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SALZBURG, Austria and PADERBORN, Germany, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Together with range, battery charging time is one of the key issues in electromobility. «Car owners don’t like the fact that the charging process currently still takes a relatively long time. They feel that this restricts their mobility and flexibility,» explains Dr. Rainer Lübbers, Executive Vice President of the responsible business unit at BENTELER Automotive. Shorter charging times are therefore a factor in promoting the politically desirable broad acceptance of electric vehicles. Up to now, however, the large amount of heat generated during charging at fast charging stations has proven to be an obstacle. With its high-pressure heat exchanger, BENTELER now offers an innovative solution for particularly effective and fast cooling.

Innovative, compact and powerful – and no bigger than a pack of cigarettes
The outstanding feature is: The BENTELER high-pressure heat exchanger is installed in the air conditioning circuit. «Coupling battery cooling and air conditioning in this way increases the cooling power available during charging. This shortens the battery charging time,» says Jens-Eike Jesau, the developer responsible. On the one hand, the battery and car interior can be optimally cooled while, on the other, the battery heat can be used to heat the passenger compartment when necessary.

The high-pressure heat exchanger from BENTELER uses CO₂ as the cooling medium. The natural refrigerant with the designation R744 is liquefied before entering the cooler. There it evaporates and absorbs the waste heat from the battery charging process. Thanks to the completely sealed system, no CO₂ can escape. The cooling capacity of the climate-friendly solution from BENTELER is significantly higher compared to conventional heat exchangers. We are proud to be able to offer this new solution to our e-mobility customers,» says Lübbers. «It’s backed up by our systems expertise as one of the leading global partners to the automotive industry.»

Press contact:
BENTELER Automotive
Yves Ostrowski
Head of Communications/Marketing
Paderborn, Germany
Phone: +49 5254 81 30 7610 / Mobile: +49 172 5727257
E-Mail: public.relations@benteler.com

BENTELER Group
Birgit Held
Vice President Corporate Communications/Marketing
Salzburg, Austria
Phone: +43 662 2283-101040 / Mobile: +43 664 8836 1890
Email: public.relations@benteler.com

About BENTELER

BENTELER is a global, family-owned company serving customers in automotive technology, the energy sector and mechanical engineering. As innovative partner, we design, produce and distribute safety-relevant products, systems and services.

In the 2019 financial year, Group revenues were €7.713 billion. Under the management of the strategic holding BENTELER International AG, headquartered in Salzburg, Austria, the Group is organized into the Divisions BENTELER Automotive and BENTELER Steel/Tube. Our around 30,000 employees at 100 locations in 28 countries offer first-class manufacturing and distribution competence – all dedicated to delivering a first-class service wherever our customers need us.

BENTELER. The family of driven professionals. Since 1876.

www.benteler.com   

About BENTELER Automotive

BENTELER Automotive is the development partner for the world´s leading automobile manufacturers. With around 26,000 employees and more than 70 plants in about 25 countries we develop tailored solutions for our customers. Our products include components and modules in the areas of chassis, body, engine and exhaust systems, as well as solutions for electric vehicles.

www.BENTELER-automotive.com/de/

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• Provides extensive analysis of how «macro disruptors» may play an impactful role in the global economy in 2021
• Offers perspectives in how COVID-19 has affected sustainable investing
• Takes an in-depth look at fixed income for the year ahead

 

BOSTON and TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife Investment Management released its semiannual Global Intelligence report, a firmwide outlook highlighting notable perspectives from its private and public markets investment teams. Key themes in the report include the projected global economic recovery, importance of forward-looking climate risk analysis in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing, fundamental benefits of fixed income, future of real estate investing, and how COVID-19 has driven policymakers in Asia to take major steps toward sustainable investing.

Christopher P. Conkey, CFA, global head of public markets, Manulife Investment Management said, «We start 2021 with much to be optimistic about—from the distribution of vaccines, the stability and liquidity in the global markets, and the worldwide introduction of fiscal stimulus packages. As we look to turn a corner on economic recovery, the latest edition of Global Intelligence provides an overview of the investment landscape and identifies continued and emerging areas for growth.»

Stephen J. Blewitt, global head of private markets, Manulife Investment Management, added, «After a year riddled with economic uncertainty, there are bright spots across a number of private market assets in 2021, as the findings from our real estate team will indicate.»

