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HONOR Released 2023 ESG Report at the Sustainable Development Forum

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11 months ago

May 31, 2024

Showcasing award-winning HONOR Talents entries at the Prestigious Palace Museum

BEIJING, May 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Global technology brand HONOR today successfully hosted the second HONOR ESG Sustainable Development Forum at the Jianfu Palace Garden of the Palace Museum. Supported by esteemed organizations including the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Investment and Technology Promotion Offices (ITPO), the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the China Association of Circular Economy (CACE), the forum brought together diplomats, international organizations, industry associations, universities and enterprises for insightful discussions on sustainability.

During the event, HONOR officially unveiled its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report 2023, highlighting its progress in youth empowerment, Tech for Good and green transformation. Meanwhile, the HONOR Talents Global Design Awards exhibition has made its way into the Palace Museum, showcasing HONOR’s steadfast commitment to empowering youth and preserving cultural heritage.

Driving Sustainable Development with Technological Innovations

As a prominent global technology brand, HONOR places ESG as a long-term strategic focus, which encompasses seven key areas: Environmental Protection, Tech for Good, Privacy, Youth Empowerment, Supplier CSR, Employee Development and Responsible Governance.

“Committed to human-centric sustainable development, HONOR strives to foster an innovative, open, and inclusive responsible enterprise. We strive to go beyond and create a new intelligent world for everyone,” said George Zhao, CEO of HONOR Device Co. Ltd.

Empowering Young Talents to Showcase Their Potential

The HONOR Talents Global Design Awards has evolved into a platform for young talents worldwide to showcase their full potential. Over the past four years, it has garnered 25,000 submissions from over 40 markets and 240 universities. In 2023, the interactive art installation “What’s Going on in the Stone” created by Yuan Shi from CAFA, has been awarded Global First Place. This installation invites viewers to engage in cross-generational interactions with characters from the Han Dynasty, vividly capturing the intriguing collision of technology and culture.

Meanwhile, the HONOR Talents Global Design Awards exhibition was hosted at the Yanchun Pavilion in the Jianfu Palace Garden. Following previous exhibitions held at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico, and Humburg World Heritage Site, Speicherstadt, HONOR’s youth empowerment project has once again entered a global cultural landmark.

HONOR’s Commitment to Tech for Good

In pursuit of its Tech for Good strategy, HONOR remains dedicated to developing human-centric technology and products. To meet the digital needs of the elderly, visually and hearing impaired individuals, HONOR provides on-device AI solutions such as screen reading and AI subtitles, bridging the digital divide with offline and personalized accessibility features. By the end of 2023, HONOR has developed and implemented 26 elderly-friendly projects, benefiting over 4.66 million users with visual assistance functions and over 940,000 users with hearing assistance features.

During the event, HONOR demonstrated its proprietary real-time AI subtitle feature, which makes sound visible for people with disabilities. “HONOR maintains an open and collaborative approach in our upcoming Tech for Good initiatives. Through open collaborations, we are fully unleashing the potential of AI in ESG and other fields by leveraging the synergy between on-device and cloud-based AI,” said George Zhao, CEO of HONOR Device Co. Ltd.

Clean Energy Usage Reached 8% in the First Year

HONOR actively incorporates climate change into its corporate management. With the goal of achieving carbon-neutral operations by 2045, HONOR has made significant efforts to reduce its carbon emissions across its products, manufacturing and operations, demonstrating a strong commitment to environmental sustainability. Since 2023, HONOR has embraced the use of clean energy, which accounted for 8% of its energy usage in the first year.

HONOR has achieved remarkable milestones in its commitment to green products and manufacturing. Driven by advancements in research and design, material selection, durability and efficiency, 128 HONOR smartphones and tablets have obtained CQC environmental certification, leading to a reduction of approximately 876 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, packaging innovations implemented in 2023 achieved a carbon reduction of over 650 tonnes.

The HONOR Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park has been recognized as a national-level green factory, with a self-built photovoltaic power station expected to generate 700,000 kWh of clean electricity annually.

In terms of green operations, HONOR has adopted paperless operations in internal offices and offline stores, achieving a reduced printed paper consumption equivalent to saving 108 Masson pines from being cut down in 2023.

In 2023, HONOR’s ESG projects garnered recognition from multiple authoritative industry institutions, including the Fortune China Best Designs and Bloomberg Green ESG 50.

Please click here to read the full HONOR ESG Report 2023.

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AR.IO Launches Credit Card Payments For Web3 Identity and Hosting on Arweave

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2 hours ago

May 7, 2025

NEW YORK, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Permanent cloud network AR.IO onramps credit cards for its leading domain name and web-hosting service, ArNS, on the Arweave blockchain

AR.IO, the world’s first permanent cloud network built on the Arweave blockchain, has launched new fiat capability for purchases of its leading domain name service, ArNS, which offers easy access to web3 applications and permanent website hosting.

