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Business Wire
17-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
UL Solutions to Help Companies in Japan Meet New Climate Disclosure Standards in Collaboration with Fujitsu
NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS), a global leader in applied safety science, is now collaborating with Fujitsu, a leading Japanese multinational company that provides IT services, solutions and technology, to assist Japanese companies in navigating and adhering to Japan's newly developed climate reporting standards. This alliance combines UL Solutions' ULTRUS software portfolio, a unified digital platform designed to streamline regulatory, supply chain and sustainability management, with Fujitsu's deep local market expertise and established client network. Specifically, Fujitsu will leverage UL Solutions' UL 360 environmental, social and governance (ESG) data management software, an offering in the ULTRUS platform, to help its customers meet the evolving sustainability disclosure standards. These new standards, developed by the Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ), are aligned with the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation's International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). 'For long-term business success for companies in Japan, strong ESG reporting is no longer a side issue but a core need for companies,' said Hidehiko Yamajo, regional vice president, Japan, UL Solutions. 'Our new partnership with Fujitsu is a strategic move to help companies navigate these complex ESG reporting demands and complement our existing ESG data management software. These tools simplify these challenges, allowing businesses to manage their data easily, meet new reporting requirements and ultimately create real business value.' The SSBJ's new standards, promoting companies to report sustainability and climate-related information, are now available for voluntary application and proposed for mandatory application in 2027, mirroring the global trend towards increased ESG reporting accountability. These standards build upon previous initiatives, including requirements by the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Japan's Financial Services Agency, a government agency and an integrated financial regulator responsible for overseeing the banking, securities and exchange, and insurance sectors to ensure the stability of Japan's financial system, which have progressively strengthened sustainability disclosure expectations for Japanese listed companies. 'Fujitsu is thrilled to join with UL Solutions for ESG and sustainability reporting in Japan,' said Hidenori Ito, senior vice president, head of Cross-Industry Solutions Business Unit of Fujitsu. 'Fujitsu is consolidating all internal and external data, strengthening disclosure and regulatory compliance, and promoting rapid management decision-making through financial and non-financial analysis to realize ESG management. As part of FujitsuUvance, a business model based on social issues, we will integrate Fujitsu's technologies, such as AI and blockchain technology, based on our knowledge and know-how cultivated through collaboration with UL Solutions and our own practices. We will support the realization of data-driven sustainability management and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by maximizing corporate value.' In addition to its software solutions, UL Solutions offers a comprehensive suite of enterprise sustainability services, including environmental product declarations and zero-waste-to-landfill claim validations. The ULTRUS software platform, which includes Sustainable Supply Chain & environmental, health, and safety (EHS) services, was recognized as a leader by Verdantix in their Green Quadrant: ESG and Sustainability Reporting Software 2023 and 2025 reports and Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2025 report, as a unified platform, highlighting its effectiveness in helping companies navigate complex ESG reporting regulations and global compliance challenges. About UL Solutions A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection, and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers' product innovation and business growth. The UL Solutions Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers' products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage. About Fujitsu Fujitsu's purpose is to make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation. As the digital transformation partner of choice for customers around the globe, our 113,000 employees work to resolve some of the greatest challenges facing humanity. Our range of services and solutions draw on five key technologies: AI, Computing, Networks, Data & Security, and Converging Technologies, which we bring together to deliver sustainability transformation. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 3.6 trillion yen (US$23 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 and remains the top digital services company in Japan by market share. Find out more:
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on
clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria (Image: AP) DAMASCUS: Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatened to escalate its involvement, saying it's in support of the Druze religious minority. Meanwhile, the Israeli army said it struck near the entrance to the Syrian ministry of defence in Damascus. Israel has launched a series of airstrikes on convoys of government forces in southern Syria since the clashes erupted and has beefed up forces on the border. Syria's defence ministry had earlier blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province. "Military forces continue to respond to the source of fire inside the city of Sweida, while adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, prevent harm, and ensure the safe return of those who left the city back to their homes," the statement said. A rebel offensive led by Islamist insurgent groups ousted Syria's longtime despotic leader, Bashar Assad, in December, bringing an end to a