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Cheap climate tech imports are ‘penny wise, pound foolish’: White House climate adviser

semafor.com The News The U.S. needs to raise tariffs and other trade barriers against low-cost clean tech exports from China, even if doing so raises the price of solar panels and EVs…

Weibo Publishes 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

benzinga.com BEIJING, April 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Weibo Corporation ("Weibo" or the "Company") WB, a leading social media in China, today announced that it has published its 2023…

2024 Louisiana Energy Conference to Be Held in New Orleans May 28

benzinga.com NEW ORLEANS, April 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2024 Louisiana Energy Conference will be held in New Orleans Tuesday afternoon May 28 through Thursday, May 30, 2024, at…

Exegy, ING and Optiver become latest members to join Sustainable Trading

thetradenews.com Exegy, ING and Optiver have become the latest organisations to join non-profit organisation Sustainable Trading, which is dedicated to transforming environmental, social and…

'Amazonia' Bonds Face Hurdles Amid Political Push For First-Ever Rainforest Debt

benzinga.com The Amazonia Bond proposal, which aims to raise funds for the preservation of the Amazon rainforest, is encountering skepticism and technical challenges. This initiative,…

The Best Companies to Own: 2024 Edition

morningstar.com One of the keys to finding the best long-term investments is buying companies that can stay one step ahead of the competition. Legendary investor Warren Buffett originally…

Virtual investor meetings are eroding shareholder rights, advocates warn

theglobeandmail.com Dozens of Canada’s largest investors are urging public companies to preserve their in-person annual general meetings, warning that the shift to virtual-only formats allows…

The climate credit trap

ft.com Also in today’s newsletter, a new attack on ESG from Texas

ASML reports €5.3 billion total net sales and €1.2 billion net income in Q1 2024

finance.yahoo.com VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, April 17, 2024 – Today, ASML Holding NV (ASML) has published its 2024 first-quarter results. • None Q1 total net sales of €5.3 billion, gross…

How U.S. Business Schools Undermine Wealth Creation

aier.org Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been widely embraced within academic business programming since the early 2000s. The trendy appeal of Bono’s Buy (Red) Campaign and…

Blackrock, Vanguard and State Street Face Probe Over Bank Stakes

thedailyupside.com They’re just not the passive type. On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is investigating Blackrock, Vanguard, and…

T2M Global Introduces Revolutionary Plastic Heat Exchanger (P-HEX) Technology to Combat Wasted Heat and Drive Economic Growth

benzinga.com LOS ANGELES, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T2M Global, LLC, proudly announces the successful demonstration of its groundbreaking Plastic Heat Exchanger (P-HEX)…

Bay Bridge Ventures is raising $200M for a new climate fund, filings show

techcrunch.com Climate investor Bay Bridge Ventures is raising a new $200 million fund, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Bay Bridge filed paperwork Monday for the new climate fund with…

Evolution Equity Partners raises $1.1B for new cybersecurity and AI fund

techcrunch.com Cybersecurity has had a rough go of it lately, with investment in the sector dropping a precipitous 40% compared to the year prior. But there’s promising early — if…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says grandstanding and frivolousness have ruined shareholder meetings. Here’s how CEOs can fix them

aol.com Among the buzzy and weighty topics on the agenda at Disney’s annual general meeting (AGM) in early April, one shareholder proposal centered on a little-known and rarely…

Bitcoin Will Make Housing Affordable Again

bitcoinnews.com This article was originally published by Leon Wankum on bitcoinmagazine.com. It is republished here with permission from the author. As fiat loses its purchasing power over…

China’s energy trade with Middle East to surge in light of Iran-Saudi deal: UBS

scmp.com “We see energy representing a more trade-focused collaboration than seen to date, with likely more immediate monetisation potential and thus a quicker potential impact on…

Mondelēz International Reports Meaningful Progress Against its "Snacking Made Right" Priorities

benzinga.com Reinforces progress towards goals and accelerated impact as global leader in mindful snacking • Highlights progress toward 2050 net-zero goal, which was just validated by…

How climate change is beginning to be built into employee pay and benefits

cnbc.com More workers in today's labor market want to take action on climate change in some way as part of their jobs, yet many encounter a major stumbling block: lack of…

Bloomage Showcases Bioactive Substance Innovations and Sustainability Commitment at China International Consumer Products Expo

benzinga.com Parsippany, New Jersey, USA, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bloomage, a global company specializing in hyaluronic acid and other bioactive substance innovations, has…