«As corporate accountability and ESG dominate boardroom conversations across the globe, our latest report showcases a rapidly growing appetite for sustainable investing,» said Paul R. Lorentz, president and CEO, Manulife Investment Management. «We expect to see increasing demand for carbon solutions from investors, and will continue to seek opportunities for ESG investing across both traditional and alternative asset classes.»

Notable asset class themes, shifts, and guidance within Global Intelligence include: 

• «Global economic outlook: the rise of macro disruptors»—Managing Director, Global Chief Economist and Global Head of Macroeconomic Strategy Frances Donald projects the state of this year’s global economy with four key themes: a year of two halves, a K-shaped recovery, a temporary spike in inflation, and the continued search for yield.
• «Unlocking sustainable investing opportunities in Asian fixed income»—Deputy CIO, Global Fixed Income, Endre Pedersen, Deputy CIO, Fixed Income, Asia, ex–Japan, Murray Collis, and Asia Head of ESG Eric Nietsch, CFA, dissect how COVID-19 accelerated the growth of sustainable investing in Asia and created compelling opportunities in Asian fixed income.
• «The future of real estate investing resides in flexibility»—Global Head of Real Estate Investment Michael McNamara explores how real estate stays relevant in a world of changing needs and why it should be considered with flexibility in mind.
• «The Paris Agreement as a long-term investment framework»—Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager Patrick Blais, CFA, and Head of ESG, Canada Margaret Eve Childe take a deep dive into the Paris Agreement and how that provides a suitable framework for investors seeking to align their portfolios with the overarching goal of curbing carbon emissions.
• «The case for core: fixed-income investing in an era of yield scarcity»—Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of U.S. Core and Core Plus Fixed Income Howard C. Greene, CFA, and Senior Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of Core and Core Plus, and Securitized Asset Jeffrey N. Given, CFA, revisit some of the overlooked reasons for owning bonds in the first place and how they can add value in challenging markets.

For more information and to view the full report, please click here.

About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 17 countries and territories. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We’re committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement. 

As of September 30, 2020, Manulife Investment Management had CAD$923 billion (US$692 billion) in assets under management and administration. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — To better help companies and investors enhance their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programs, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, and Third Economy, a leader in sustainable investment research and advisory services, have launched an ESG Advisory Service. This new service, leveraging proprietary data, will help corporate issuers and asset managers improve sustainability strategies while effectively positioning their ESG programs with stakeholders.

«Companies are making corporate responsibility initiatives part of their business strategy as more retail and institutional investors raise ESG concerns and seek the long-term performance advantages and benefits of ESG-focused businesses,» said Dorothy Flynn, President of Corporate Issuer Solutions at Broadridge. «Investors and other stakeholders are increasingly looking at ESG disclosures as a fundamental expectation, driving the need for additional connectivity between companies, investors and other stakeholders.»

This new ESG Advisory Service combines Broadridge’s data, technology and communications expertise and Third Economy’s proprietary methodology for systematically evaluating sustainable investment efforts of companies, enabling clients to move from strategy through execution to communication by:

• Benchmarking ESG efforts to peers and industry best practices to identify areas for improvement
• Aligning ESG capabilities with emerging frameworks and standards, such as Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• Creating a roadmap for companies’ ESG journeys, including policy and program development; metrics for measuring performance over time; ESG goals; and corresponding goal results disclosures
• Enhancing an ESG program through all aspects of shareholder communications, including ESG and Sustainability reports, proxy statements, and annual reports, and delivering them on the channels that investors and other stakeholders prefer and expect
• Calculating carbon footprints and setting long-term environmental impact reduction goals and help improve ESG ratings
• Helping asset managers align corporate ESG strategies with product development

Broadridge further assists issuers and asset managers in transforming their investor communications by optimizing print while accelerating digital and paperless adoption – essential components of an ESG strategy. 

About Broadridge

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a $4.5 billion global Fintech leader, is a leading provider of investor communications and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and corporate issuers. Broadridge’s infrastructure underpins proxy voting services for over 50 percent of public companies and mutual funds globally, and processes on average more than U.S. $10 trillion in fixed income and equity securities trades per day. Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index and employs over 12,000 associates in 17 countries.

For more information about Broadridge, please visit www.broadridge.com.

