﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:41:17 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Saving Infant Lives by Strengthening Breastfeeding Support in Humanitarian Crises</title><link>https://news.cision.com/family-larsson-rosenquist-foundation/r/saving-infant-lives-by-strengthening-breastfeeding-support-in-humanitarian-crises,c4210923</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision5187407</guid><description><![CDATA[Joint media release: The Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation
Toronto, Canada / Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 6 August 2025 – The Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) have launched a project to help protect infants from infectious diseases, diarrhea, and malnutrition by supporting breastfeeding in humanitarian crisis settings.

Breastfeeding can save lives – especially in emergencies. Yet breastfeeding is under pressure in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding Welcomes New Director, Professor Ingvild Almås</title><link>https://news.cision.com/family-larsson-rosenquist-foundation/r/larsson-rosenquist-foundation-center-for-economics-of-breastfeeding-welcomes-new-director--professor,c4145362</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision5057216</guid><description><![CDATA[[image]

Professor Ingvild Almås: New Director and Chair, Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding. © Marit Hommedal NTB Scanpix

Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 21 May 2025 – The Department of Economics at University of Zurich and the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) welcome Professor Ingvild Almås, as the new Director and Chair of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Center for Economics of Breastfeeding (LRF CEB).

Professor Almås joins from the University of Stockholm, following a distinguished academic career in economics in Sweden and Norway. She]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global Regression in Women's Rights Sparks UN Women National Committees’ 'March Forward' Campaign</title><link>https://news.cision.com/tbwahelsinki/r/global-regression-in-women-s-rights-sparks-un-women-national-committees---march-forward--campaign,c4116108</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision5003510</guid><description><![CDATA[Leaders, influencers, and individuals worldwide walk backwards to highlight the need to move forwards for women‘s rights.
Hard-won gains in women's rights are being alarmingly reversed, impacting women and girls around the globe and stalling global progress. A report released yesterday  (https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2025/03/womens-rights-in-review-30-years-after-beijing)states that one in four countries reported backlash on women’s rights in 2024.

 

At the current pace, achieving gender equality will take 134 years. With International Women's Day approaching]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:29:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Giant dollar bills glide through Rio skies to spotlight corruption as world leaders gather for G20 summit</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/giant-dollar-bills-glide-through-rio-skies-to-spotlight-corruption-as-world-leaders-gather-for-g20-s,c4067588</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4940267</guid><description><![CDATA[Transparency International urges G20 to deliver financial integrity reforms
18 November 2024, Rio de Janeiro – As G20 member and guest countries’ heads of state and government gather in Rio de Janeiro for this week’s Leaders’ Summit, Transparency International fills the city’s sky with money to call attention to the group’s failure to address issues of corruption. Six paragliders with canopies customised with US$100-bill designs flew over Rio, ending their flight on a public beach in Rio’s Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood. They touched down on a banner which read: “How obvious should corruption]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press invitation to the 7th IFPA Conference</title><link>https://news.cision.com/ifpa/r/press-invitation-to-the-7th-ifpa-conference,c3926684</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4836499</guid><description><![CDATA[IFPA, the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations, invites you to cover the 7th IFPA Conference at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, June 27-29, 2024. The theme of the conference is “Uncovering the broad spectrum of psoriatic disease”.
This summer, world-leading experts within dermatology and rheumatology will be gathering in Stockholm to share significant achievements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psoriatic disease. Together with attendees they will also discuss where to focus future efforts across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical research]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 08:26:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Swedish Wool Initiative Launches Circular Design Guide</title><link>https://news.cision.com/axfoundation/r/the-swedish-wool-initiative-launches-circular-design-guide,c3941586</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4767600</guid><description><![CDATA[Used correctly, Swedish wool fibers are a natural and sustainable alternative – but today more than half of the wool produced in Sweden goes to waste. The Swedish Wool Initiative (https://www.axfoundation.se/en/projects/the-swedish-wool-initiative) is now launching a circular design guide (https://issuu.com/hogskolaniboras/docs/swi_designguide), developed by Science Park Borås, that will help companies to use Swedish wool in a sustainable and circular way.

