Sun Life receives workplace recognition awards from TIME and Forbes
Sun Life U.S. has been named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Employers for Future Leaders, and globally one of Forbes’ World’s Top Companies for Women in 2023. The recognitions add to several others recently awarded to Sun Life U.S., including top workplace awards from the Boston Globe (our sixth year), Hartford Courant (our third year), Baltimore Sun (our first year) and Top Workplaces USA (our third year).
Sun Life has also received several workplace recognitions around supporting women, including appearing annually on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. Sun Life U.S. has been a Girls Club Top 25 Company Where Women Want to Work for the past two years and has been recognized by the National Partnership for Women and Families as a “Company Leading on Leave.” Other Sun Life U.S. recognitions include a Best Employer for Diversity 2023 by Forbes and 15 continuous years with a 100% score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index.
“We are committed to a culture that supports our employees, brings teams together, and engages colleagues across the business,” said Dan Fishbein, M.D., president of Sun Life U.S. “These recognitions are truly gratifying because they not only reflect our commitment but show that our actions resonate with our employees.”
Sun Life offers employees many different vehicles for career development, including coaching programs, Inclusion Network activities, and “gigs” that allow people to learn new skills and support other parts of the business. Sun Life has a flexible culture that supports a healthy work/life balance and allows employees to decide whether they work from an office or home each day. The result is a balance of home and in-office time that supports people’s busy lives and fosters deeper connections with colleagues.
“Recruiting talent doesn’t end when you hire someone,” said Tammi Wortham, senior vice president, Human Resources, Sun Life U.S. “It is important to nurture talent and help employees reach their full potential – no matter their background. We are proud to share these recognitions that show we support all employees and believe in developing top talent in our industry.”
Currently, more than 71 percent of Sun Life U.S. employees identify as female, with more than 42 percent of executive positions held by female employees. Globally, Sun Life has committed to gender parity at VP level positions and above by 2025.
New awards for Eurobank’s Securities Services
Eurobank is honored with two important distinctions as it has been named “Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Greece 2021”, by the by the internationally renowned Global Finance Magazine, and “Outstanding Performer, Southern Europe 2020” by the Global Custodian Magazine, a point of reference in this industry.
Global Finance has named Eurobank “Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Greece” fifteen (15) times since 2006, with this year’s distinction being the sixth (6th) in a row.
This consistency highlights the Bank’s successful strategy in providing innovative and high quality post- trading services to institutional and private clients, breaking ground among local and foreign peers in the Greek market.
Each year, Global Finance’s editorial board seeks for the best performers in this field among banks, taking into consideration a series of criteria, such as customer relations, quality of service, technology platforms, ability to respond quickly to a series of regulatory changes, creation of innovative products & services and knowledge of local regulations and practices.
Eurobank was also named “Outstanding Performer, Southern Europe 2020”, in the context of the “Agent Banks in Emerging Markets Survey” conducted by the Global Custodian Magazine, achieving another important distinction that highlights its services’ excellence. This was due to the high score Eurobank achieved for the services provided to the Greek market, following a survey among an important number of clients, globally, over performing against other important peers in Southern Europe.
Mr. Eleftherios Vlachogiannis, Assistant General Manager and Head of Global Transaction Banking at Eurobank said: “This year’s awards are of special importance as they refer to a period of unprecedented difficulties, due to the pandemic crisis, increased requirements, strong client demand and transactional activity. Both distinctions are a vote of confidence, by internationally renowned bodies, in our business model, which is based on our deep knowledge of the market and on providing, comprehensive, flexible and innovative client centric solutions.”.
The new distinctions reaffirm the high degree of safety, transparency and effectiveness, characteristics of Eurobank’s services, while they exhibit the competence of the highly experienced and qualified personnel in the Bank’s Securities Services Sector, under Mr. Konstantinos Lapas.
