Day: May 4, 2021

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مؤسسة سواروفسكي تعلن عن أسماء الفائزين بمنحة برنامج “مبدعون لمستقبلنا” ومناصريها

لندن،4 أيار/مايو، 2021/PRNewswire/ — أعلنت مؤسسة سواروفسكي اليوم عن أسماء المشاريكن التسعة الذين تم اختيارهم للمشاركة في برنامج منحة مؤسسة سواروفسكي:  مبدعون لمستقبلنا.

بعد دعوة ناجحة لتقديم الطلبات أسفرت عن أكثر من 400 طلب من 72 دولة، قررت لجنة الاختيار المكونة من أعضاء من مؤسسة سواروفسكي ومكتب الأمم المتحدة للشراكات ودعاة البرنامج أسماء الفائزين بمنحة مجموعة الإبداعيين.  وهم:

  • سيجال بودوليا، طالب هندسة ميكانيكية وفنان أدائي ورجل أعمال (الهند)
  • أغنيسكا دوجنسكا، مصممة غرافيك (بولندا)
  • يارا محمد إفيدا، مهندسة معمارية (مصر)
  • دانييل فيكارا، مصمم منتجات (إيطاليا)
  • جيسلين إراكوز، مهندسة (رواندا)
  • شوزو ماتسوهاشي، مصممة أزياء (اليابان)
  • شوزو ماتسوهاشي، مهندس ميكانيكي ورجل أعمال (نيجيريا)
  • بنيامين سبنسر، مصمم أحذية وإكسسوارات (الولايات المتحدة الأميركية)
  • كاميلا واندمبرغ، ,) مصممة منسوجات (إكوادور)

تم اختيار الفائزين التسعة بالمنحة نظرا لأفكارهم الرائدة وأساليبهم المبتكرة للتصميم، التي تقدم طرقًا جديدة لمواجهة تحديات الاستدامة، والتزامهم بدفع التقدم نحو أهداف التنمية المستدامة السبعة عشر، وهي مخطط لعالم أفضل وضعته الأمم المتحدة في العام 2015.

تمتد مجالات خبرات الفائزين بالمنحة عبر الأزياء المستدامة وتصميم المنتجات والتقنيات الحيوية والهندسة المعمارية والفنون البصرية.  سيحصل كل فائز بالمنحة على منحة قدرها 15000 دولار، مقترنة بفرص تعليمية وإمكانية الوصول إلى شبكات الصناعة والإرشاد المخصص، التي يقدمها دعاة البرنامج.

تضم هذه الشبكة شخصيات مرموقة من الصناعات الإبداعية والأوساط الأكاديمية والثقافة والعمل الخيري.

 يمكن العثور على القائمة الكاملة لمناصري البرنامج هنا

تعليقات ناديا سواروفسكي:
“يسعدني أن برنامج “مبدعون لمستقبلنا” قد حظي باهتمامم كبير من المواهب الشابة في جميع أنحاء العالم.  وهذا دليل على الالتزام القوي من الأجيال الشابة باستخدام إبداعاتهم لزيادة الوعي وإيجاد حلول في مجال التنمية المستدامة.  تتمثل مهمة مؤسسة سواروفسكي في تعزيز الإبداع لصالح المجتمع والبيئة، والمبدعون هم أصحاب حلول المشكلات والمفكرون النقديون الذين سيقودون الحلول لتحديات الاستدامة مثل تغير المناخ وقضايا حقوق الإنسان في هذه الحقبة المهمة.

 للاستفسارات الإعلامية، يُرجى الاتصال بـ:

أوروبا، الشرق الأوسط، أفريقيا

شمال أفريقيا، أميركا اللاتينية

آسيا، أستراليا

جوديث فيريداي

سارة غريفين

عدنان عباسي

judith.fereday@camronpr.com

 sara.griffin@camronpr.com

adnan.abbasi@camronpr.com

ملاحظات للمحررين وصور الصحافة:

معلومات إضافية للفائزين بمنحة مجموعة المبدعين والمرشدين: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dxub17oqhp8oo88/AAAaHlZNUA1fL6HbkoQsCACia?dl=0 

معلومات إضافية عن مؤسسة سواروفسكي وأهداف الأمم المتحدة للتنمية المستدامة: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k22xgd147ybj3nc/AADP0zqpBau-0ClW9Ytt5lG3a?dl=0 

