” to reinforce its dedication to fostering belonging amongst all clients and employees and to publicly strive for a more inclusive vision for retail in the Americas. Sephora continues to give back to our communities and advance inclusion in our industry through its social impact and equity programming, called the Sephora D&I Heart Journey.

For more information, visit: https://www.sephora.com/about-us and @Sephora on social media. For media inquiries, please visit our Sephora newsroom or email ExternalComms@sephora.com

Jennifer Tayebi
Hill+Knowlton Strategies for FreedomPay
(734) 395-0780
jennifer.tayebi@hkstrategies.com
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LawtechUK’s Major Project Shows How ‘Smarter’ Contracts Are Here to Bring Benefits to Businesses Worldwide

LONDON, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The ‘Smarter Contracts’ project has been launched by LawtechUK to encourage greater understanding and use of ‘smarter’ contracts by businesses globally.

Smarter contracts are legally-binding digital contracts that use technology to provide benefits over conventional contracts. They range from simple applications like electronic signatures all the way through to sophisticated ‘self-executing’ contracts. Smarter contracts are changing the way people live and work for the better and, as businesses across sectors realise that technology is available to improve and evolve contracts, the use of smarter contracts will increasingly become the norm. LawtechUK’s explainer video is here.

Billions of contracts are entered into each year, with 26% of people regularly handling contracts in their everyday work. Digital contracts offer significant benefits, including increased efficiency and productivity, greater trust and transparency, and reduced risks of fraud. Paper-based and manual ways of contracting result in businesses missing out on 9%1 of revenue each year. Moving from paper to digital trade documents is anticipated to free up an estimated £224 billion in efficiency savings and generate £25 billion in global economic growth by 2024.2

The project includes a Smarter Contracts Report and a new Smarter Contracts & Digital Assets Hub with a range of additional guidance, insights, courses and resources, intended to provide a central space to learn more.

LawtechUK and its UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) worked with collaborators across sectors, professions and countries to produce the Smarter Contracts Report. The examples included in the Report demonstrate why smarter contracting adds value to business practices and show how widely the technology is already being used across commercial, financial and consumer sectors. They include:

  • The use of digital documents and blockchain technology in supply chains reducing friction in global trade and transforming logistics operations
  • Self-executing contracts being central to renewable energy microgrids, with the automatic recording of transactions and immediate payments for small amounts of energy significantly increasing efficiency and enabling the transition to clean energy
  • Smarter contracts and blockchain technology being used to expedite the sale, purchase and registration of homes
  • Smarter parametric insurance contracts allowing for immediate payments to be made as soon as the relevant data is recorded – for example, when flights are delayed or storm damage occurs
  • Smart legal contracts and non-fungible tokens being securely linked to the ownership of physical assets, revolutionising the way assets are traded with economic and environmental advantages

In the UK, work by the Law Commission and LawtechUK’s UKJT has provided a strong legal foundation for the mainstream use of smarter contracts, including through the Legal Statement on Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts, the Law Commission’s advice on smart legal contracts and electronic trade documents, and the Digital Dispute Resolution Rules.

Emma Dearnaley, LawtechUK: “Contracts are a vital part of business activity across all sectors. Yet many still approach contracts in much the same way as we have for centuries, creating and managing them in paper form. Technology makes this unnecessary now. Contracts and the valuable data they contain can be digitised, offering a wide range of benefits and the opportunity to reimagine contracts as live sources of intelligence that add value to business all the time. At LawtechUK we wanted to build on the legal and technical work already done by shining a light on practical ‘smarter contract’ solutions to real-world problems, to spark ideas and inspire confidence in the further use of these new technologies.”

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Chair of LawtechUK’s UK Jurisdiction Taskforce: “The Smarter Contracts report explains how smarter contracts and blockchain technology are currently being used. The theory is to dispel the myth that blockchain is a fringe technology used only by those wanting to risk their livelihoods or possibly make their fortunes on volatile cryptoassets like Bitcoin. The blockchain is now at a stage in its development equivalent to where the internet was in or around 1995. The internet was unstoppable in 1995 and blockchain technology is unstoppable now. It will become ubiquitous in all major industrial and financial sectors, simply because it allows for the immutable recording of data, thereby reducing friction in commercial and consumer transactions and obliterating the scope for dispute as to what has occurred. This technology is not something that might happen in years to come; it is happening now. Our report collates some of the most accessible examples.”