nearly 14-year civil war. Since then, the country's new rulers have struggled to consolidate control over the territory. The primarily Sunni Muslim leaders have faced suspicion from religious and ethnic minorities. The fears of minorities increased after clashes between government forces and pro-Assad armed groups in March spiraled into sectarian revenge attacks in which hundreds of civilians from the Alawite religious minority, to which Assad belongs, were killed. Reports of killings and looting in Druze areas The latest escalation in Syria began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions in the southern province, a centre of the Druze community. Government forces that intervened to restore order have also clashed with the Druze, while reports have surfaced of members of the security forces carrying out extrajudicial killings, looting and burning civilian homes. No official casualty figures have been released since Monday, when the Syrian Interior Ministry said 30 people had been killed. The UK-based war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said more than 250 people had been killed as of Wednesday morning, including four children, five women and 138 soldiers and security forces. The observatory said at least 21 people were killed in "field executions." The Druze religious sect began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. More than half of the roughly 1 million Druze worldwide live in Syria. Most of the other Druze live in Lebanon and Israel, including in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast War and annexed in 1981. Israel threatens to scale up its intervention In Israel, the Druze are seen as a loyal minority and often serve in the military. In Syria, the Druze have been divided over how to deal with the country's new leaders, with some advocating for integrating into the new system while others have remained suspicious of the authorities in Damascus and pushed for an autonomous Druze region. On Wednesday, Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the Israeli army "will continue to attack regime forces until they withdraw from the area - and will also soon raise the bar of responses against the regime if the message is not understood." Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Tuesday night that Israel has "a commitment to preserve the southwestern region of Syria as a demilitarized area on Israel's border" and has "an obligation to safeguard the Druze locals." Israel has taken an aggressive stance toward Syria's new leaders since Assad's fall, saying it doesn't want Islamist militants near its borders. Israeli forces have seized a UN-patrolled buffer zone on Syrian territory along the border with the Golan Heights and launched hundreds of airstrikes on military sites in Syria.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Clashes rage in Syrian city as Israel launches strike on Damascus
Clashes have raged in the Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatened to escalate its involvement. The Israeli army said that it struck near the entrance to the Syrian Ministry of Defence in Damascus. Israel has launched a series of air strikes on convoys of government forces in southern Syria since the clashes erupted and has beefed up forces on the border, saying that it is acting to protect the Druze religious minority. Syria's Defence Ministry had earlier blamed militias in Sweida for violating a ceasefire agreement that had been reached on Tuesday, causing Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province. 'Military forces continue to respond to the source of fire inside the city of Sweida, while adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, prevent harm, and ensure the safe return of those who left the city back to their homes,' the statement said. A rebel offensive led by Islamist insurgent groups ousted Syria's long-time despotic leader Bashar Assad in December, bringing an end to a nearly 14-year civil war. Since then, the country's new rulers have struggled to consolidate control over the territory. The primarily Sunni Muslim leaders have faced suspicion from religious and ethnic minorities. The fears of minorities increased after clashes between government forces and pro-Assad armed groups in March spiralled into sectarian revenge attacks in which hundreds of civilians from the Alawite religious minority, to which Assad belongs, were killed. The latest escalation in Syria began with tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacks between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions in the southern province. Government forces that intervened to restore order have also clashed with the Druze while reports have surfaced of members of the security forces carrying out extra-judicial killings, looting and burning civilian homes. No official casualty figures have been released since Monday, when the Syrian Interior Ministry said 30 people had been killed. The UK-based war monitor, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said more than 250 people had been killed as of Wednesday morning, including four children, five women and 138 soldiers and security forces. The observatory said at least 21 people were killed in 'field executions'. The Druze religious sect began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. More than half the roughly one million Druze worldwide live in Syria. Most of the other Druze live in Lebanon and Israel, including in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East War and annexed in 1981. In Israel, the Druze are seen as a loyal minority and often serve in the military. In Syria, the Druze have been divided over how to deal with the country's new leaders, with some advocating for integrating into the new system while others have remained suspicious of the authorities in Damascus and pushed for an autonomous Druze region. On Wednesday, Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the Israeli army 'will continue to attack regime forces until they withdraw from the area — and will also soon raise the bar of responses against the regime if the message is not understood'.