معلومات إضافية عن “مبدعون للمستقبل” لمؤسسة سواروفسكي

www.sfcreatives.org

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P&G launches iLab 2021 in partnership with the Singapore EDB to strengthen Singapore’s innovation ecosystem

iLab 2021 will see P&G collaborate and nurture start-ups from across the region to create solutions that will define the future of advertising, retail, and supply chain

SINGAPORE, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), in partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), today launched iLab 2021, a 3-day virtual innovation festival. The festival will see start-ups from Singapore and across the region come together to collaborate with P&G and develop innovations that can overcome real-world challenges faced in the areas of advertising, retail, and supply chain.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng launching P&G’s iLab 2021

Held at P&G’s i-Singapore Digital Omni-Channel Center (i-SiDOC), iLab’s launch ceremony was graced by Guest-of-Honor, Mr. Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister of Economic Policies and Minister for Finance, Singapore along with Mr. Rafik Mansour, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. U.S. Embassy in Singapore, Mr. Ted Tan, Deputy CEO, Enterprise Singapore and Ms. Cindy Koh, Executive Vice President, Singapore Economic Development Board.

As a force for good and for growth, P&G is building on its commitment to serve its consumers better by leveraging technology to meet transforming consumer demands and expectations. By engaging with start-ups utilizing future-ready technologies, P&G will be able to constructively disrupt the consumer journey.

“In the post-pandemic future, the pursuit for innovation is crucial for the recovery and advancement of our economy. Our vision for P&G in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa region is to become the Company of the Future and leverage Singapore as the innovation hub for P&G and our industry, leading digital transformation and powering innovation across all aspects of our business,” said Mr. Magesvaran Suranjan, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, Procter & Gamble (P&G).

During iLab, selected start-ups will ideate and brainstorm with P&G to help solve challenges using technology in domains such as AI personalization, gaming, social commerce, and supply chain resiliency. Selected start-ups with promising approaches will then work with P&G to roll out pilots across P&G’s markets in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

The idea of iLab hinges on P&G’s belief that a dynamic and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem is crucial for businesses to meet the evolving needs of customers. Through the support from the EDB, P&G will also mentor start-ups and create cross-exchanges through networking engagements.

“We are very thankful to have the support of like-minded partners in this exciting journey, especially the close partnerships that we enjoy with the EDB and ESG. At P&G, we always endeavor to lead the change across all aspects of our operations, and support our partners, employees, and other stakeholders,” said Mr. Karthik Natarajan, Senior Vice President, CFO, Asia Pacific, Middle East, & Africa, Procter & Gamble (P&G).

iLab focuses on three different streams – Future of Advertising, Future of Retail and Future of Supply Chain. These three areas represent the evolving consumer and retail needs, transforming media ecosystems and revolutionary changes in supply chain.

From a starting pool of 100 start-ups that were assessed to solve real business challenges set by P&G, the top 27 start-ups have been shortlisted to participate in the 3-day virtual festival from 4-6 May 2021.

About Procter & Gamble 

P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide.

Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.

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Malaysia Welcomes SweeGen’s Bestevia® Zero-Calorie Stevia Sweeteners for Food and Beverages

The health authority acceptance opens doors to creative brand innovation and renovation of sugar products.

Rancho Santa Margarita, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As pandemic conditions have encouraged Asian consumers to adopt healthier lifestyles and diets, the Malaysia Ministry of Health officially accepted SweeGen’s zero-calorie Bestevia sweeteners, Rebaudiosides D, E and M for use as ingredients in food and beverage products.

Brands in Asia are striving to deliver sweet indulgence alongside new and exciting flavors in snacks and beverages to satisfy consumers’ cravings. The acceptance of not just one, but three of SweeGen’s premium stevia ingredients, gives brands in Malaysia the creative latitude to tackle sugar challenges when innovating and renovating products.

“Cutting calories and adopting nature-based ingredients in diets has long fit into the importance of health and wellness for consumers in Asia,” said Senior Vice President of Sales, Luca Giannone. “Our promise well into the future is to ultimately move the needle in what consumers eat and drink through better sugar reduction solutions.”

Malaysia is one of many APAC countries where SweeGen’s non-GMO stevia sweeteners will change the landscape for offering a low cost-in-use sugar reduction solution.

