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World Ocean Day, recognized each year on June 8, serves as a poignant reminder of the substantial environmental and climatic challenges that our planet currently faces. The alarming degradation of marine ecosystems—where 50% of the world’s coral reefs and 67% of mangroves have been lost, and 85% of fish stocks are under threat—highlights the urgent need for comprehensive strategies to sustainably manage and restore our oceans. Moreover, the looming threat of rising sea levels, which could affect over 200 million people by 2100, underscores the critical need for action.

The need for immediate action is clear; World Ocean Day is using 2024 to kick off its new multi-year action theme: Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean & Climate. In response, DP World has launched its Ocean Strategy for 2024-2030, an initiative that redefines the nexus between global trade and environmental stewardship, underpinning its leadership in the emerging Sustainable Blue Economy.

Visionary Leadership in Marine Conservation

A healthy ocean with restored biodiversity underpins a stable climate, sustainable communities, and long-term economic growth. DP World’s Ocean Strategy 2024-2030 is a profound testament to the pivotal role the ocean plays in global trade and environmental sustainability. The ocean carries 90% of the world’s traded goods through marine transportation, placing it at the very heart of DP World’s operations. The ocean sustains the livelihoods of 3 billion people, contributing 2.5% of global GDP. 

Our strategy aims to execute on our vision, “A thriving ocean and stable climate supporting an equitable trade system, where nature and people flourish.” The mission is clear: “As a responsible business, we will leverage our global operations, assets and skills to actively engage in protecting and restoring the ocean, promoting good stewardship and empowering local communities for better future.”

A Strategic Blueprint for Ocean Health

DP World’s strategy is anchored in four foundational pillars:

Diverse and Resilient Ecosystems: Our goal is to restore, enhance and protect the ecosystems and biodiversity in the communities where we operate. Aiming to combat the degradation of over 60% of marine ecosystems, DP World’s strategy includes nature-based and regenerative projects focused on coastal blue carbon ecosystems. Key targets include the development of a Coastal Blue Carbon Ecosystems Strategy by 2025 and the restoration of 280 hectares of mangroves in three priority nations by 2030, alongside initiatives to preserve biodiversity through living shorelines, seawalls, and biogenic reefs.Healthy Waters: Plastic is overwhelming our oceans, comprising 85% of marine waste. Our goal is to implement comprehensive waste management practices to eliminate single-use plastics from our office environments by 2030, and eliminate them from across all our operations by 2035.Blue Science, Innovation & Leadership: This pillar focuses on enhancing capacity for ocean-climate action through the creation of knowledge hubs and citizen science programs by 2025. These initiatives aim to foster inclusive community participation in data collection and ecosystem monitoring – e.g., waste collection, water quality, observations of threatened marine life, restoration outcomes, etc. – to enhance scientific understanding and conservation efforts.Blue Finance: DP World plans to develop sustainable financing models that support maritime ecosystem protection and restoration. By 2025, the company aims to establish a portfolio of investable projects and a financial framework that bolsters practices conducive to a sustainable maritime industry.

Global Commitments and Local Impact

The Ocean Strategy is integral to DP World’s broader “Our World, Our Future” sustainability framework, aligning with global initiatives such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the Sustainable Ocean Principles. It emphasizes locally adapted solutions, enabling DP World’s entities, especially ports and terminals, to implement tailored strategies that address specific local challenges and opportunities.

Empowering Communities and Raising Standards

Central to the strategy is DP World’s commitment to community engagement and empowerment, aiming to forge robust partnerships with local governments, NGOs, and research bodies. The company is also dedicated to establishing new industry standards for sustainable ports worldwide, thus influencing broader industry practices.

Conclusion

DP World’s Ocean Strategy 2024-2030 is a bold integration of sustainability with global trade logistics, setting new benchmarks for environmental stewardship within the maritime industry. By aligning its business operations with ecological conservation and community empowerment, DP World is steering the global trade sector towards a more sustainable and equitable future. This strategic blueprint not only signifies a pathway for business growth but also serves as a fundamental framework for securing a healthier planet for future generations.

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Originally published by TriplePundit

Today’s consumer packaged goods companies operate in a challenging and increasingly uncertain environment. Around the world, consumers are feeling the pinch from inflation and the rising cost of living, and a growing number are also searching for products that are healthy for their bodies, convenient for their lifestyles, and gentler on the environment.

