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Eleven business leaders from New Zealand's ESG and clean technology sectors will travel to South Korea in May to explore the country's growing sustainable solutions market and make connections.

As European COVID deaths rise, it's time for businesses to review their pandemic planning and ensure lockdowns won't be needed or even recommended...

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In this Issue: United States 1. FTC abandons challenge to Philadelphia hospital merger. On March 1, 2021, the FTC, suffering its first loss in a hospital merger challenge since 2016, voted 4-0 to end its effort to stop the proposed $599 million merger of Philadelphia-area health care systems Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network. The FTC’s decision comes about a month and a half after the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office dropped out of the joint challenge. The FTC c...

Acquisition of PGB by Global Automotive. After conducting a detailed market study among manufacturers, competitors, and buyers of tires, ACM established that enough alternatives will remain in the market for tires for retailers. ACM expects that enough competitive pressure will continue to be exerted, and that the new combination will not raise prices or reduce the quality of services. ACM also assessed what the consequences would be for the market for replacement wheels. ACM has established t...

SaferMe is based in New Zealand and is focused on businesses. At the start of the pandemic, the New Zealand government started providing SaferMe’s product free to all businesses in the country. Its tracing system played a large role in helping the country essentially eradicate the disease. "If you get sick, imagine trying to remember all the people you’ve met with over the last four or five days,” Marrewijk said. "It’s easy to forget someone and if you’re coming into the office, you w...

Press Release – SaferMe Government-funded contact tracing provider SaferMe has added a wearable contact tracing card for New Zealand business use. The contact tracing card is about the size of a credit card and is worn on a lanyard or a clip on the shirt, and can be … Government-funded contact tracing provider SaferMe has added a wearable contact tracing card for New Zealand business use. The contact tracing card is about the size of a credit card and is worn on a lanyard or a clip on the ...

Thursday, 10 December 2020, 1:55 pm Government-funded contact tracing provider SaferMe has added a wearable contact tracing card for New Zealand business use. The contact tracing card is about the size of a credit card and is worn on a lanyard or a clip on the shirt, and can be purchased by businesses in batches of 250 or more. “There are some situations where a phone app is not the ideal contact tracing solution for a business.” says SaferMe’s CEO Clint Van Marrewijk “Where a card sol...