Investors:

W. Edings Thibault

Investor Relations

+ 1 516-472-5129

Edings.thibault@broadridge.com

Media:

Tatjana Kularni

Broadridge Financial Solutions

+1 203-285-0766                   

Tatjana.kulrani@broadridge.com

About Third Economy

Third Economy is a sustainable investment research and consulting firm founded in 2018 by Chad Spitler, a former BlackRock executive. It works with corporations, investors and other segments of the financial industry to analyze how sustainability factors impact financial value. Third Economy helps corporate and institutional investor clients leverage this understanding to enhance and promote their own capabilities, thus building a more sustainable economy. Learn more at thirdeconomy.com.

Media: 

Jason Powers, jason.powers@thirdeconomy.com

 

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WASHINGTON, 28 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Debido a que las familias pasan más tiempo en sus hogares dadas las restricciones por la pandemia del COVID-19, los niños corren un mayor riesgo de sufrir lesiones o incluso morir por la caída de muebles y televisores. El último informe de la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) sobre dicho tema resalta la necesidad constante de que los padres y cuidadores tomen medidas de seguridad para prevenir que los niños corran el riesgo de que un mueble o un televisor se caiga sobre ellos, incluyendo el uso de dispositivos antivolcaduras de bajo costo y fáciles de instalar, para proteger a sus hijos; y así, evitar preocupaciones. Millones de personas verán el Súper Tazón (Super Bowl LV) este 7 de febrero, y ahora es el momento de asegurar todos los televisores del hogar, incluyendo los adquiridos durante las ofertas navideñas o especialmente para ver el «Gran Juego».

El informe de la CPSC muestra estadísticas alarmantes. Entre los años 2000 y 2019, 451 niños menores de 17 años murieron tras la caída de muebles y televisores sobre ellos. Durante el periodo de 2017 a 2019, un promedio anual de 11,100 niños fueron atendidos en las salas de emergencia de los hospitales por lesiones relacionadas con dichas caídas. El 79 % de las muertes por caídas de muebles y televisores involucraron niños menores de seis años. El 75% de las muertes infantiles involucraron un televisor.

«Las lesiones y muertes por caídas de muebles o televisores se encuentran entre las más trágicas que observamos», dijo Robert Adler, presidente en funciones de la CPSC. «Los padres y cuidadores de niños no sospechan que el librero o la cómoda que se encuentra en la habitación de su hijo pueden ser peligrosos; pero son un peligro oculto en el hogar. Un mueble o un televisor se vuelca muy rápido; literalmente, en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, y a menudo ante la presencia cercana de un padre».

De acuerdo con una encuesta (en inglés) de la CPSC realizada en 2020, muchos padres y cuidadores no aseguraron los muebles y televisores porque creyeron que no era necesario, siempre y cuando estuvieran vigilando a los niños. Esta creencia resulta falsa con demasiada frecuencia, como se puede ver en el último video de la CPSC, donde las imágenes reales de la caída de muebles sobre niños muestran cómo los incidentes podrían haber resultado en muertes. Los medios pueden descargar el video «Aun estando con usted«.

Para proteger a los niños de un incidente por la caída de muebles o televisores, la CPSC insta a padres y cuidadores a adoptar las siguientes sencillas medidas de seguridad:

• Asegure televisores y muebles a la pared, tales como cómodas, armarios y libreros.
• Siempre coloque televisores sobre una base baja y fuerte, y lo más atrás posible, especialmente si no es posible asegurarlos. 
• Evite poner o guardar artículos que a los niños les llamen la atención, como juguetes o controles remotos, en lugares donde ellos quieran subirse para alcanzarlos. 
• Guarde los objetos más pesados en las repisas o cajones de más abajo.
• Si compra un televisor nuevo, considere el reciclaje de los aparatos viejos que ya no usa. Si traslada el televisor viejo a otra habitación, cerciórese de asegurarlo correctamente a la pared.
• Mantenga el televisor y/o los cables fuera del alcance de los niños.
• Incluso en las habitaciones con televisores y muebles asegurados, se recomienda la supervisión de un adulto.

Acerca de la campana ¡Asegúrelos! (Anchor It!, por su nombre en inglés)

• La CPSC lanzó la campaña ¡Asegúrelos! (Anchor It!, por su nombre en inglés) en 2015, en colaboración con familias que han sufrido incidentes relacionados con la volcadura de muebles y televisores, para ayudar a otras familias a evitar los peligros de las volcaduras.
• Los índices de lesiones y muertes por las volcaduras de muebles y televisores son más altos de lo que la mayoría de la gente puede imaginar.
• La campaña ¡Asegúrelos! promueve guías prácticas para las acciones preventivas que pueden salvar la vida de los consumidores.
• ¡Asegúrelos! colabora con diversos fabricantes para alentarlos a ofrecer dispositivos de seguridad con sus productos, y con tiendas de mejoras para el hogar y sitios web para ofrecer los dispositivos de bajo costo.

