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Nestlé and the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at strengthening global food systems as climate change places increasing pressure on agricultural communities. The WFO, which represents over one billion farmers across more than 50 countries, and Nestlé will work together to promote regenerative practices, develop viable farming models, and advocate for policies that reflect the realities farmers face...

Nextdoor Holdings has appointed Indrajit Ponnambalam as Chief Financial Officer, marking an important addition as the company strengthens its financial operations. Reporting to Co-Founder and CEO Nirav Tolia, Ponnambalam will oversee financial planning, accounting, internal audit, tax, treasury, and investor relations. He brings more than two decades of experience across technology, media, and consumer platforms, including his recent CFO role at Premion, a connected TV advertising business...

Waymo announced that Steve Fieler will join the company as its new Chief Financial Officer, marking a significant step as the company scales its autonomous ride-hailing operations. The appointment comes at a critical stage in Waymo’s expansion across the U.S. and international markets. Fieler brings nearly three decades of financial and operational experience, spanning early-stage ventures and large enterprises...

A major sustainability effort is taking shape in Canada’s forest sector as IBM and Polytechnique Montréal launch a two-year partnership to bring advanced AI and quantum tools into one of the country’s most economically vital industries. The collaboration—part of the IBM Impact Accelerator—is designed to help a sector that contributes $33.4 billion to GDP manage growing challenges around climate stress, supply chain instability, and rising operational costs...

Under Armour has outlined its next finance leadership transition, naming Reza Taleghani as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer beginning February 2026. He will follow David Bergman, who has served as CFO for more than two decades and will remain with the company through the first quarter of fiscal 2027 to support the handoff...

Bayer AG has set its next financial leadership transition in motion, appointing Dr. Judith Hartmann to the company’s Board of Management ahead of her move into the CFO role on June 1, 2026. She will step in as longtime finance chief Wolfgang Nickl retires after seven years in the position. Hartmann brings a global operating background shaped by senior finance roles at ENGIE and Bertelsmann, as well as earlier leadership posts across multiple GE businesses in the United States, Europe, and Latin America...

Inter IKEA Group is moving forward with a major climate initiative in Brazil, launching a forest restoration project as part of its €100 million commitment to carbon removal. The effort focuses on roughly 4,000 hectares of degraded or low-productive land in Paraná and Santa Catarina—areas within the Atlantic Forest biome, one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world...

ING, an Amsterdam-based financial institution, announced the appointment of Ida Lerner as its next Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2026. She will succeed Tanate Phutrakul, who is set to step down at the company’s annual general meeting in April 2026. Lerner will also join ING’s Management Board Banking and will be proposed for appointment to the Executive Board and as CFO of ING Group at the same meeting...

Pentair has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Bob Fishman will step down after six years with the company. Nick Brazis, currently Vice President of Corporate Development and Treasury, will succeed him as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer...

In a development that signals new momentum for clean energy innovation, Constellation and Xpansiv have announced a collaboration to launch emission-free energy certificates (EFECs) on an online trading platform. Beginning December 2, 2025, Constellation will offer EFECs sourced from its clean energy centers in the PJM region on Xpansiv’s CBL spot exchange, providing verifiable, traceable certificates linked to carbon-free power generation...