Professor Sarah Green, Law Commissioner for Commercial and Common Law at Law Commision of England and Wales: “Digital and smarter ways of contracting could revolutionise the way we do business, particularly by increasing efficiency and transparency. The Law Commission has concluded that electronic signatures can be used to execute documents and that the existing law of England and Wales is clearly able to facilitate and support the use of smart legal contracts. This confirms that the jurisdiction of England and Wales provides an ideal platform for the use of a wide range of ‘smarter contracts’ in practice. The Law Commission’s related work on electronic trade documents, digital assets and conflict of laws will further support the use of smarter contracts. The Smarter Contracts report published by LawtechUK is a helpful practical contribution to show the market how technology is already revolutionising contracts.”

1 https://www.worldcc.com/Resources/Content-Hub/View/ArticleId/9773/Poor-Contract-Management-Continues-To-Costs-Companies-9-Of-Their-Bottom-Line

2 https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/electronic-trade-documents/

About LawtechUK

LawtechUK is an initiative to support the transformation of the UK legal sector through technology, with a targeted work programme delivered through collaboration between the UK’s Ministry of Justice, Tech Nation and the LawtechUK Panel.

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bioLytical Laboratories Inc. Receives its CE Mark for the iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test

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bioLytical Laboratories Inc. announced today that it is launching a new platform, iStatis, and has received its CE Mark for immediate market entry into Europe for its iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test

  • From the makers of INSTI®, bioLytical launches a new platform, iStatis, created to ensure every person in the world has access to reliable testing
  • bioLytical has received its CE Mark for the iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test for immediate entry to the European market
  • The test is portable and can be performed at home with easy-to-understand results and no additional readers or machinery needed
  • Test performance in clinical studies demonstrated an industry-leading 100% accuracy
  • bioLytical’s quality system is ISO 13485:2016 MDSAP certified

RICHMOND, British Columbia, March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — bioLytical Laboratories Inc. (“bioLytical”), a global leader in rapid in-vitro medical diagnostics, announced today that it is launching its new testing platform, iStatis, across Europe after receiving its CE Mark for the iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test, allowing its immediate entry into the European market.

Building on its innovative INSTI® testing platform, bioLytical launched iStatis to continue creating reliable access to testing. With new lateral flow technology in its portfolio, bioLytical can reach more people with its COVID-19 antigen home test that provides peace of mind with its industry-leading accuracy of 100%.

“We are excited to announce the addition of iStatis in Europe with our new COVID-19 rapid antigen home test,” said Rob Mackie, Chief Executive Officer of bioLytical. “With our new iStatis platform, we can expand our reach and increase access to testing across Europe. With the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, we are proud to offer Europeans a reliable and trusted test that they can take in the comfort and privacy of their own homes.”

Rapid testing is a vital tool that provides an additional way to identify infection to help reduce virus spread. Along with public health measures such as handwashing, masking, and social distancing, regular rapid testing provides an extra layer of defense against the transmission of the virus. With the pandemic evolving, testing will continue to play an integral role in the fight against COVID-19 by helping keep communities safe.

The iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test will help create certainty in infection identification, providing Europeans with access to a convenient test at home, reducing the burden on busy medical facilities. With its industry-leading accuracy of 100%, portability, and ease of use, iStatis provides reliable results, making informed health decisions easier and quicker.

bioLytical will manufacture the iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Tests in its ISO 13485:2016 MDSAP certified facility in Richmond, British Columbia. As a global leader in ultra-rapid infectious disease diagnostics, bioLytical is working to ensure our iStatis COVID-19 Antigen Home Test kits are available across Europe.

bioLytical Laboratories Inc. is a privately-owned Canadian company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of rapid in-vitro medical diagnostics using its proprietary INSTI® technology platform and its lateral flow line iStatis. bioLytical has won several local and industry awards, including B.C. Exporter of the Year in 2019. We have been named Lifesciences B.C.’s Growth Stage Med Tech Company of the Year and are featured on B.C.’s Fastest-Growing Companies for five years in a row, including the Globe and Mail’s Fastest Growing Companies list in 2020. bioLytical moved to a significantly larger, state-of-the-art facility in Richmond, B.C., in 2020 to accommodate the extraordinary growth achieved through our team. Providing accurate results in one minute or less, the INSTI® range includes the INSTI® HIV-1/HIV-2 Antibody Test, INSTI® Multiplex HIV Syphilis Ab Test, INSTI® HIV Self Test, INSTI® Covid-19 Antibody Test, and the INSTI® HCV Antibody Test. bioLytical sells its products in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. In 2022, bioLytical launched iStatis, its new lateral flow testing platform to create additional access to testing worldwide.

By delivering accurate results in real-time, INSTI® and iStatis generate meaningful outcomes for medical professionals, patients, and public health organizations worldwide and is a key partner in tackling some of the world’s most severe healthcare challenges. Please visit www.istatis.com, www.insti.com, and www.biolytical.com for more information.

References
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/surveillance/testing-strategies
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/options-use-rapid-antigen-tests-covid-19-eueea-first-update

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Hitachi Energy to provide advanced grid connection for the world’s largest eucalyptus pulp mill in Brazil Innovative solution will enable surplus renewable electricity to be transferred into the national power grid

Innovative solution will enable surplus renewable electricity to be transferred into the national power grid

Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Energy, the global technology and market leader in power grids, announced today that it has won an order from Suzano, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer and one of Latin America’s largest paper producers, to design and deliver a complete grid connection solution for the company’s new pulp mill in Brazil.

Suzano’s new factory will be the world’s largest single-line eucalyptus pulp mill and Brazil’s first pulp production facility to be fossil fuel free when completed in the second half of 2024. It will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons and will increase Suzano’s output by 20 percent. About half of the electricity generated will be transferred to the national power grid, enough to supply around 2.3 million people for one month.

The two companies have worked closely together on grid solutions for Suzano’s fleet of mills over the past 20 years. In this spirit of collaboration and co-creation, Hitachi Energy has contributed its pioneering technologies and its unique system integration capabilities, engineering expertise and extensive experience of local grid code requirements. This enables Hitachi Energy to design and supply complete solutions with exceptional levels of reliability, that are fundamental for these types of application.

“We are honored and delighted to be working with Suzano again on this landmark project that sets a new benchmark in sustainable pulp production and shares its emission-free electricity with society at large,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business. “This is another example of how our solutions are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure.”

“The construction of the new factory is the biggest investment in Suzano’s history, so it is vital that the grid connection through which we generate additional revenue from our surplus energy operates at outstanding levels of reliability and availability,” said Mauricio Miranda, Engineering Director at Suzano. “We chose Hitachi Energy as our technology partner based on more than 20 years of successful collaboration and consistent delivery of innovative, reliable solutions and exceptional project execution.”

Hitachi Energy will supply a state-of-the-art grid connection solution to enable the surplus renewable power to be transferred reliably, safely and securely into the national power grid. The solution’s compact footprint is based on advanced gas-insulated switchgear and offers excellent performance in terms of efficiency and availability, while minimizing the total lifecycle cost and CO2 footprint.

To secure reliability and availability, key elements of the grid connection, such as the transformers will be equipped with Hitachi Energy’s digital monitoring systems to provide real-time data and performance insights and enable predictive maintenance. Hitachi Energy will provide a complete solution across the value chain, from system studies and grid code compliance to design and engineering, supply and installation and commissioning.

Hitachi Energy is the world’s leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions, with an installed base of more than 10,000 projects worldwide, over 800 of which connect renewable energy sources to the grid.

