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• March 2023: Expedia Group announced a new API partnership with Wheel the World, a travel booking platform for accessible travelers in wheelchairs, effectively enhancing a seamless, end-to-end travel experience for travelers with disabilities. Through this partnership, Expedia Group will serve as the exclusive partner to power Wheel the World's lodging supply. Through Expedia Group's Rapid API technology, Wheel the World customers will have access to Expedia Group's extensive directly sourced hotel inventory with the ability to filter properties by their accessibility needs and preferences.
• November 2022: Booking Holdings, the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, expanded the Travel Sustainable program to relevant brands across the Booking Holdings family. The news marked the company's delivery of its commitment to launch its first-of-its-kind program for accommodations enterprise-wide by the end of 2023. Travel Sustainable provides credible information on impactful sustainability efforts taken by properties worldwide. It gives travelers a transparent, consistent, and easy-to-understand way to identify a wider range of more sustainable stays, no matter where they want to travel.

• April 2024: Marriott International announced its plans to accelerate its expansion across Europe by the end of 2026, targeting close to 100 hotel conversions and adaptive reuse initiatives.
• March 2024: Victoria Park Hotels and Marriott International partnered to bring Autograph Collection Hotels to Hong Kong.

• February 2023: Sunway RE Capital expanded its student accommodation portfolio by acquiring Freehold purpose-built student accommodation, green word court, in Southampton, UK. The facility has 223 beds arranged as 217 non-en suites and 16 studios. The facility is just a few miles from the University of Southampton's Highfield and Bolderwood campuses.
• March 2022: Unite group sold a portfolio of 11 student accommodation properties with almost 4,500 beds at a price of more than GBP 306 Mn to an affiliate of Loan Star Funds. The disposal was a part of the group's proactive portfolio management strategy, resulting in increased alignment with high and mid-ranked universities delivering the most excellent quality and value to students.

• March 2023: Expedia Group announced a new API partnership with Wheel the World, a travel booking platform for accessible travelers in wheelchairs, effectively enhancing a seamless, end-to-end travel experience for travelers with disabilities. Through this partnership, Expedia Group will serve as the exclusive partner to power Wheel the World's lodging supply. Through Expedia Group's Rapid API technology, Wheel the World customers will have access to Expedia Group's extensive directly sourced hotel inventory with the ability to filter properties by their accessibility needs and preferences.
• November 2022: Booking Holdings, the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, expanded the Travel Sustainable program to relevant brands across the Booking Holdings family. The news marked the company's delivery of its commitment to launch its first-of-its-kind program for accommodations enterprise-wide by the end of 2023. Travel Sustainable provides credible information on impactful sustainability efforts taken by properties worldwide. It gives travelers a transparent, consistent, and easy-to-understand way to identify a wider range of more sustainable stays, no matter where they want to travel.

• January 2024: African Agriculture Holdings Inc. inked a multi-year agreement with South Korea’s Dr. Kahn, sourcing alfalfa from its expansive 700-hectare farm in Senegal. The agreement is anticipated to enhance the company's revenue in 2024 and 2025.
• December 2022: Terradam expanded its business by constructing a new depot in Jan Kempdrop in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The depot spans an area of 60,000 sq. m consisting of a National Lucerne Trust-certified quality laboratory, warehouses, weighbridge, and under-roof storage.

• June 2023: BASF SE intends to expand the production capacity of alkyl polyglucosides in Bangpakong, Thailand. This expansion will help the company to strengthen its position in the global alkyl polyglycoside market. This production site expansion is expected to be completed by 2025.
• June 2023: BASF plans to boost its production capacity for alkyl polyglucosides (APGs) at its Cincinnati site in Ohio, United States. This move positions BASF at the forefront of the global shift towards bio-based and biodegradable surfactants, catering to a wide range of applications from personal and home care to industrial cleaning and formulations.

• June 2022: Stepan Company launched its European Supply Chain Sustainability Council, which is focused on engaging all areas of its European business to track and forecast future needs, making the supply chain channels more effective and stable.
• April 2022: Lamberti SPA acquired UK-based Turftech International. Turftech is a leading company that develops and sells special surfactants for applications in horticulture and turf. The company is expanding its product portfolio and market share in the region through this acquisition.

• December 2022: B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) announced the launch of its next generation of infusion management software, DoseTrac Enterprise Infusion Management Software.
• December 2022: The Government of India implemented the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) nationwide. The program aims to mitigate risks to animal health by implementing prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, increasing the capacity of veterinary services, enhancing disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure, including the provision of essential veterinary healthcare equipment in hospitals.

• February 2023: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd unveiled the establishment of a new company in Singapore. This move is strategically aimed at bolstering its presence in Southeast Asia and India, regions witnessing a surge in robot demand.
• October 2022: Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd unveiled its latest innovation, the FAZER R AP. This new product introduces an automatic flight feature to the FAZER R industrial unmanned helicopter, enhancing its agricultural applications and boosting spraying efficiency.
• September 2022: GEA launched GEA Dairy Feed F4500, an autonomously driving feeding robot that has been designed to take on this task independently and can handle herds of up to 300 cows. At the same time, it uses innovative sensor technology to reduce feed waste to a minimum saving time, money, and natural resources.

• May 2024: Oil-Dri Corporation of America finalized its USD 46 million acquisition of Ultra Pet, a leading crystal catheter company. Both companies emphasize smooth integration, leveraging expertise and shared values to deliver superior products and grow their combined customer base.
• February 2024: PetSafe introduced PetSafe ScoopFree Premium Natural Litter, designed to manage odor for over 21 days. The litter is 100% natural, made from fossilized algae, and contains no additional fragrances, dyes, or chemicals.
• February 2024: Kent Corporation’s brand, World's Best Cat Litter, partnered with Little Big Brands to design a new logo, packaging, and a softer color scheme that reflects its natural and sustainable cat litter products.