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Swedbank added to Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020

Swedbank has qualified for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020, one of the world’s most influential sustainability indices. Each year the index ranks the world’s most sustainable companies, and being selected is proof of Swedbank’s consistent and effective sustainability work in terms of the environment, economy and social criteria.The ranking is based on questions on corporate governance, risk management, brand building, human rights, climate change and labour practices. “With our sights set on an economically sound and sustainable society, we are very happy and proud to be selected

BillerudKorsnäs leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index – for the third year in a row

An integrated sustainability work and an ambition to constantly meet customers' sustainability requirements are reasons why BillerudKorsnäs maintains its leading position for the third year in a row, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index – a globally recognized sustainability ranking for investors. The results from this year's ranking show that BillerudKorsnäs is one of the ten percent most sustainable companies and the company with the highest score in the Containers & Packaging category.S&P Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is a comprehensive annual evaluation of

An air purifier reduces the risk of corona

It is possible to significantly reduce the risk of Corona and viruses with the help of an air purifier. But it is important to choose the right one, if you are to have any real effect.To understand, it is good to start from scratch to highlight the difference between ventilation and air purification. The ventilation - regardless of whether it is mechanical or based on natural draft, aims to take in fresh air so we get enough oxygen and do not get tired. But for this air to be clean, an air purifier is required. What has been at the forefront today when it comes to air purification is

Building of Finland’s first quantum computer begins – VTT partners with quantum startup IQM

Press release 16 November, 2020VTT and IQM have entered into an agreement to establish a co-innovation partnership and begin building Finland’s first quantum computer. The cooperation will bring together top expertise in quantum technologies and enable a leap in Finland’s quantum capabilities. The government of Finland has granted the project EUR 20.7 million funding.The computer will be built in Espoo, Finland at VTT’s and Aalto University’s joint national research infrastructure Micronova, where the clean room environment used to manufacture the quantum components is located. Work will

Vicore Pharma recruits the first patient in the phase II Proof-of-Concept study in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Gothenburg, November 16, 2020 – Vicore Pharma Holding AB (publ), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines for rare lung disorders, today announces that the first patient in the phase II idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) study has been recruited in India.Dr. Himanshu Pop Hale, Ace Hospital Pune, India, has recruited the first patient in the IPF phase II Proof-of-Concept study with C21 (VP01 project). “We are pleased to announce that we can now start our IPF trial despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” says Anne Katrine Cohrt, Senior Director Clinical

Built in Finland, delivering clean air to the world!

   The 6GCool Mobile Air Purifier offers protection against 99% of common air pollutants, viruses & dust.The world’s smallest portable air purifier has just launched on Kickstarter (fully funded in only 2 hours). The 6GCool is the perfect choice for on the go purification viruses, smoke, bacteria, dust and allergens, protecting its user.“We saw the urgent need for a portable clean air solution and decided to act fast.” Janette Mäkipää, co-founder of 6GCool explains: “We took the technology of the leading large air purifiers and scaled it down to a size of a smartphone”. It

Karo Pharma AB divests its Hospital Supply business, Swereco AB, to J2L Holding AB

As previously announced, Karo Pharma AB (“Karo Pharma”) has carried out a strategic evaluation of the Hospital Supply business unit, Swereco AB (“Swereco”), during the year, where a possible scenario involved a divestment. This process has now been concluded.Karo Pharma's commercial focus is on consumer healthcare and its range of brands within over-the-counter medicines, self-care products and prescription medicines, which are sold in pharmacy and mass-market channels. Consequently, the Hospital Supply business, which provides products for rehabilitation, intensive care, diabetes treatment

LeoVegas exercises authorisation for share repurchases

The Board of Directors of LeoVegas has decided to exercise the authorisation to repurchase own shares granted to it by the company’s Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2020. LeoVegas intends to repurchase shares for an amount up to EUR 10,000,000. The share repurchases will be conducted on one or more occasions before the Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2021. The purpose is to optimise the company’s capital structure and create shareholder value by reducing the number of shares outstanding. The repurchased shares may also be used as payment for potential future acquisitions. The share

Polygiene launching improved ViralOff technology with lifetime of garment washability

Polygiene is launching its newly developed formula of ViralOff® with lifetime of garment washability[1], proving performance against SARS-CoV-2 with over 99% reduction of microbes in the material within two hours[2]. This also results in longer lasting products, which means a reduced impact on the environment. The new formula is being applied by a number of partners as we speak and is ready for high volume deliveries in January 2021. “There has been some confusion in the market as claims to washability wrongly rely on tests that are not antiviral, but rather antibacterial. We have

Nordic Nanovector ASA: Invitation to Q3 2020 Results Presentation and Webcast

Oslo, Norway, 16 November 2020 Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANO) announces that it will report its results for the third quarter 2020 on Thursday, 19 November 2020. A presentation by Nordic Nanovector’s senior management team will be webcast live the same day at 8:30am CET. The webcast can be accessed from www.nordicnanovector.com in the section: Investors & Media and a recording will also be available on this page after the event. The results report and the presentation will be available at www.nordicnanovector.com in the section: Investors & Media/Reports and Presentation/

Stora Enso shares converted

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16 November 2020 at 9.00 EETDuring the 1 October 2020 – 31 October 2020 conversion period there was one conversion and a total of 200 A shares were converted into R shares. The shares were recorded in the Finnish trade register today, 16 November 2020, and trading in the new R shares will start on 17 November 2020.Breakdown of shares after conversion: A shares 176 254 423R shares 612 365 564Total 788 619 987 Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total amount of votes after the conversion is at least 237 490 979.For

Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act

Musti Group plc          Stock Exchange Release                        16 November 2020 at 9.00 a.m.   Announcement of a change in shareholding according to Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act Musti Group plc (the "Company") has today received a notification in accordance with the Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act from EQT Mid Market GP B.V. ("EQT"), according to which Millan Holding S.à.r.l., a company ultimately owned by EQT and its co-investors, has sold a total number of 1,878,862 Company's shares (the "Share Sale"). In connection

Early close of the Offering of offer shares in HusCompagniet

NOT FOR PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR CANADA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL   This announcement does not constitute an offering circular or a prospectus as defined by Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and nothing herein shall be construed as an offering of securities. No one should purchase any securities in HusCompagniet A/S (“HusCompagniet” or the "Company") except on the basis of information in the

UPM recognised the best in the forest and paper industry in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index

(UPM, Helsinki, 16 November 2020 at 9:00 EET) – UPM has been listed as the forest and paper industry leader in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2020-2021. “Population growth, climate change and the scarcity of natural resources call for companies to take proactive actions. Finding alternatives to fossil materials and meeting global challenges is at the core of UPM's Biofore strategy,” says Sami Lundgren, VP, UPM Responsibility. “In 2020, we have taken significant steps to advance our responsibility agenda. In January, we became one of the world’s

Elisa Invests Majority Stake in CalcuQuote’s Global Growth

Elisa  has made a strategic investment to hold a majority stake in CalcuQuote , a U.S.-based supply chain software provider for the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry. The partnership will accelerate CalcuQuote’s mission of digitalizing and optimizing the EMS supply chain by expanding its global sales team and supporting its product roadmap, including further development of quoting and supply chain management software. “This is a highly strategic investment for Elisa as we continue our rapid growth in EMS industrial

"The global built environment sector must think in new, radical ways, and act quickly"

The construction sector, the real estate industry and city planners must give high priority to the same goal – to drastically reduce their climate impacts. Powerful, combined efforts are absolutely crucial for the potential to achieve the UN's sustainability goals. And what’s more – everything has to happen very quickly.These are the cornerstones to the roadmap presented at the Beyond 2020  World Conference. Today, 55 percent of the world's population lives in cities. By 2050, that figure is estimated to have risen to 68 percent, according to the UN.

Vattenfall´s hydro power runs Finnish supercomputer

As part of a pan-European initiative one of three leadership-class supercomputers, LUMI, will be located at CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland. LUMI is one of the fastest supercomputers in the world and will run on 100 percent fossil free hydro power from Vattenfall. As of January 1, 2021, Vattenfall will deliver a yearly volume of up to 100 GWh of guarantee of origin-certified hydropower to CSC´s data center in Kajaani, Finland. CSC is a Finnish center of expertise in information technology owned by the Finnish state and higher education institutions. “Vattenfall wants to

Aker Offshore Wind launches Private Placement and increases shareholding in Principle Power Inc.

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.Aker Offshore Wind AS ("Aker Offshore Wind " or the "Company") has retained Carnegie AS and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) (jointly the “Managers”) as Joint Managers and Bookrunners to advise on and effect a contemplated private placement of

AKER OFFSHORE WIND AS: PRIVATE PLACEMENT SUCCESSFULLY PLACED

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, HONG KONG OR JAPAN, OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED HEREIN.Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by Aker Offshore Wind AS (“Aker Offshore Wind” or the “Company”) on 16 November 2020 regarding the contemplated private placement (the “Private Placement”) of new shares in the Company. The

Nordnet publishes prospectus and announces price range for its initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE DISTRIBUTION OR RELEASE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ARE APPLICABLE. PLEASE SEE “IMPORTANT INFORMATION” AT THE END OF THE PRESS RELEASE. Press release 15 November 2020 Following the announcement of its intention to float on 5 November 2020, Nordnet AB (publ) (”Nordnet” or the ”Company”), a leading pan-Nordic digital savings and investments platform, today publishes its prospectus and announces

DNB Markets – Isofol Medical: Full steam ahead

Isofol Medical had a pivotal Q3 in terms of clinical and commercial milestones. We expect results from the interim readout in Q1 2021e and the DSMB to recommend an expansion of the study to demonstrate statistical significance on PFS. On the back of two successful licensing deals, securing a path to the market should now be able to continue unhindered. We have raised our fair value to SEK14–28 (SEK10–23).Q3 operating loss of cSEK32m. Operating costs were cSEK50m, versus our estimated cSEK54m. The main deviation was the upfront payment from the Japan deal, which was c2% of the total deal

Panoro Energy (Oslo Ticker: PEN) - Invitation to Third Quarter results webinar 23 November 2020

Panoro Energy’s Q3 2020 report will be published on Monday, 23 November 2020 and will be available on our website http://www.panoroenergy.com at 07:30 a.m. CET. The company will hold a live webinar presentation of the 3Q results at 09:00 a.m. CET on Monday 23 November 2020, during which management will discuss the results and operations of the third quarter. After conclusion of the discussion, participants will be invited to ask questions on the Q3 report. The webinar presentation can be accessed through registering at the link below and the online event will be equipped with features

Essity included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Hygiene and health company Essity has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, one of the world’s most prestigious sustainability indices. The company has qualified for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index in the Household Products category.Essity received high scores for its environmental and social reporting, its work with suppliers, its brand work, its innovations and its climate strategy. “Sustainability covers many areas in which Essity works broadly to increase well-being for more people, while continually reducing our environmental impact. In 2020

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