About Hitachi Energy Ltd.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, contributes to a sustainable society with a higher quality of life by driving innovation through data and technology as the Social Innovation Business. Hitachi is focused on strengthening its contribution to the Environment, the Resilience of business and social infrastructure as well as comprehensive programs to enhance Security & Safety. Hitachi resolves the issues faced by customers and society across six domains: IT, Energy, Mobility, Industry, Smart Life and Automotive Systems through its proprietary Lumada solutions. The company’s consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2020 (ended March 31, 2021) totaled 8,729.1 billion yen ($78.6 billion), with 871 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 350,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at https://www.hitachi.com.

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Masdar announces 40% increase in clean energy capacity as part of its 2021 Annual Sustainability Report

·  2021 Annual Sustainability Report reveals Masdar’s global operating clean energy portfolio displaced close to 7.5 million tonnes of CO2 for the year 2021

·  Masdar extends its global footprint to over 40 countries as it prepares to further increase its capacity growth targets with new shareholders

ABU DHABI, UAE, March 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, continues to strengthen its support for global climate action, with the capacity of its clean energy project portfolio rising 40 percent in 2021.https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1769866/Masdar_Logo.jpg

Despite the global pandemic, the electricity generation capacity of all projects Masdar has invested in – either installed or under development – increased from 10.7 gigawatts (GW) to over 15 GW in 2021, according to the company’s 2021 Annual Sustainability Report. Masdar’s operating clean energy portfolio displaced almost 7.5 million tonnes of CO2 last year, a 38 percent rise on 2020.

Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar said: “Since we were founded in 2006, Masdar has been a key contributor to climate change mitigation and net-zero efforts, both here in the United Arab Emirates and globally. In the year that the UAE unveiled its pioneering Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative and was given the honor of hosting the COP28 climate conference, I am proud that we were able to continue our positive impact and help bring the UAE closer to its net-zero carbon objectives.”

Last December, it was announced that three of the UAE’s energy giants – ADNOC, TAQA and Mubadala – will partner under the Masdar brand to form a clean energy powerhouse with a combined current, committed, and exclusive capacity of over 23 GW of renewable energy, with the ambition of reaching over 200 GW.

“Masdar and our sustainability mission will scale even greater heights going forward. With our new shareholders and structure in place, we are looking to significantly grow our global clean energy capacity through the power of partnership. In doing that, we pledge to further strengthen our ESG credentials while increasing our contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in line with the UAE’s own efforts,” added Al Ramahi.

The report, which covers Masdar’s operations in the UAE and overseas, has been prepared in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards: Core Option. It discloses Masdar’s impact in 2021, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, examining KPIs across sustainable finance and innovation, environmental and social contributions, human capital, and governance.

During 2021, Masdar entered new markets including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Iraq and Poland, extending its renewable energy investments to over 40 countries with a combined value of more than US$20 billion.

Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s only planned and approved R&D cluster and a leading hub for innovation, hit the milestone of more than 1,000 businesses operating in the Free Zone and achieved a 99 percent occupancy in commercial assets. The City also unveiled a number of research projects including the world’s first solar/thermal energy storage-powered project to extract water from air by AQUOVUM, Khalifa University and Masdar, and the Azelio electrical thermal energy storage system technology that enables 24/7 clean energy utilization.

Masdar also rolled out a number of initiatives in response to the pandemic including 24/7 PCR testing and accessibility to COVID-19 vaccines at Masdar City sites, to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of its staff, tenants, and partners.

To view Masdar’s 2021 Annual Sustainability Report, please click here.

About Masdar

Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar is advancing the commercialization and deployment of renewable energy, sustainable urban development and clean technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, the strategic investment company of the Government of Abu Dhabi, our mandate is to help maintain the UAE’s leadership in the global energy sector, while supporting the diversification of both its economy and energy sources for the benefit of future generations. Masdar’s renewable energy projects are located in the UAE, Jordan, Mauritania, Egypt, Morocco, the UK, Serbia and Spain.