Traditional domain name platforms require ongoing subscription renewals and rely on centralized infrastructure. ArNS, however, is supported by AR.IO’s network of 400+ gateways, making it decentralized and globally accessible. Users also have the option to buy a permanent domain name that never expires, nor does any data attached to it.

AR.IO users have long been able to buy credits for uploads to the network with fiat, $AR, $MATIC, $SOL, $ETH, and $ETH on Base. But starting today, they can use a simple credit card to purchase credits in a one-time transaction. This is made possible through AR.IO’s “Turbo” – an open-source bundler for the Arweave ecosystem that also bridges fiat to crypto.

Commenting on the launch of ArNS’s new credit-card capability, Phil Mataras, founder and CEO of AR.IO, says, “With ArNS and its permanent purchase option, you will never, ever, lose access to your domain name or your website because you forgot to pay a subscription or the chain or provider removed or lost your data. This is a unique feature that sets us apart from any other DNS provider out there – and this couldn’t come at a better time as we see online information being deleted and manipulated at a rapid pace.”

More than simply pointing to data, ArNS domains are programmable smart contracts designed to trigger integrations, on-chain logic, and automations. With every name, users can permanently host apps, websites, and data via Arweave. This decentralized storage solution provides an alternative to centralized services that protects users from outages due to missed payments or provider issues.

Creating a new standard for digital identities, ArNS doesn’t just replace traditional DNS, it reinvents it for a sovereign, decentralized global internet.

About AR.IO

AR.IO is the first permanent cloud network, providing decentralized, censorship-resistant access to data, storage, and domains. Built on Arweave, AR.IO ensures information and applications remain universally accessible, tamper-proof, and free from centralized control. Its incentivized gateway network enhances reliability, while self-sovereign, permanent domains eliminate renewals and offer true digital ownership. AR.IO envisions an internet that is resilient, equitable, and neutral, where businesses, creators, individuals, and society as a whole are empowered to thrive.

To learn more about AR.IO, users can visit https://ar.io/ and follow @ar_io_network on X

About ArNS

ArNS (Arweave Name System) is a decentralized, permanent, smart domain name system built on the Arweave blockchain and powered by the AR.IO network. ArNS stands apart from other web2 and web3 name systems through its flexible options to lease or permanently purchase without renewals or subscriptions. With ArNS, users can permissionlessly publish websites, point to data, apps, or identities for uninterrupted access via a censorship-resistant, globally distributed gateway network. All entries are stored permanently and immutably on-chain, ensuring trustless, verifiable, and tamper-proof naming for a truly sovereign web.

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Sliding Systems recruits new US Technical Sales Manager

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2 hours ago

May 7, 2025

Ross Roark joins from Rollon, further strengthening Sliding Systems continued US expansion and the successful growth of the leading Sliding Systems Group. Ross is a respected sales engineer within the US automation and machine building industries.

DETROIT, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ross joins with many years of mechanical, industrial fabrication and automation experience, most recently working at Rollon.

Ross will be strengthening Sliding Systems’ US sales team, providing customer design engineers with the technical support in selecting the right solution from their expansive range of precision products and systems.

With the Sliding Systems world class product range, accessible pricing and fast lead times, Ross will now be able to support many more OEM and end-users in efficiently specifying and integrating telescopic drawer runner, linear motion systems and actuators into their product designs and fabrications.

Ross’s appointment continues the Sliding Systems approach of providing customers with the time, technical and cost benefits of dealing directly. Their team of front line technical sales experts are experienced, trained and skilled, liaising directly with production, rather than through layers of dealers or departments. This gives the customers the right solution, in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.

Eduard Sparkes, CEO of Sliding Systems Group said:

“I’m pleased to announce the exciting addition to our global Sliding Systems team of experts, with Ross Roark joining us to further develop our growing sales and local presence in the USA, as part of our plan to become a fully integrated US manufacturer across many of our key product groups.”

About Sliding Systems

Sliding Systems is a global manufacturer and distributor of industrial telescopic slide and linear motion systems. With industry leading manufacturing and sales offices all around the world, its technical sales engineers are recognised as experts in telescopic slide, linear motion systems and compact actuators. Sliding Systems supplies into many application sectors including Aerospace, Architectural, Automation, Bioscience, Firetruck, Industrial manufacturing, Machine building, Marine, Medical, Military & Defence (air, sea & land), Robotics, Special vehicles, Storage and Train building.

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Sliding Systems recruits new US Technical Sales Manager

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2 hours ago

May 7, 2025

DETROIT, May 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ross joins with many years of mechanical, industrial fabrication and automation experience, most recently working at Rollon.