Εurobank, offers the most complete spectrum of post-trading services in the Greek market -Clearing, Custody, Asset Servicing & Fund Administration-, to institutional and private clients. It also offers Custody services for an important number of foreign markets, as well as, services to companies and issuers at the Athens Stock Exchange, bond issue management and stock exchange services.
DNV awards AiP to DSME for rotor sail system
The approved rotor sail system is one of the next-generation fuel-saving eco-friendly auxiliary propulsion technologies. A rotor sail system incorporates the installation of cylindrical columns (rotors) on the ship’s deck to generate additional power to propel the ship by using the force of the wind and column rotation during operation. The technology offers a large driving force while being compact and simple to install.
“We are carrying out a number of different research projects to cope with the strengthening of global environmental regulations,” said Dong-Kyu Choi. “We will further focus on developing eco-friendly ship technologies that are immediately applicable to ships.”
Recently, wind sail technology has drawn attention from the global shipbuilding industry as expectations rise for the system to be a viable alternative to reduce ship fuel consumption and carbon emissions. DSME is aiming to produce its own system as an industry first for Korean shipbuilding.
“We are pleased to deliver the AiP, which is a milestone for the development of wind-assisted propulsion systems. DNV has comprehensive expertise in this area and we look forward to being a partner in enabling the further development of these technologies,” said Vidar Dolonen, Regional Manager at DNV in Korea and Japan.
Visualization of the DSME Rotor Sail System
DNV has already developed a standard for the certification of wind-assisted propulsion systems in response to inquiries for their independent assessment. After a joint development project with DSME and a review of the system’s main plans and documents against the relevant DNV rules for the classification of ships, DNV issued an AiP statement confirming that no significant obstacles exist to prevent the concept from being realized.
“In this time of growing pressure to decarbonize, wind-assisted propulsion systems are an increasingly attractive and reliable solutions to ship owners and operators,” said Hasso Hoffmeister, Senior Principal Engineer at DNV.
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority Awards Minerva New Bunkering Licenses
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded Minerva Bunkering Pte Ltd (Minerva) a Craft Operator and Bunker Supplier license, the first granted since 2017.
As the largest bunkering market, Singapore represents a core addition to Minerva’s physical delivery network spanning more than 30 ports around the world. Serving customers with a supplier license significantly enhances Minerva’s operations in Singapore, a market where it has been active in cargo and bunker trading since 2014.
“We are excited to bring our physical supply model to the world’s largest bunkering hub. Leveraging our global integrated fuel supply chain and the substantial investment we have made in Singaporean flagged bunker tankers and storage capacity, we believe Minerva will positively contribute to the stability and growth of the Singapore market,” stated Minerva CEO Tyler Baron.
Minerva is pleased to play a role in the environmental evolution of the bunkering industry with a commitment to operate dual-fueled bunker tankers in Singapore. This is in alignment with the MPA’s leadership on initiatives to steadily reduce the environmental impact of the local bunkering fleet.Minerva Bunkering is an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies fuels and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. The company procures product in bulk from diverse sources and delivers to over 600 customers across all major commercial shipping sectors including container ships, dry bulk carriers, cruise ships, tankers, and ferries.
Minerva Bunkering is a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group, one of the largest privately-held energy and commodities companies in the world.
Societe Generale receives four awards at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2019
Societe Generale received once again numerous awards at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2019 ceremony, which was held on 10 July in London.
For the first time, Societe Generale was named best Bank in Africa for its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.
“We are honoured to receive this award, which is recognition of the commitment of Societe Generale group and our staff to the positive transformations of the African continent. Contributing in a responsible and sustainable manner to the growth of Africa is one of the collective challenges which Societe Generale is dedicated to achieving. We have launched our Grow with Africa programme, which notably aims to provide greater support to African SMEs, who are at the heart of the economy and thereby encourage the development of innovative financial solutions specifically adapted to suit the needs of African markets, such as our e-wallet offer YUP. Furthering the development of local communities through financial inclusion and deploying more resources through microfinance is also at the centre of our vision” said Laurent Goutard, Head of International Retail Banking for Africa, the Mediterranean Basin & Overseas.