The textile and fashion industry are in a transition to a circular economy and, from a circular system perspective, Swedish wool is a]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Briefing: Plastic Crisis, 30 January 2024, 1 pm CET</title><link>https://news.cision.com/communication-works/r/press-briefing--plastic-crisis--30-january-2024--1-pm-cet,c3916427</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4733974</guid><description><![CDATA[Launching a new Commentary to provide advice to policymakers involved in negotiating an International Plastics Treaty, the European Academies Science Advisory Council invites you to an online press briefing.
Systemic failures are driving rapid growth in production, consumption and leakage of plastics in the marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments, shows a new EASAC Commentary to be published on 1 February 2024. The summary of the latest scientific evidence aims to inform negotiations of a much-needed International Plastics Treaty. With current policies, global plastic waste is]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:34:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Swedish Transport Workers' Union stops all waste management at Tesla workshops</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transportarbetareforbundet/r/swedish-transport-workers--union-stops-all-waste-management-at-tesla-workshops,c3893261</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4702702</guid><description><![CDATA[The swedish union IF Metall has asked the Swedish Transport Workers' Union for further support in the conflict with Tesla. We therefore announce a sympathy action in the form of a blockade against all handling of waste and garbage at Tesla's workshops in Sweden.
The sympathy action includes a blockade against all kinds of waste management at Tesla's workshops in Sweden. The blockade will enter into force on Sunday, December 24 at 00.01 a.m., unless IF Metall and TM Sweden (Tesla Sweden) have signed a collective agreement before then.

"This type of sympathy action is very rare. We are]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The European Parliament ignores scientific evidence connecting alcohol and cancer</title><link>https://news.cision.com/iogt-nto/r/the-european-parliament-ignores-scientific-evidence-connecting-alcohol-and-cancer,c3872533</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4676677</guid><description><![CDATA[IOGT-NTO's hope for a continued, evidence-based, focus on public health came to an abrupt halt in the ENVI-committee of the European Parliament on the 7th of November. In the vote on the report on Noncommunicable Diseases, a majority of delegates chose to disregard the scientific evidence on the carcinogenic effects of alcohol.
Following the global pandemic, which unified public policy, public health agencies and scientific research across the union, IOGT-NTO had high hopes as the ENVI committee was to vote on the European Parliament Report on Non-Communicable Diseases (“the NCD-report") on]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:04:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh: Increase attention to illicit financial flows undermining sustainable development in Africa</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/imf-world-bank-meetings-in-marrakesh--increase-attention-to-illicit-financial-flows-undermining-sust,c3850094</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4645238</guid><description><![CDATA[As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank prepare to galvanise multilateral action to address pressing global problems, Transparency International is calling for more ambition in the fight against corruption. This week’s gathering in Marrakech, Morocco marks the first time the two bodies will hold their annual meetings outside the United States. There could not be a more opportune moment for policymakers to discuss solutions to global challenges, particularly those that impact Africa.

To make progress on the critical issues of poverty eradication, climate action, aid]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:09:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Axfoundation honored with the Swedish Food Award 2023</title><link>https://news.cision.com/axfoundation/r/axfoundation-honored-with-the-swedish-food-award-2023,c3941587</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4767607</guid><description><![CDATA[Axfoundation wins this year's prestigious Swedish Food Award (Livsmedelspriset (https://www.livsmedelifokus.se/livsmedelsdagarna/livsmedelspriset/)) presented by the network Livsmedel i Fokus (https://www.livsmedelifokus.se/). The award particularly highlights the power of Axfoundation's approach, where broad collaborations drive the food industry forward. Additionally, it recognizes the innovations developed at Torsåker Farm, Axfoundation's test farm and development center for the sustainable food systems of the future.