In its quest to provide highest levels of customized service to brands and the broadest toolbox of taste solutions in Asia, SweeGen is in the process of opening a food and beverage application center in Singapore to collaborate with brands on exploring and discovering product innovations motivated by consumer trends and regional tastes.  Last year, Singapore’s food safety authority approved SweeGen’s Rebs D and E in 2020 and Reb M in 2019.

Next generation non-GMO stevia sweeteners have led the way in replacing sugar in foods and beverages, nutritional products, and many other market products world-wide. In a Mintel 2020 report on table sauces, it reported that “consumers in this region are increasingly keen to eat more natural foods. This should encourage table sauce brands to remove artificial additives and prioritize natural, organic, and less-processed ingredients.” SweeGen’s proprietary zero-calorie stevia sweeteners are produced through a patented bioconversion process, which begins with the stevia leaf to achieve high-purity clean-tasting Rebs D, E and M.

SweeGen offers food and beverage manufacturers rapid innovation sugar reduction solutions for beverage, dairy, savory, bakery and confectionery. Bestevia Rebs D, E and M were commercialized in the past few years, and have already been approved in many regions around the world.

“This regulatory milestone is just one of many achievements in APAC, said Director of Regulatory Affairs, Hadi Omrani. “We’re looking forward to continuing our goal throughout the region which will help an industry that strives to be relevant with consumers.”

About SweeGen

SweeGen provides sweet taste solutions for food and beverage manufacturers around the world.

We are on a mission to reduce the sugar and artificial sweeteners in our global diet.  Partnering with customers, we create delicious zero-sugar products that consumers love.  With the best next generation stevia sweeteners in our portfolio such as Bestevia® Rebs B, D, E, I, M, and N, along with our deep knowledge of flavor modulators and texturants, SweeGen delivers market-leading solutions that customers want and consumers prefer.

For more information please contact info@sweegen.com and visit SweeGen’s website, www.sweegen.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, among other statements, statements regarding the future prospects for Reb M stevia leaf sweetener. These statements are based on current expectations, but are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are beyond the control of SweeGen, Inc.

Relevant risks and uncertainties include those referenced in the historic filings of SweeGen, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements, and therefore should be carefully considered. SweeGen, Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments.

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SweeGen
+1.949.709.0583
ana.arakelian@sweegen.com
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Tsangs Group Signs Collaboration Agreement with HBK Department of Projects

HONG KONG, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Tsangs Group is pleased to announce that we have successfully signed a Collaboration Agreement with HBK Department of Projects (“HBK”), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 4 April, 2021. This agreement aims to launch a joint Tech and Innovation fund for potential startups in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Sub Continent and Africa as the primary regions, empowering industry 4.0 and the wave of disruptive emerging technologies.

Tsangs Group logo

HBK was founded by Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, to handle project investments and enter in JV partnership with partners presenting viable and interesting projects with sustainability, humanity empowerment and job creation. With this collaboration both HBK and Tsangs Group are looking to initiate an incredible journey to embark on a truly global mission to find, nurture and uplift innovative tech talents.

“We are incredibly pleased to join hands with Tsangs Group for this historical Tech and Innovation fund and very excited to see Patrick and Tsangs Group’s passion and dedication in investing and partnering with us for the development of truly disruptive tech startups,” commented Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman and Founder of HBK.

“HBK and Tsangs Group share the belief that game changing technologies could uplift people and economies. The proposed fund is the first of its kind and sector agnostic,” commented Mr Anwar Hussein, Group CEO of HBK.

“I am extremely excited and very pleased to have HBK as one of our first collaboration in the Middle East that brings great synergy. Our vision and core values are very closely aligned. We strongly believe that co-investment and partnership with our strengths, global network, expertise shall create value and change to make the world a better place,” commented Patrick Tsang, Chairman of Tsangs Group.

About HBK Department of Projects

HBK Department of Projects (Hamad bin Khalifa Departments of Projects) was founded by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, to handle project investments and enter into JV partnership with partners presenting viable and interesting projects with sustainability and job creation.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Mohammed Al Nahyan is a seasoned business leader with a proven track record of success over the past two decades, across regions and including most segments of the business. His leadership style is often described as visionary, innovative, and inspirational.

For more information, please visit https://www.hbkdop.org/.

