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Midea Publishes World’s First Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Air Conditioning Product

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NUREMBERG, Germany, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Smart home global leader Midea (“the Company”) hosted a ceremony at Chillventa 2022 to mark the release of the Company’s Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its XtremeSave series split air conditioner. Working with the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company TÜV SÜD, Midea has registered and published the world’s first EPD for air conditioning products on the International EPD System and received a Product Carbon Footprint Certification from TÜV SÜD. As part of the Company’s long-standing efforts for sustainable development, this marks another milestone since Midea conducted the life cycle assessment (LCA) to help provide consumers with transparent product-related environmental information and more sustainable values that will be created for the world.

 

“The air conditioning sector is a critical and key element to fight climate change, and Midea has set a shining example,” said Mr. Robert, Ostendorf-Head of Global CPS, TÜV SÜD Product Service Division. “In recent years, Midea has succeeded in developing products with eco-friendly certified by TUV, such as ‘Flash Cooling’ and ‘Easy to Clean’, to achieve a very high energy efficiency.”

Thomas Kunnig, Sales Manager of HVAC Solutions of Midea said, “The publication of the EPD aligns with our mission to help the industry and the world reduce its carbon footprint and achieve net zero. We have implemented a plethora of measures to examine and overhaul the entire product cycle to minimize waste and CO2 emission, engaging with partners to establish a greener supply chain to empower all Midea’s customers in building a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.”

Each product presents an opportunity for Midea to trim down its environmental footprint. As a key player in the air-conditioning appliances sector, Midea has been spearheading numerous frontier research to develop safer and eco-friendly chemical alternatives for its products, with the application of propane (R290) for its split air conditioners having been recognized by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for its significant contribution to the global environment.

Additionally, the Company prioritizes energy efficiency and performance enhancement in product design. Midea produces over 2 million units of air-conditioners equipped with its green technologies, which can help save 416 million kWh of electricity and reduce 414,700 tonnes of greenhouse gas and 12,400 tonnes of sulfur dioxide annually. Typically, an air conditioner’s use stage accounts for 80% of its carbon footprint, while Midea’s air conditioner can save up to 70% power usage in ECO mode within 8 hours at night. In this way, consumers contribute to protecting the planet and gradually dispel the stereotype that air conditioners ruin the environment.

Midea’s energy efficiency goals extend beyond product design. The Company has achieved more than 20% photovoltaic power in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, it has implemented a zero-carbon solution for its industrial buildings, utilizing less land, less carbon energy, and more hazard-free materials as part of its cleaner manufacturing strategy.

For packaging, Midea uses recyclable and biodegradable materials that enable the company to reduce over 11,500 tons of waste per year. Midea also provides responsible takeback options, allowing the company to recycle over 32,220 used home appliances by the end of 2021. To further expand its recycling program, Midea has started to offer a more flexible trade-in option for cross-product purchases.

With a green strategy built on six main pillars that span product design, material procurement, manufacturing, recycling, logistics, and services, Midea deploys solutions to address the environmental impact throughout the business cycle while exploring new ways to improve product quality and durability and cut energy consumption. 

Contact: Kira Yuan yuanbs1@midea.com +86-13543439120

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Electrolux Group to end production in Jászberény, Hungary

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STOCKHOLM, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Electrolux Group has decided to end production at the Jászberény, Hungary factory, which manufactures built-in and freestanding refrigeration products. Production is expected to cease by the end of 2026. A restructuring charge of approximately SEK 0.6 billion, of which SEK 0.3 billion is cash related, will be reported as a negative non-recurring item affecting operating income for Region Europe, Middle East & Africa and Asia-Pacific in the second quarter of 2026.

The decision follows a review of the company’s strategy to strengthen cost competitiveness and increase agility through production footprint optimization. This is driven by the current competitive environment, which is impacted by stagnant market demand, price pressure, and increasing constraints on cost competitiveness. The planned site closure will impact approximately 600 employees.

Electrolux Group will fully meet demand for refrigeration products by leveraging existing operations as well as working with external OEM partners. The decision does not affect the local sales and marketing activities managed by the Budapest office. 

This is information that AB Electrolux is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, on 22-04-2026 08:30 CET.

For more information:

Ann-Sofi Jönsson, Head of Investor Relations & Sustainability Reporting, +46 73 025 1005

Maria Åkerhielm, Investor Relations Manager, +46 70 796 3856

Henry Sjölin, Investor Relations Manager, +46 76 863 51 85

Electrolux Group Press Hotline, +46 8 657 65 07

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MediaGo and hipto Secure Another Les Cas d’Or Gold in Performance Marketing

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SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Recently, MediaGo, a global intelligent advertising platform, and hipto, France’s premier lead generation specialist, won Gold in the “Content and Vertical Industries” category at the prestigious French digital marketing awards, Les Cas d’Or. Recognized for a benchmark performance marketing campaign in the health insurance sector, this award—voted on by over 40 brand marketing directors—serves as further authoritative validation of MediaGo’s technical prowess and service capabilities in the European market.

Following previous wins of Gold in the Native Advertising category and Bronze in the Banking & Insurance Acquisition category, this latest industry honor marks another significant milestone. It underscores that MediaGo’s localized native advertising capabilities, along with its ability to apply deep learning technologies in complex user acquisition scenarios across France and Europe, have earned high acclaim from both the market and industry experts, cementing its position at the forefront of the industry.