Finding a way to deliver on shifting consumer demands is a constant balancing act for CPG companies. An eye toward consumer attitudes and lifestyles can help brands differentiate themselves on the store shelf while improving their impact on communities and the environment.

Business leaders discussed these trends and more at an event hosted at Mondelēz International’s headquarters in Chicago earlier this month.

“The consumer has changed dramatically over the past five years,” Brian Choi, managing partner and CEO of The Food Institute, a trade publication and information hub for the food sector, said at the event. “We’re also in a period economically where things are quite volatile. Innovation is really needed.”

Understanding what consumers want — and how to activate them 

More than two-thirds of global consumers say they often choose brands that align with their values, according to Mondelēz International’s fifth annual State of Snacking report. In particular, 63 percent seek out snacks with less environmental impact, including those with attributes like local and sustainably sourced ingredients, according to the survey.

Yet within consumer sentiment research, there’s often a disconnect between what consumers say they’re looking for and what they actually purchase. Particularly as people feel the strain economically and go about their busy days working and raising their families, it’s often easier to grab whatever is closest and cheapest on the shelf.

It’s understandably confusing to brand leaders when sales don’t always match up with consumers’ stated intentions to make the healthiest or most sustainable choice. But Maura Kolkmeyer, a director at the consulting firm Kantar, has a different view on the phenomenon that’s often called the say-do gap.

“We have to be deeply, deeply curious about those tensions we see in the marketplace,” she said at the event. “What you’re actually seeing in that gap between the attitude and the action is uncertainty. Just because they’re not acting on it doesn’t mean they don’t believe it.”

In some cases, for example, consumers may head to the store and find the “healthier” or “more sustainable” product isn’t available to them locally, is outside their price range, or requires extra steps they’re not used to or comfortable with (think: having jars on hand to shop at a bulk station or bringing packaging back to the store to recycle).

“Maybe you’re making it too complicated for them to act,” Kolkmeyer said. “Maybe there’s too much uncertainty between how they feel and what they want to do. How do you take out some of the uncertainty? Because uncertainty is a kiss of death in business and sales.”

Susanne Mathis-Alig, senior director of sustainability at Mondelēz International, agreed. “The say-do gap is something our brands experience as well, and it’s a very interesting opportunity,” she said. “Sustainability is complicated, but we need to find the science and the art to make it simple.”

Meeting the consumer where they are and communicating effectively 

For brands that are listening, consumer attitudes and behavior can dictate how products are developed and brought to market. For example, while 88 percent of global consumers snack daily, nearly 70 percent say they do so mindfully, with an eye toward nutrition and portion control, according to Mondelēz International’s State of Snacking report. Trends like these can signal to CPG companies a shift from the habits of the past, and those that listen position themselves better in the marketplace.

“When we start to look at why people are snacking, how they’re snacking, that can really fuel the types of products that we make,” said Sandy Morreale, a registered dietician and manager of nutrition strategy and communications at Mondelēz International. “They’re looking for snack choices that are going to meet their nutrition and needs.”

But to recognize brands for their healthier shifts, consumers first have to know about them. That can be a challenge in itself, as many brands shy away from scientific communications related to things like nutrition for fear of boring or confusing the customer into apathy. As consumer attitudes change, brand leaders are starting to think differently.

“Science can be sexy,” said Michele Lefebvre, a registered dietician and nutrition and wellbeing manager at Barilla America. “We lean away from scientific communications … but it can be sexy. Partnerships with dieticians can help companies understand the ways we can really excite the consumer with this information.”

Leaning into the evidence behind brand health and sustainability claims can also foster trust with consumers. For example, Edelman’s most recent Trust Barometer shows low levels of trust for large multinational companies and their executives, but consumers still rightfully trust scientists and experts to be straightforward in what they say.

“With nutrition specifically, there is a whole lot of pseudoscience out there and disinformation,” said Adelaide Feuer, a registered dietitian and EVP of the Edible specialist agency within Edelman. “For large companies … trusted science needs to be the backbone.”

While accuracy is vital, framing matters, too. For sustainability conversations in particular, “we need to shift away from framing the problem of sustainability and climate as an existential threat that is so large and overpowering,” said Simonne Dubois, director of foresight at Kantar.