About Tsangs Group

We are a China-Focused Single Family Office headquartered in Hong Kong with offices in London, Beijing and Shenzhen, investing globally in sector and location agnostic investments and special situation opportunities.

We also provide strategic advisory to clients by acting as a bridge between China and the rest of the world. We help Chinese companies acquire companies overseas and we also help overseas companies navigate in China.

We are proud of our Chinese and Asian roots, with a Chinese heritage, we plan long term and execute using Western and modern financial and legal structuring engineering to leverage the advantages of West and East. In addition, we also regularly exit opportunities via IPOs and trade sales.

For more information, please visit https://www.tsangsgroup.co.

For further information:

Tsangs Group
Azumi Ashley
+852 2361 3919
azumi.ashley@tsangsgroup.co

HBK DOP
Sara Heddid
sarah@hbkdop.org

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تسانغ واتش بي كاي لإدارة المشاريع الإماراتية توقعان اتفاقية مشتركة

 هونغ كونغ، 4 مايو / أيار 2021 / PRNewswire/ — أعلنت مجموعة تسانغ عن توقيع اتفاقية تعاون مع مجموعة اتش بي كاي لإدارة المشاريعالإماراتية، وذلك بتاريخ 4 أبريل 2021. تهدف هذه الاتفاقية إلى إطلاق صندوق مشترك للتكنولوجيا والابتكار للشركات الناشئة المحتملة في الشرق الأوسط وآسيا الوسطى وشبه القارة وأفريقيا بشكل أساسي، مما يعزز إمكانيات الجيل الصناعي الرابع وموجة شركات التقنية الناشئة المبتكرة.

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وكان الشيخ حمد بن خليفة بن محمد آل نهيان قد أسس مجموعةاتش بي كاي لتتوي مهمة الاستثمار في المشاريع والدخول في شراكات مشتركة مع شركاء يقدمون مشاريع قابلة للتطبيق ومثيرة للاهتمام تعتمد مفاهيم الاستدامة وتمكين الإنسانية وخلق فرص العمل. ومن خلال هذا التعاون، تتطلع كلا الشركتين للشروع في مهمة عالمية تهدف إلى العثور على المواهب التقنية المبتكرة ورعايتها والارتقاء بها.

وحول الاتفاقية علق حمد بن خليفة بن محمد آل نهيان، رئيس مجلس إدارة ومؤسس اتش بي كاي: “يسعدنا أن نتعاون معمجموعة تسانغمن أجل إنشاء صندوق التكنولوجيا والابتكار التاريخي هذا، ونحن متحمسون جداً لرؤية حماسةالمجموعة للاستثمار والشراكة معنا من أجل تطوير الشركات التقنية المبتكرة”.

من جهته، علق السيد أنور حسين، الرئيس التنفيذي لمجموعةاتش بي كاي قائلاً: “تؤمن كل من شركة اتش بي كاي ومجموعة تسانغ بأن التقنيات المبتكرة التي ستغير من قواعد اللعبة يمكنها المساهمة في تحسين مستوى الأفراد والاقتصاد بشكل عام. وهذا الصندوق المقترح هو الأول من نوعه المخصص لمثل هذا القطاع”.

وقال باتريك تسانغ، رئيس مجلس إدارة مجموعة تسانغ: “نحن سعداء للغاية في أن تكون مجموعة اتش بي كايمن أوائل الشركات التي نتعاون معها في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. هناك الكثير من التناغم بين المجموعتين حيث تتوافق رؤيتنا وقيمنا الأساسية بشكل وثيق. نؤمن بأن هذه الشراكة والاستثمار المشترك جنباً إلى جنب مع نقاط قوتنا وشبكتنا العالمية وخبراتنا ستؤدي إلى إحداث تغيرات إيجابية تهدف لجعل العالم مكاناً أفضل لنا جميعاً”.

حول اتش بي كاي إدارة المشاريع

أسس الشيخ حمد بن خليفة بن محمد آل نهيان، رئيس مجلس الإدارة، إدارة مشروع حمد بن خليفة للتعامل مع عدة استثمارات والدخول في شراكة مشتركة مع شركاء مقدمين مشاريع قابلة للتطبيق ومثيرة للاهتمام مع الاستدامة وخلق فرص العمل. الشيخ حمد بن خليفة بن محمد آل نهيان هو قائد أعمال محنك يتمتع بسجل حافل بالنجاح على مدى العقدين الماضيين، عبر المناطق بما في ذلك معظم قطاعات الأعمال. غالباً ما يوصف أسلوب قيادته بأنه مبتكر وملهم.

