Four out of ten business users in the Nordic region use mobile e-mail

For the third year in a row, Nokia and TeliaSonera, in association with Gallup, have conducted a survey to investigate the use of mobile e-mail and interest in the service. The survey indicated that 37 percent of business users in the Nordic region use mobile e-mail when they are away from the office. More time for family and friends, and better customer service, were stated to be important advantages. Nine out of ten said, for example, that mobile e-mail allows them to provide faster and better service to customers. This year's survey also focused more closely on the managing director (MD) category. As many as 44 percent of the male business executives in the survey responded that they are already using mobile e-mail today for communications when they are away from the office (34 percent of female MDs). A lot indicates that usage by female MDs will soon be more widespread - this is because 60 percent who do not use mobile e-mail today believe they will start using the service within a year. Six out of ten business executives stated that more time for family and friends was one of the most important advantages of mobile e-mail.  [more...]

adidas AG included as Industry Leader in the Dow Jones

adidas AG has again been included as Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and the FTSE4Good Index

For the eighth consecutive time, adidas AG has been selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes (DJSGI), the world's first global sustainability index family tracking the performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. The index, which analyzes and tracks the social, environmental and financial performance of more than 300 companies worldwide, rated adidas AG as industry leader in sustainability issues and CSR in the category “Clothing, Accessories & Footwear” for the fifth time in a row. [more...]

Deutsche Bank and Strabag create joint venture for Russia & CIS

Deutsche Bank and Strabag to develop major real estate and infrastructure projects in Russia

Deutsche Bank and STRABAG announced the creation of a joint venture (the ‘JV’) aimed at the development and financing of a wide range of large scale real estate and infrastructure projects in Russia & CIS. In addition to Deutsche Bank and STRABAG, Dmitri Garkusha will be appointed General Director of the JV with the overall responsibility for day-to-day operations. In the framework of this joint venture, the JV partners will leverage their vast experience in the field of financing, construction and real estate development. The JV will pay particular attention to private public partnership approaches and to the realisation of infrastructure projects. [more...]

Allianz Deutschland to introduce EnkelPolice (Grandchildren’s Policy)

Now grandparents can provide for their grandchildren in a new way: the Allianz EnkelPolice (“Grandchildren’s Policy”) is the company’s first multi-line insurance product for the generation 55 and over, and offers immediate coverage for illness, extended care or disabling injury. And it builds capital for the future at the same time.Grandparents are especially concerned about making sure their grandchildren have a good future. That’s why the Allianz “Grandchildren’s Policy” offers extensive insurance coverage for grandchildren – and children, godchildren, nieces and nephews – from birth until at least age 18, along with a nest egg for the future. “Customer surveys told us the grandparent generation wanted to help provide for their grandchildren,” explains Gerhard Rupprecht, Chairman of the Allianz Deutschland AG Board of Management. “This innovative product of ours provides a solution that covers children’s needs for both insurance and a future financial safety net.” [more...]

The Düsseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Services AG

The Düsseldorf-based ThyssenKrupp Services AG is further expanding its operations in Asia. The materials service company ThyssenKrupp Materials Vietnam LLC has now started operating in the Vietnamese Industrial Zone of Vin Phuc Province (25 km from Hanoi, the economic centre of Northern Vietnam). The new company will be run with a local partner as a joint venture under its General Manager, Henk de Jong. ThyssenKrupp Materials Vietnam employs some 50 people and will specialise initially in the value-added processing, marketing and warehousing of stainless steel as well as nonferrous metals, especially copper and aluminum. The range of materials will be supplemented in the short to medium term by additional ranges of steel and plastics and then systematically expanded, elevating the company to the level of a full-line supplier.  [more...]