“That tries to motivate people from a place of fear, and it actually makes people feel overwhelmed,” she said at the event. “They shut down. And that’s not a way to actually drive change. Instead, what we need to do is to start returning agency to consumers and help give them the tools to take small sustainable actions so they feel like their actions have an impact and they are making a difference.”

Driving innovations that meet the moment and look toward the future 

With consumer demands shifting quickly, brands are challenged to keep up. But those that stand to succeed for the long term also have a firm eye on future trends, demands, and challenges that impact the consumer and the global food system.

“In the pace of the world we live in, especially in what we might call the TikTok environment, there’s a space for creative innovations that happen fast,” said Amy Jones, VP of research and development for Griffith Foods in North America. “But when it comes to the moonshot, maybe what we would call breakthrough innovations, these are things that consumers or customers may not even know they need yet.”

This dichotomy is something Nick Graham, SVP of insights and analytics for Mondelēz International, knows well. Mondelēz brands drop new products on an ongoing basis, with a goal to meet each individual with “the right snack, in the right place, at the right time” — whether that’s a shareable bag of Oreos, a gluten-free version, or a gift set for customers to celebrate birthdays and graduations. But the company is also always looking toward what’s next.

“You have to really think ahead: What’s the problem? I may not even quite know what the problem is yet,” Graham said. “We have to make sure that those big problems we’re trying to solve, we’re spending much more time up front to really understand the consumer attitude: What’s the tension, what’s the problem, and what are the potential solutions we could look at?”

For an ingredients manufacturer like Griffith Foods, that may mean exploring new ways to source sustainably, looking toward technologies like 3D printing to diversify plant-based proteins, or re-approaching time-honored techniques like fermentation to make foods taste better with less salt and sugar. For food companies like Mondelēz International, it may take the form of SnackFutures, an independent innovation and venture hub inside the company that aims to “disrupt the snacking industry.”

Whatever way you slice it, food innovation means trying new things, listening to the customer, and getting comfortable with trying and trying again. “As long as you learn from it and you build from it, you haven’t failed,” Graham said.

This event coverage is sponsored by Mondelēz International and produced by the TriplePundit editorial team.

CNH sustainably advances the noble work of farmers and builders everywhere.

On World Environment Day – held on Wednesday June 5 – the UN’s themes were land degradation, desertification and drought. All three issues impact us all and are of fundamental importance to CNH customers’ livelihoods.

Under the banner of the UN’s #GenerationRestoration promotion for World Environment Day the equipment, technology and services company showcased just some of the ways it is working with partners to make a difference.

A video series spotlights the various approaches by which they are addressing these issues, including projects from, no till planting in Brazil to developing more electric-powered construction equipment, alongside helping communities develop methods to preserve their agricultural land.

Find the story on CNH.com: bit.ly/BreakingNewGround_en

June 7, 2024 /3BL/ – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new federal fuel economy standards today, the latest action by the Biden administration to accelerate the transition to clean transportation. Ceres welcomed these standards, calling them key to meeting U.S. climate commitments and ensuring a strong and competitive U.S. economy.

“We applaud the final fuel economy standards, which are another decisive step on the road toward a clean transportation future,” said Michael Kodransky, senior director of transportation at Ceres. “Increasing transportation efficiency is critical to achieving the nation’s climate and economic goals, and we commend the Biden administration for taking on all-hands-on-deck approach to this challenge. These standards will lower costs for consumers, reduce pollution, and improve air quality — including in frontline communities — while also attracting private investment that will lead to good-paying jobs throughout the country.”

A 2021 Ceres analysis found that strong federal fuel economy standards carry critical benefits for the long-term economic health of the U.S. auto industry. According to the analysis, with strong standards in place, automakers operating in the U.S. will be more globally competitive and the industry, including suppliers, will see greater job growth.

“Thanks to the tax credits and strategic investments passed by Congress, the EPA’s vehicle emissions standards, and these new fuel economy standards, the U.S. is well-positioned to spearhead the global transition to clean transportation,” added Zach Friedman, director of federal policy at Ceres. “Together, these policies are fostering the necessary environment to maximize investment in America and revitalize manufacturing, supply chains, and job opportunities across the nation.”