للمزيد من المعلومات يرجى زيارة: https://www.hbkdop.org/

حول مجموعة تسانغ

نحن مكتب عائلي واحد يركز على الصين ومقره في هونغ كونغ مع مكاتب في لندن وبكين وشينزين، نستثمر عالمياً في استثمارات خاصة.

نقدم الاستشارات الاستراتيجية للعملاء من خلال العمل كجسر بين الصين وبقية العالم. ونساعد الشركات الصينية في الحصول على الشركات في الخارج ونساعد أيضًا الشركات الخارجية على الدخول إلى السوق الصينية..

نحن فخورون بجذورنا والآسيوية، وعادة ما نضع خططاً طويلة المدى وننفذ باستخدام هندسة الهيكلة المالية والقانونية الغربية والحديثة لنجمع بذلك أفضل ما قدمته الحضارتين الغربية والشرقية. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، نقوم بعرض الفرص الاستثمارية المختلفة بانتظام من خلال الاكتتابات العامة والمبيعات التجارية.

لمزيد من المعلومات، يرجى زيارة: https://www.tsangsgroup.co

للمزيد من المعلومات:

مجموعة تسانغز
أزومي آشلي
+852 2361 3919
azumi.ashley@tsangsgroup.co

أتش بي كي للمشاريع
سارة حديد
sarah@hbkdop.org 

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The South Sudan NGO Forum condemns violent assaults against aid workers

Juba, South Sudan | 30th April 2021 – The South Sudan NGO Forum condemns in the strongest possible terms the concerning increase in threats and incidents of aggression against humanitarian workers that are multiplying across the country. On 24th April, aid workers were attacked inside an NGO compound in Jamjang County in Ruweng Administrative Area where multiple youth entered the perimeter and physically attacked staff, resulting in serious injuries. On the 28th April in Torit in Eastern Equatoria following a meeting between humanitarian agencies, the United Nations and local community groups, an unconfirmed number of humanitarian workers were physically assaulted by community members, sustaining serious injuries requiring hospital treatment.

These unacceptable incidents, both citing grievances over local recruitment, follow one of the most dangerous years on record for aid workers in South Sudan in 2020 with a sharp rise in the number of aid workers killed since 2019. Multiple serious and direct attacks on aid workers have already been seen in 2021, with South Sudanese aid workers most affected. Late last year, criminal attacks on humanitarian organisations in Renk resulted in the suspension of essential humanitarian services in the county for more than five months, with dire consequences for vulnerable people most in need. Continued violence and a lack of action not only impact on the humanitarians delivering services but can lead to the collective suspension of urgently needed assistance, putting the most vulnerable South Sudanese further at risk.

“We are deeply disturbed by these attacks. Thus far, the perpetrators have not been caught and there has been no accountability for those that have carried out this attack. We urge the local authorities to provide a guarantee of staff security so that we can continue to provide life-saving humanitarian services to host and refugee communities in South Sudan.” Carol Sekyewa, IRC Country Director, South Sudan

The NGO Forum routinely issues guidance to NGOs to follow regulations of the South Sudanese labour law, including the recruitment of at least 80% of their workforce from the South Sudanese population, irrespective of where in the country they are originally from. Ultimatums by local groups to recruit based on ethnic or local geographic lines cannot be tolerated and are in breach of the South Sudan Labour Act and humanitarian principle of non-discrimination.

The South Sudan NGO Forum urges the Government of South Sudan at all levels to ensure that there is protection of NGO staff and assets from direct attacks and criminality that are on the rise in the country, and to ensure that there is swift, robust, and transparent accountability for perpetrators of the attacks. The NGO Forum also urges all community groups to address grievances through local authorities and desist from any act of violence against humanitarians. Continued violence against aid workers in any form cannot be allowed to continue with impunity.

For further information, please contact the NGO Forum South Sudan:
director@southsudanngoforum.org, strategy@southsudanngoforum.org, +211(0) 920 490 156

 

 

Source: South Sudan NGO Forum