“Receiving the award is an honor and a source of pride, both for]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:22:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Swedish Wool Standard Paves the Way for a Sustainable Fashion and Textile Industry</title><link>https://news.cision.com/axfoundation/r/new-swedish-wool-standard-paves-the-way-for-a-sustainable-fashion-and-textile-industry,c3941593</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4767632</guid><description><![CDATA[Half of all wool produced in Sweden goes to waste, while Swedish brands in the fashion, outdoor, and home furnishing sectors actively seek sustainable textile materials. In response, The Swedish Wool Initiative is launching the first Swedish classification system for wool. The standard simplifies the process of selling and purchasing high-quality Swedish wool, enabling brands to embrace Swedish wool as a circular and sustainable material in the fashion and textile industry.

"We now have a unified language for all wool in Sweden! This greatly facilitates collaboration across the entire]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>20230822 MEDIA INVITE Raoul Wallenberg Day 2023</title><link>https://news.cision.com/raoul-wallenberg-academy/r/20230822-media-invite-raoul-wallenberg-day-2023,c3821314</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4609015</guid><description><![CDATA[Raoul Wallenberg Academy cordially invites members of the press to the Raoul Wallenbergs Day ceremony on the 27th of August in Stockholm, Sweden. During the event the prize in memory of Raoul Wallenberg as well as the Young Courage Award will be given to the respective award winners. 

The prize in memory of Raoul Wallenberg is given to an individual who through his or her work, with great civil courage, has been for the benefit of his/hers fellow men and the wider community. The award will be presented by former vice secretary general of the United Nations, Jan Eliasson. The award winner]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:56:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint industry initiative aims to develop the feed of the future: Insects and mussels to replace wild-caught fish and soya</title><link>https://news.cision.com/axfoundation/r/joint-industry-initiative-aims-to-develop-the-feed-of-the-future--insects-and-mussels-to-replace-wild-caught-fish-and-soya,c3941605</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4767699</guid><description><![CDATA[Axfoundation and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are bringing together practitioners and researchers from across Sweden to develop the feed of the future for poultry, laying hens, fish, and pigs. The ambition is for unsustainable ingredients in conventional feed, such as imported soya and wild-caught fish, to be replaced with more resource-efficient and circular ingredients that have a significantly lower environmental and climate impact. Particularly interesting ingredients currently being explored include insects that eat food waste, mycoprotein produced using]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New industry-wide solution shows how Digital Product Passports can work in practice</title><link>https://news.cision.com/axfoundation/r/new-industry-wide-solution-shows-how-digital-product-passports-can-work-in-practice,c3941609</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4767724</guid><description><![CDATA[Within a couple of years, the EU is expected to implement new legislation requiring almost all products on the European market to have a Digital Product Passport. These will provide data on product content and sustainability performance throughout the product’s life cycle, to make it easier for companies, customers, and authorities to make sustainable choices. The ProPare project has now developed a prototype for how Digital Product Passports can work in practice, regardless of product, industry, or user.

"We are pleased to present an industry-wide prototype based on global and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Future of Ukraine</title><link>https://news.cision.com/kungl-krigsvetenskapsakademien/r/the-future-of-ukraine,c3713656</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4464495</guid><description><![CDATA[The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences and the Swedish Defence University are honoured to invite you to Winter Symposium 2023: The Future of Ukraine, Friday 24 February 2023, 09.00 – 12.00 in auditorium Sverigesalen at the Swedish Defence University, Drottning Kristinas väg 37, Stockholm.
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The Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences’ yearly Winter Symposium for 2023 is dedicated to the year-long war against Ukraine and the important issues of holding Russia accountable for its atrocities against Ukraine and its people, and the rebuilding Ukraine. 

We are very honoured to]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 09:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals cycle of corruption, organised crime and instability in the Americas</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-cycle-of-corruption--organised-crime-and-instability-in-th,c3705731</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454302</guid><description><![CDATA[No country has significantly improved its score since 2017
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows that corruption remains prevalent across the Americas, as rates remain stagnant in the region.  