About Ceres

Ceres is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and sustainable world. United under a shared vision, our powerful networks of investors and companies are proving sustainability is the bottom line—changing markets and sectors from the inside out. For more information, visit ceres.org.

Media Contact: Helen Booth-Tobin, booth-tobin@ceres.org, 617-247-0700 ext. 214

According to National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH), 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. At the Mary Kay Ash Foundation, we are committed to creating a safe and healthy world for women, that’s why it is critical we do our part to help end domestic violence, especially in our global headquarter’s local community. ​

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation recently awarded a total of $100,000 in grants to four North Texas domestic violence shelters helping women they serve on their path to safety and living a life free from abuse. The four shelters that were awarded include Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, The Family Place, Denton County Friends of the Family and Hope’s Door New Beginning Center. These grants will ensure women seeking assistance have access to mental health counseling for themselves and their children, legal aid, childcare, groceries, basic utilities, housing and more.

To date, the Mary Kay Ash Foundation has donated more than $57 million to domestic violence shelters, programs and services.

About Mary Kay Ash Foundation℠

Guided by Mary Kay Ash’s dream to enrich the lives of women everywhere, the Mary Kay Ash FoundationSM raises and distributes funds to end domestic violence and invest in breakthrough cancer research to find cures for women-related cancers. Since 1996, the Mary Kay Ash Foundation has contributed more than $96 million to organizations aligned with its two-fold mission. In addition, the Foundation supports awareness initiatives, community outreach programs, and advocates for legislation to ensure women are healthy and safe. Together, we can make the world better for women. To learn more about how to educate, advocate, volunteer, donate, and join life-saving work to support and empower women, visit marykayashfoundation.org, find us on Facebook and Instagram @marykaycares.

June 7, 2024 /3BL/ – Action Against Hunger, one of the few humanitarian organizations working on nutrition projects in Gaza, has launched a program to prevent malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and children under five years old. Currently, more than half a million children and mothers are in need of nutritional assistance and half of the Gaza Strip’s population — more than one million people — are on the brink of famine.

“We have been working on development programs in Gaza since 2005, but before October, we did not have nutrition and health programs in Ga za, because it was not necessary,” said the nutrition and health coordinator of Action Against Hunger’s emergency team, who just returned from Gaza. “But given the current circumstances, we are doing everything we can as quickly as possible.”

Many malnourished children, especially those two years old, are in need of urgent care. “We are seeing how the lack of food affects their development: their growth rate is not where it should be for their age. Vital organs such as the heart, kidneys and lungs are weakened. They are immunosuppressed and suffer more strongly from infections,” said the health coordinator, who is not being named for security reasons. “In addition, there are children who have not received any vaccinations in the last seven months and who live in very precarious conditions. They have no access to decent sanitary infrastructures. In our hunger treatment centers, we receive them sick, especially with coughs and possible pneumonia, and when we treat them in the clinics, we see they are suffering from malnutrition.”

Action Against Hunger launched a new nutrition program in Deir al Balah to prevent and treat malnutrition for newborns and mothers. Teams aim to support more than 13,000 vulnerable people by distributing lipid-based nutritional supplements.

Prior to the current conflict, less than 1% of Gaza’s children under five were acutely malnourished, but the blockade of the Gaza Strip since then has led to catastrophic food insecurity.

“In the clinics where we work, we do an anthropometric screening by measuring their upper arm circumference to determine if they are at risk of malnutrition. We distribute an extra 270-calorie supplement, about 50 grams, which they take daily for 15 days,” said the Action Against Hunger nutrition and health coordinator. “After two weeks, they again receive the ration for the next 15 days. We also give the mothers training on breastfeeding or care before they return to their tents or shelters.”

The impending risk of famine in Gaza could be averted if humanitarian aid could enter without impediments through all land crossings, implementing basic services and halting the deteriorating food security, health, and nutrition situation. However, without a permanent ceasefire, famine remains imminent.

About Action Against Hunger in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Action Against Hunger has been working in Gaza since 2005 and the West Bank since 2002. Since Oct. 7, we’ve reached over 837,000 people in Gaza, including over 709,000 through water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs. Our assistance includes distributing hot meals and hygiene kits; trucking clean water to communities; connecting people with shelters; and providing assistance with removal of solid waste management.