NDTV
16-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Israeli Strike Hits Syrian Regime's Military Headquarters In Damascus
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it attacked the entrance of the Syrian military headquarters in the capital of Damascus. An Israeli strike had also hit the defence ministry in the capital, two Syrian security sources told Reuters. "A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck the entrance of the Syrian regime's military headquarters in the area of Damascus in Syria," a statement read. The strikes came as clashes continued in the southern Syrian city of Sweida. The strikes happened as the ceasefire between the government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed. According to Israel, it is acting to protect the Druze. The Druze religious sect began as a 10th-century offshoot of Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. More than half of the roughly 1 million Druze worldwide live in Syria. Most of the other Druze live in Lebanon and Israel, including in the Golan Heights, which Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Mideast War and annexed in 1981. Earlier, the Syrian government deployed its forces in the Sweida, which is a Druze-majority city, in a bid by the Islamist authorities to extend their power to the area controlled by local armed group. Clashes began on Sunday between factions from the Druze religious minority and Bedouin tribes, who are Sunni Muslim, killing more than 100 people. The two sides have a history of feud in Sweida. In order to reestablish security, the Syrian government forces had sent reinforcements to the region. Syria's Defence Ministry had earlier blamed the militia in Sweida for violating the ceasefire agreement, causing the Syrian army soldiers to return fire and continue military operations in the Druze-majority province. "Military forces continue to respond to the source of fire inside the city of Sweida, while adhering to rules of engagement to protect residents, prevent harm, and ensure the safe return of those who left the city back to their homes," the statement said. Islamist insurgent groups had ousted Syria's leader Bashar Assad and brought an end to a nearly 14-year civil war. Since then, the country has struggled to consolidate control over the territory. The current escalation began with kidnappings from both the sides -- Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions. The government forces had intervened to restore order, but they had also clashed with the Druze. On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the Israeli army "will continue to attack regime forces until they withdraw from the area - and will also soon raise the bar of responses against the regime if the message is not understood." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Tuesday night that Israel has "a commitment to preserve the southwestern region of Syria as a demilitarized area on Israel's border" and has "an obligation to safeguard the Druze locals."
Saba Yemen
02-07-2025
- Business
- Saba Yemen
Standards Authority issues directives for renewable energy import exemptions
Sana'a - Saba: The Yemeni Authority for Standardization, Metrology, and Quality Control has issued a circular to chambers of commerce and importers of renewable energy components, detailing requirements for obtaining customs exemptions. The directive applies to key renewable energy inputs, including solar panels, energy storage batteries, voltage inverters, power inverters, and solar water heaters. To qualify for customs exemption, importers must submit a formal technical consultation request to the Authority at least 20 days before the shipment arrives at any customs center or port. This request, officially stamped by the importer, must include a detailed technical file of the imported items. For high-risk lithium battery cells, the Authority mandates that importers provide certificates of conformity and inspection reports from accredited bodies, adhering to the IEC 62619 standard. Documentation proving the product's compliance with performance specifications is also required. The Authority explicitly stated it will not be responsible for delays or impounding of shipments if importers fail to comply with these instructions, holding importers fully accountable. Looking ahead, the Authority announced that technical consultation requests will soon be fully accessible through the "Tasheel" e-services platform. This move aims to streamline procedures and automate transactions, making it easier and faster for importers to access services. These measures are part of the Authority's ongoing efforts to simplify the process of obtaining customs exemptions for renewable energy components, aligning with its mandated role in facilitating such exemptions under relevant laws and regulations. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