The French health insurance market is highly competitive and saturated. Local advertisers have long relied heavily on search and social media channels, resulting in persistently high CPAs and significant traffic inflation. Addressing these industry pain points, MediaGo and hipto collaborated to pioneer a new growth trajectory, establishing the open web as the third core acquisition pillar alongside search and social. By leveraging premium local news and information publishers in France, they seamlessly integrated native ads into media environments, providing the insurance sector with a scalable, replicable growth blueprint to effectively counter traffic inflation.

This award-winning campaign focused on scaling the acquisition of high-intent leads in the insurance sector. It successfully overcame three structural challenges inherent in traditional bidding models: reactive algorithms, high cold-start costs, and the difficulty of balancing scale with efficiency. This achievement further validates MediaGo’s strong operational capabilities and its innovation in native advertising within the French market.

Powered by five deep learning models and the newly upgraded SmartBid 3.0, MediaGo precisely predicts the conversion probability of each ad impression in real time. Paired with hipto’s high-frequency creative iterations (3–5 times per week), MediaGo continuously identifies high-potential audience clusters, further enhancing targeting precision. In addition, SmartBid 3.0’s unique “global learning” mechanism reduced the cold start learning cycle for new campaigns by 50%. This partnership enabled campaigns to achieve stable monetization from day one.

By utilizing SmartBid 3.0’s MaxCV mode, hipto’s campaigns achieved a dual breakthrough in both scale and efficiency. Data shows an immediate 32% uplift in monthly conversion volume and a threefold increase in lead volumes over the longer term, successfully expanding market share within a saturated vertical. Additionally, native ad CTR surpassed the industry benchmark by 53%, demonstrating the platform’s ability to precisely target high-intent users. Notably, even with a 48% increase in mobile budget allocation, CPA decreased by 2.6%, proving that volume scaling and margin preservation can coexist.

Leo Ye, Head of Partnerships at MediaGo, stated: “Winning the Les Cas d’Or Gold for Performance Marketing is a strong endorsement of MediaGo’s technical strength and localized service capabilities. We remain committed to a performance-driven, advertiser-centric approach, deepening our footprint in the French market to help advertisers break through growth bottlenecks in a saturated landscape.”

Looking ahead, MediaGo will continue to deepen its presence in Europe. With deep learning at its core, the platform aims to continuously enhance its native advertising capabilities and localized operations, delivering tangible value to global advertisers and empowering partners to achieve high-quality, sustainable business growth in complex market environments.

About MediaGo

MediaGo is a leading intelligent advertising platform. Based on deep learning algorithms, MediaGo empowers businesses of all scales, creating tangible value for companies. With 12 operational centers worldwide, MediaGo has successfully provided localized and comprehensive business growth services to over 10,000 partners.

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Dandelion Civilization launches a Human Intelligence Platform to make talent risk visible before it becomes expensive

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New Human Intelligence Platform helps employers assess role fit, team dynamics, and early behavioral risk to avoid costly talent decisions.

AMSTERDAM, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Dandelion Civilization today announced the launch of its Human Intelligence Platform at HR Tech Europe 2026, introducing a new approach to talent management and workforce decision-making, built around behavioral intelligence rather than instinct alone.

The launch addresses a problem many organizations already understand but still struggle to solve. Talent mis-matches are expensive, early misalignment is difficult to correct, and quality of hire remains hard to improve because the real consequences often appear months after a decision is made. Industry estimates frequently place the total cost of hiring a new employee at several times the position’s salary, especially when poor fit leads to replacement, lost productivity, and disruption.

While much of the HR technology market has focused on the hiring stage itself, Dandelion Civilization is taking a different route. The platform is designed to help employers understand how people are likely to perform in real conditions by revealing how they think, act, and interact across hiring, team development, and workforce risk.

At the core of the platform is a behavioral intelligence layer that creates continuous, evolving profiles of individuals and teams. Rather than relying only on CVs, interviews, or static questionnaires, Dandelion Civilization uses behavioral simulations to surface signals around decision making, collaboration, pressure response, and alignment. According to the company’s launch materials, the product is built around three core areas: hiring intelligence, team dynamics, and behavioral risk. It is designed to support decisions before day one, strengthen visibility into how individuals affect team performance, and identify patterns that may point to conflict, disengagement, or misalignment before those issues damage business outcomes.

“We are not creating another assessment tool,” said Dmitry Zaytsev, Founder and CEO of Dandelion Civilization. “We are building the infrastructure for better talent decisions. Companies often discover the true cost of misalignment too late, when trust weakens, performance slips, or the hiring process has to begin again. We want to make those signals visible earlier, when organizations can still act on them.”

The company says the platform is designed to fit into existing workflows without technical friction. Employers send a link, candidates complete an online simulation, and talent teams receive a decision-ready report. The launch deck states that the simulation takes around 20 to 40 minutes, requires no integration, and works in any browser.

While the platform begins with hiring, Dandelion Civilization is positioning the launch as the first step toward a broader layer of human capital intelligence that can support team design, talent development, and earlier visibility into people related risk over time.

About Dandelion Civilization
Dandelion Civilization is building a Human Intelligence Platform that helps organizations understand how people think, act, and interact across the employment lifecycle. Using behavioral simulations and digital profiling, the platform supports hiring, team development, and earlier visibility into workforce risk. Its launch materials describe the product as a system designed to reduce talent blind spots and reveal behavior beyond profiles.

 

 

 

 

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