About Action Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 28 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 55 countries, our 8,900 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

Culture Day at Burt’s Bees this year was even buzzier than usual as we marked our 40th birthday by reflecting on our roots and our brand’s legacy. The celebration featured co-founder Roxanne Quimby as a special guest speaker along with a day of community service and employee connection.

Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby met after each abandoned city life to settle in the remote wilderness of Maine. Eking out a living as a local beekeeper, Burt’s picked up a hitchhiking Roxanne in his schoolbus-yellow pickup truck, and the two hit it off. He taught her about his bees, and she found a book of recipes they used to turn surplus beeswax into things like candles (in 1984) and lip balm (in 1991 — which turned out to be a keeper).

Culture Day 2024 brought our teammates together to not only celebrate our past but to continue our tradition of giving back to our communities. This annual tradition reinforces the Burt’s Bees brand purpose — by nature, for nature. for all.

3 ways we emerged stronger after Culture Day: 

To support food security where we live, teammates participated in service activities at Rise Against Hunger and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.Some of us attended a presentation to learn how to support bees, and others became one with nature through a local hike.Summer camp games from ladder toss to corn hole offered a way for us to have fun and reconnect with each other.

Roxanne used to say that since we take from nature, we must respect and preserve it. This celebration was a way to carry on her and Burt’s legacy of respecting nature so we can all live well.

“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.”

Roxanne Quimby

Culture Day at Burt’s Bees this year was even buzzier than usual as we marked our 40th birthday by reflecting on our roots and our brand’s legacy. The celebration featured co-founder Roxanne Quimby as a special guest speaker along with a day of community service and employee connection.

Burt Shavitz and Roxanne Quimby met after each abandoned city life to settle in the remote wilderness of Maine. Eking out a living as a local beekeeper, Burt’s picked up a hitchhiking Roxanne in his schoolbus-yellow pickup truck, and the two hit it off. He taught her about his bees, and she found a book of recipes they used to turn surplus beeswax into things like candles (in 1984) and lip balm (in 1991 — which turned out to be a keeper).

Culture Day 2024 brought our teammates together to not only celebrate our past but to continue our tradition of giving back to our communities. This annual tradition reinforces the Burt’s Bees brand purpose — by nature, for nature. for all.

3 ways we emerged stronger after Culture Day: 

To support food security where we live, teammates participated in service activities at Rise Against Hunger and the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.Some of us attended a presentation to learn how to support bees, and others became one with nature through a local hike.Summer camp games from ladder toss to corn hole offered a way for us to have fun and reconnect with each other.

Roxanne used to say that since we take from nature, we must respect and preserve it. This celebration was a way to carry on her and Burt’s legacy of respecting nature so we can all live well.

“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.”

Roxanne Quimby

Oberhausen, Germany, June 7, 2024 /3BL/ – Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, held the grand opening of its new Innovation Center in Oberhausen, Germany. Spanning an impressive 14,000 square meters, the center showcases the diverse range of efficient and sustainable Trane® heating and cooling solutions for industrial and commercial buildings. It also serves as Trane Technologies’ Center of Excellence (CoE) for Electrification. The CoE focuses on developing environmentally friendly electric drive solutions and components for transport refrigeration units, with its own testing laboratory onsite. Many of these solutions have already been implemented in Thermo King electric solutions, like the AxlePower kinetic energy recovery system.

The facility features a modern rental hub which will expand on Trane Germany’s capabilities to offer short-term and long-term rental solutions for heating, cooling and cold storage. The center also hosts state-of-the-art equipment which allows for units to be tested and maintained on-site.

The heating and cooling needs of the Oberhausen facility itself are met by an innovative thermal management system which eliminates the need for fossil fuels. This system features a Trane® Sintesis Balance CMAF multi-pipe system and a Sintesis Advantage CXAF air/water heat pump. The Trane controls and building management system allow for the complete integration of heating and cooling plants, serving the offices, rental hub and testing facilities, and is expected to save over 500.000 kgCO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the annual heating of approximately 100 homes.

Mayor of Oberhausen, Daniel Schranz, General Manager at Oberhausen Economic and Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Andreas Henseler, joined Marco Henning, General Manager Trane Germany, alongside customers and Trane Technologies leaders and employees for a morning of speeches, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a tour of the impressive facilities.