Societe Generale also received the following awards:- Best Bank in Côte d’Ivoire, for the second consecutive year;- Best Bank in Algeria, for the second consecutive year;- Best Investment Bank in France.
2019 Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs announced
On Tuesday night, 2nd of July, five winners of the Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Entrepreneurs (DBACE) were announced, winning a share of £50,000 for their creative business. With the creative industries contributing more than £100 billion to the UK economy every year, DBACE supports young UK-based entrepreneurs driven by a mission to build and sustain social value through enterprise. The programme is part of Deutsche Bank’s global social enterprise programme, Made for Good, and has been delivered in partnership with not-for-profit creative industries incubator MeWe360.
The winners were revealed at a ceremony hosted by Gemma Cairney (BBC Radio 1) at The Conduit in the heart of London’s West End. The five winners are:
Activate the City! – Karen Jelenje
Encouraging and empowering young people in Bristol to become community champions and work locally to transform vacant and redundant space that would otherwise be used for fly tipping, loitering and illegal activity. The youth-led transformations become public space to provide wider social and economic benefits in disadvantage communities.
Black Ballad – Bola Awoniyi & Tobi Oredein
A subscription lifestyle media brand empowering black women globally by celebrating their culture, community and stories. By championing black female writers and creators, the Black Ballad membership provides access to content, events and experiences that rebalance the lack of representation in media.
Bukky Baldwin – Ibukun Jesusanmi Baldwin
An ethical fashion and textiles company based in Manchester aiming to empower marginalised communities. The brand has been collaborating with refugee and homeless charities to provide individually catered training programmes that are both practical and holistic in nature.
Mental Health The Arts – Angela AwuahAn early intervention creative arts academy for young people in South London between the ages of 13 and 25 with direct and indirect experience of mental illness. Educating, equipping and empowering young people to cultivate creative coping mechanisms through talks, workshops and the arts.
Petit Pli – Ryan Mario Yasin
Designing out waste across the entire garment value chain by engineering versatile garments that grow as the wearer does. The garments are embedded with a patent-pending auxetic structure, which expands bi-directionally to mimic the growth of children aged nine months to four years – that’s seven sizes and seven times less waste.
DBACE supports ambitious individuals from all backgrounds with sustainable ideas that will improve the lives of others and the communities we live in. Beyond winning a share of the £50,000, the prize package includes ongoing support for the year ahead, providing the winners with bespoke business support, mentoring and access to industry networks as part of a 12 month membership with MeWe360.
Established in 1993, the longstanding awards of 26 years have undergone a transformation in 2019. Now focusing on social creative enterprise, Deutsche Bank is working with MeWe360 to develop a programme that has encouraged entries by entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds, broadening the cohort of applicants and the variety of creative enterprises involved.
Nicole Lovett, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility UK, Deutsche Bank, comments:
“After more than a quarter of a century supporting emerging creative enterprise in the UK, this year was the right time to look at DBACE with fresh eyes to ensure it reflected modern Britain and welcomed inspiring entrants with great ideas from a multitude of backgrounds. The quality of the 2019 applicants has been outstanding, making the judging very difficult indeed.
“The five winners demonstrated original and exciting creative business ideas with sustainable models that look ahead to ongoing success. The prizes awarded mean far more than money, they offer a year of support and mentoring to give our winners every chance of success, shining a light on their ingenuity and the importance of the creative industries to the wider UK economy.”
Kevin Osborne, founder and CEO, MeWe360, comments:
“We are looking forward to working closely with the five winners in the coming year and to supporting them with mentoring and networking so that their businesses thrive.
We’re immensely proud to have been invited by Deutsche Bank to partner on this year’s DBACE and are excited by the potential of the partnership to help many future young entrepreneurs on their journeys to success.”