For more information please visit: http://www.masdar.ae and connect: facebook.com/masdar.ae and twitter.com/Masdar

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UNICEF Nigeria Warns Millions at Risk of Water Contamination Ailments

ABUJA, NIGERIA — On the commemoration of World Water Day, UNICEF is raising concerns about Nigeria, where an estimated 70% of water at the point of consumption is contaminated.

The U.N. agency said the contamination is why Nigeria has the world’s highest number of deaths from waterborne disease among children under five years old.

Closely built temporary shelters are the norm at sites for internally displaced people, such as the Kuchigoro camp of Abuja.

Camp officials say up to 3,000 IDPs live in Kuchigoro after fleeing Boko Haram attacks in their homes. But access to water is a daily struggle, says Bitrus Yusuf, an official at the camp.

“Our women usually go to nearby estates looking for water, begging for water,” Yusuf said. “We are highly in need of water for our daily use. As you can see the camp is compacted.”

Yusuf says the congested tents and the lack of access to water and proper hygiene make the camp prone to diseases.

He says cholera outbreaks have been recurring, and other diseases like dysentery or diarrhea are also common.

Last August, about 40 cases of cholera were reported, and camp officials said at least 10 people died, including Istifanus Bitrus’ four-year-old son.

“It affected two of my children, but one eventually died on our way to the hospital,” Bitrus said. “The other one was treated at the hospital, people helped me with money, and he got better.”

Camp officials said the cholera outbreak was later found to be caused by sewage leaking into the camp’s only water source.

UNICEF said 70% of water at the point of consumption is contaminated and that children are the most affected.

As a result, UNICEF says 117,000 children die in Nigeria each year due to water-related illnesses – the highest number of any nation.

Jane Bevan is UNICEF’s chief of water, sanitation and hygiene program, or WASH.

“If there’s no constraint on open defecation, for example people are defecating in water courses and on the surface, this contamination will percolate into the ground water inevitably,” Bevan said. “So, the only answer is really to treat water safely before it’s consumed and ideally to reduce open defecation as much as possible.”

Nigerian authorities have been trying to improve access to water but experts said authorities must also make improvements in water hygiene.

The U.N.’s first-ever assessment of water security in Africa, released Monday, shows up to half a billion people are living in areas designated as water insecure, including Nigeria.

Source: Voice of America

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EU Freezes Some Mali Army Training Over Mercenary Concerns

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top diplomat said Monday that he has ordered the suspension of combat training for soldiers in Mali until he receives guarantees from the government there that the trainees will not be working with Russian mercenaries.

Rebel Malian troops have launched two military coups in recent years. The junta has postponed elections meant to usher in civilian rule, and the EU is concerned that Mali’s leaders are working with mercenaries from the Wagner Group, which is accused of rights abuses in Africa and the Middle East.

The 27-nation bloc has been training the Mali armed forces since 2013. It had planned to continue to do so despite the severe instability and political upheaval that has wracked the country since 2012.

“Clearly, our training mission cannot be implicated, in any way, in activities that could call into question the European Union’s reputation,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters after chairing a meeting of the bloc’s foreign ministers.

Borrell said he’s still waiting for guarantees from Mali’s junta, and until then he has ordered the commander in charge of the EU training “to adapt the activities of the mission to the circumstances they are facing.”

“We should maintain training activities that are not directly related to training Malian troops in military combat,” Borrell said, but he added that the mission would not yet be cancelled.

France announced last month that it all its troops would leave Mali by the summer amid tensions with the military junta, but Paris said it would maintain a military presence in neighboring West African nations.

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Mali’s authorities of neglecting the fight against Islamic extremists.

More than 107 civilians have been killed in recent months in Mali in attacks by the army and jihadist groups linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, Human Rights Watch said in a report last week.

Mali’s soldiers were responsible for at least 71 of the deaths recorded since December 2021, the international rights organization said. Mali’s army has contested some of the report, while adding that it is investigating a number of the attacks and allegations.

The army has been accused of abuses against civilians in southwest and central Mali as soldiers try to stem violence from jihadist fighters who have been staging attacks for nearly a decade.

Source: Voice of America