Acerca de la CPSC
La Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC) se encarga de proteger al público contra riesgos irrazonables de lesión o muerte asociados con el uso de miles de tipos de productos del consumidor. Muertes, lesiones y daños a la propiedad debido a incidentes con productos del consumidor le cuestan al país más de $1 billón de dólares al año. La labor de la CPSC ha contribuido a una disminución en el índice de muertes y lesiones vinculadas a los productos del consumidor en los últimos 40 años.

La ley federal prohíbe a cualquier persona vender productos sujetos a un retiro voluntario del mercado anunciado públicamente y llevado a cabo por el fabricante; o a un retiro obligatorio ordenado por la Comisión.

Para más información:
– Visite SeguridadConsumidor.gov.
– Reciba alertas electrónicas. 
– Síganos en Twitter @SeguridadConsum, @USCPSC y en Facebook e Instagram @USCPSC.
– Reporte productos peligrosos o lesiones por productos en www.SaferProducts.gov.
– Llame a la línea de información al 800-638-2772 (teletipo 301-595-7054).
– Contacto para los medios de comunicación.

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has named Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) the 2020 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion for her long-standing efforts to support trail networks in her native Washington, D.C., and across the United States. The award is named in honor of the late rail-trail philanthropist Jeffrey L. Doppelt, who recently passed away from COVID-19.

Rep. Norton, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and chair of its Highways and Transit Subcommittee, has been a major supporter of trails, walking and bicycling in Congress for decades, having consistently sought support for trail provisions in the transportation and infrastructure bills she’s led. In May 2019, she joined RTC in launching the preferred route of the Great American Rail-Trail™ from its eastern terminus at the steps of the U.S. Capitol. The developing «Great American» is more than 50% complete and will connect the nation by trail across 3,700 miles and 12 states.

Among her most recent efforts is a bill passed by the House last summer, H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, which includes transformative funding for active transportation and investments in walking and bicycling trails, as well as the first-time inclusion of Active Transportation Connectivity Grants, which RTC indicates are fundamental to advancing trail networks in communities nationwide as part of its Federal Agenda for Active Transportation in 2021.

«Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has long been a champion of our nation’s trails, and we’re thrilled to be able to honor her in this way,» said Ryan Chao, president of RTC. «With her leadership, the U.S. House of Representatives last year passed one of the most visionary federal transportation bills. The Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2) significantly increases funding for trails, walking and biking projects and prioritizes investments in projects that bring the concept of trail networks to more communities nationwide.»

In an interview recorded in December about her recognition as Rail-Trail Champion, Rep. Norton commented on the role of trails as part of a healthy transportation future.

«Trails are critical, particularly today, to transportation. Trails encourage other forms of transportation [like walking and biking],» said Rep. Norton. «They’re also, when you consider this pandemic, much needed, because they give us a way to be outdoors without close contact with one another. Trails are good generally, but they are particularly important when you consider what we’re going through now in our city and in our country.»

Since 2011, the Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champions Award has honored individuals from across the country who have made significant contributions to the rail-trail movement through their hard work, volunteerism and support—in short, those who have gone above and beyond in the name of trails. Learn more about the nation’s Rail-Trail Champions: rtc.li/trail-champions.

«Jeff’s approach to philanthropy was strategic—he always wanted to see his gifts leveraged for more public investments in trails. He knew that was how he could bring the most good,» said Chao. «He signed off on every grant or award that was made in his name and was pleased to recognize Congresswoman Norton. He understood how critical it is to have federal champions for trails.»

Jeffrey L. Doppelt was a long-time member of RTC and invested over $800,000 in the nation’s rail-trails through his support of RTC’s work and the Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund. Gifts in memory of the life of Mr. Doppelt will honor his dedication and commitment to support trail building in every community across the country: railstotrails.org/jeffdoppelt.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the nation’s largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than 1 million strong—dedicated to connecting people and communities by creating a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines. Connect with RTC at railstotrails.org and @railstotrails on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Contact: 
Patricia Brooks, patricia@matchmapmedia.com, 202.351.1757 

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