Throughout Latin America, leaders have failed to take decisive action against corruption and strengthen public institutions. This has allowed criminal networks to strengthen their hold, wielding significant power over politicians in many countries and aggravating violence in]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals neglect of anti-corruption efforts in Asia Pacific</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-neglect-of-anti-corruption-efforts-in-asia-pacific,c3705760</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454303</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly 90 per cent of countries have made no significant progress since 2017
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows that leaders have ignored anti-corruption efforts, with levels of corruption stagnating across the region for a fourth straight year.  

The region was home to a number of important diplomatic summits this year, including the G20, but leaders emphasised economic recovery at the expense of corruption and other priorities. To make matters worse,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index in Eastern Europe &amp; Central Asia reflects how corruption fuels violent conflict</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-in-eastern-europe---central-asia-reflects-how-corruption-fuels-vio,c3705779</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454304</guid><description><![CDATA[Second worst region in the world shows signs of further decline
Berlin, 31 January 2022 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International reveals that corruption remains rampant in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as many countries reach historic lows.  

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rocked the world in 2022, peace decreased in the Eurasian region more than any other according to the Global Peace Index. (https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GPI-2022-web.pdf) Across the region, high-]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals scant progress against corruption as world becomes more violent</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-scant-progress-against-corruption-as-world-becomes-more-vi,c3705709</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454305</guid><description><![CDATA[Corruption levels remain at a standstill for eleventh year straight
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows that most of the world continues to fail to fight corruption: 95 per cent of countries have made little to no progress since 2017. 

According to the Global Peace Index, (https://www.economicsandpeace.org/research/#measuring-peace) the world continues to become a less peaceful place. There is a clear connection between this violence and corruption, with]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals how corruption fuels ongoing conflict in the Middle East &amp; North Africa</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-how-corruption-fuels-ongoing-conflict-in-the-middle-east--,c3705796</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454307</guid><description><![CDATA[No country has made significant progress against corruption since 2017
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows the pervasiveness of corruption around the world – and the Middle East and North Africa is no exception. Even the three Arab states which score above 50 on the index – the United Arab Emirates (67), Qatar (58) and Saudi Arabia (51) – show signs of decline on this year’s CPI.  

Over a decade ago, the Arab Spring began when Mohamed Bouazizi grew so frustrated]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals vicious cycle of corruption, violence and instability across Sub-Saharan Africa</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-vicious-cycle-of-corruption--violence-and-instability-acro,c3705801</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454309</guid><description><![CDATA[Just four countries score better than 50 out of 100
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows a dire situation in Sub-Saharan Africa: most countries have failed to make progress against corruption, with levels stagnating and 90 per cent of countries in the region scoring below 50.  

Yet corruption isn’t the only obstacle facing the region – it's also one of the least peaceful regions in the world according to the Global Peace Index (https://www.economicsandpeace.org/]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals how undue influence and fragmented anti-corruption efforts threaten progress in Western Europe &amp; EU</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/2022-corruption-perceptions-index-reveals-how-undue-influence-and-fragmented-anti-corruption-efforts,c3705828</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4454310</guid><description><![CDATA[Nearly a third of countries in the region hit historically low scores this year
Berlin, 31 January 2023 – The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) (https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2022) released today by Transparency International shows that while Western Europe and the EU remains the top-scoring region many countries are showing worrying signs of decline. 

2022 exposed how powerful industries and foreign actors have had undue influence over decision-making across the region – from the Uber Files scandal in France (72), to a German (79) state government’s ties to Russian state-]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Media advisory: Corruption Perceptions Index to be published on 31 January 2023</title><link>https://news.cision.com/transparency-international/r/media-advisory--corruption-perceptions-index-to-be-published-on-31-january-2023,c3698571</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision4444654</guid><description><![CDATA[Transparency International will release its 28th annual Corruption Perceptions Index on Tuesday, 31 January 2023 at 06:01 CET (00:01 EST)
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the leading global indicator of public sector corruption, providing an annual comparative snapshot of 180 countries and territories. The index for 2022 draws on 13 expert assessments and surveys of businesspeople. 

Watch the CPI explainer video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qt1Nu-qBSc&feature=emb_title)

The 2022 CPI will assess how countries have responded to corruption over time, reviewing progress and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>