“This new Innovation Center in Oberhausen represents a significant milestone for Trane Technologies and reinforces our commitment to meeting the diverse needs of our customers,” said Claudio Zanframundo, president of Thermo King EMEA. “Given the ongoing increased demand for our products for sustainable buildings and transport refrigeration, and the accessible location of Oberhausen, it was an easy decision to position the facility here. We are excited to showcase our cutting-edge technology and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and better tomorrow.”

Daniel Schranz, Mayor of Oberhausen highlighted the city’s appeal as a business hub and the positive impact of Trane Technologies’ investment, stating, “Oberhausen’s thriving job market and high quality of life make it an attractive destination for professionals. This innovative center, along with the training facility on-site, will contribute to the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills in our community, ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.”

Some of the innovations showcased at the event:

Trane® CMAF Multi-pipe Thermal Management SystemThermo King AxlePowerTrane Rental Cold Storage

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About Trane Technologies 
Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. Visit tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane 
Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications. For more information, please https://www.trane.com or tranetechnologies.com.

About Thermo King 
Thermo King – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport climate control solutions. Thermo King has been providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers, truck bodies, buses, air, shipboard containers and railway cars since 1938. For more information, visit www.thermoking.com or tranetechnologies.com.

Oberhausen, Germany, June 7, 2024 /3BL/ – Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, held the grand opening of its new Innovation Center in Oberhausen, Germany. Spanning an impressive 14,000 square meters, the center showcases the diverse range of efficient and sustainable Trane® heating and cooling solutions for industrial and commercial buildings. It also serves as Trane Technologies’ Center of Excellence (CoE) for Electrification. The CoE focuses on developing environmentally friendly electric drive solutions and components for transport refrigeration units, with its own testing laboratory onsite. Many of these solutions have already been implemented in Thermo King electric solutions, like the AxlePower kinetic energy recovery system.

The facility features a modern rental hub which will expand on Trane Germany’s capabilities to offer short-term and long-term rental solutions for heating, cooling and cold storage. The center also hosts state-of-the-art equipment which allows for units to be tested and maintained on-site.

The heating and cooling needs of the Oberhausen facility itself are met by an innovative thermal management system which eliminates the need for fossil fuels. This system features a Trane® Sintesis Balance CMAF multi-pipe system and a Sintesis Advantage CXAF air/water heat pump. The Trane controls and building management system allow for the complete integration of heating and cooling plants, serving the offices, rental hub and testing facilities, and is expected to save over 500.000 kgCO2 emissions annually, equivalent to the annual heating of approximately 100 homes.

Mayor of Oberhausen, Daniel Schranz, General Manager at Oberhausen Economic and Tourism Development Agency, Dr. Andreas Henseler, joined Marco Henning, General Manager Trane Germany, alongside customers and Trane Technologies leaders and employees for a morning of speeches, a ribbon cutting ceremony and a tour of the impressive facilities.

“This new Innovation Center in Oberhausen represents a significant milestone for Trane Technologies and reinforces our commitment to meeting the diverse needs of our customers,” said Claudio Zanframundo, president of Thermo King EMEA. “Given the ongoing increased demand for our products for sustainable buildings and transport refrigeration, and the accessible location of Oberhausen, it was an easy decision to position the facility here. We are excited to showcase our cutting-edge technology and solutions that contribute to a more efficient and better tomorrow.”

Daniel Schranz, Mayor of Oberhausen highlighted the city’s appeal as a business hub and the positive impact of Trane Technologies’ investment, stating, “Oberhausen’s thriving job market and high quality of life make it an attractive destination for professionals. This innovative center, along with the training facility on-site, will contribute to the development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills in our community, ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.”

Some of the innovations showcased at the event:

Trane® CMAF Multi-pipe Thermal Management SystemThermo King AxlePowerTrane Rental Cold Storage

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About Trane Technologies 
Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King®, and our portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes and transportation. Visit tranetechnologies.com.

About Trane 
Trane – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – creates comfortable, energy efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications. For more information, please https://www.trane.com or tranetechnologies.com.

About Thermo King 
Thermo King – by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator – is a worldwide leader in sustainable transport climate control solutions. Thermo King has been providing transport temperature control solutions for a variety of applications, including trailers, truck bodies, buses, air, shipboard containers and railway cars since 1938. For more information, visit www.thermoking.com or tranetechnologies.com.