Chart Industries to Supply Key Liquefaction Equipment for the Cedar LNG Project

benzinga.com ATLANTA, April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS ("Chart"), a leading global solutions provider to clean energy and industrial gas markets, announced…

Trump Media is more of a club membership than a traditional stock

msnbc.com By customary investment rules, Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) should still be privately held. For one, Digital World Acquisition Co., the public company that merged…

Boeing deliveries drop by half in March due to increased quality checks

reuters.com A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo Purchase…

'Green Perks': How the Climate Agenda is Being Built Into Employee Benefits

tftc.io A new trend is emerging in the labor market: "green perks," which are being incorporated into employee benefits packages as an appeal to the climate agenda. While still on…

C.K. McWhorter Endows Maison Goyard With Esteemed McWhorter Family Trust Warrant Of Excellence

benzinga.com PARIS, April 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- C.K. McWhorter and the McWhorter Family Trust announce the endowment of the prestigious McWhorter Family Warrant of Recognition to…

Larry Fink lashes out at BlackRock's political critics: They 'continuously lie'

finance.yahoo.com CEO Larry Fink lashed out at political critics of the world's largest money manager in combative new comments Friday, saying they "continuously lie." The remarks came as his…

New to The Street TV Announces Five Corporate Guest Interviews, Episode 568 Airing on Bloomberg TV as A Sponsored Programming, Saturday, April 13, 2024, at…

benzinga.com NEW YORK, April 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New to The Street, an FMW Media business show production, will air its five corporate guest interviews, episodes 568 and 569, as…

Li Auto Inc. Releases 2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report

benzinga.com BEIJING, China, April 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Li Auto Inc. ("Li Auto" or the "Company") LI HKEX: 2015))), a leader in China's new energy vehicle market, today released…

How reskilling Asia’s workforce can secure a more sustainable future

scmp.com This impressive figure is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years, with employment in renewable energy projected to exceed 38 million by 2030. The solar…

RBC fields shareholder questions on climate and Indigenous rights at annual meeting

theglobeandmail.com Royal Bank of Canada chief executive officer Dave McKay says the lender is continuing to assess its climate change impact, responding to a parade of questions on Thursday…

UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into airplane fuel

theguardian.com Aircraft could one day take off on fuel made from human waste under plans revealed by Wizz Air and the British sustainable aviation company Firefly to build a commercial…

America’s CEOs are feeling good, KPMG survey finds

marketplace.org Economic headwinds — if you’re a CEO today, there are plenty of them. High interest rates are one source of worry and consternation. Then there’s also artificial…

Harwich factory to make jet fuel out of faeces in world first

bbc.co.uk It has reached an agreement with Wizz Air to provide up to 525,000 tonnes of SAF over 15 years. "We're turning sewage into jet fuel. I can't really think of many things that…

City University of Hong Kong calls for broader ESG reporting coverage, says all financial institutions licensed by SFC should submit emissions data

scmp.com All of the about 2,600 companies listed in Hong Kong are required to publish annual sustainability reports on their ESG performance , alongside mandatory periodic financial…

The Passive Investor Problem

zerohedge.com The Passive Investor Problem Via SchiffGold.com, When John Bogle died in 2019, people around the world mourned. Bogle created the Vanguard Group and made the index fund…

Preqin launches ESG fund performance benchmarks

benzinga.com LONDON, April 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preqin, the global leader in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, today announced the launch of its ESG fund performance…

The Managerial Crisis Is A Systemic Crisis

tftc.io Videos of Boeing planes disintegrating in real time have taken the internet by storm over the first few months of the year. It feels like we can't go two days without…

Itafos Inc. Showcases ESG Progress in New Report

tipranks.com Itafos Inc (TSE:IFOS) has released an update. Itafos Inc., a phosphate and specialty fertilizer company, has published an updated ESG report outlin...

On the Brink of a Dramatic Change: The Digitalization of Money

bitcoinmagazine.com “What underpins a world order is always the financial system. We are on the brink of a dramatic change where we are about to, and I'll say this boldly, abandon the…

Nasdaq unveils new Swedish small cap index future offering

thetradenews.com Nasdaq has launched futures on the OMX Sweden Small Cap 30 ESG Responsible Index as it seeks to enhance its offering in the Nordic region. Alessandro Romani, vice president…

Announcing Specialty Program Group as the First EcoClaim Certified MGA in North America

benzinga.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EcoClaim is proud to welcome Specialty Program Group as the first North American EcoClaim certified MGA.…

s Q1 Magazine: Now available online!

thetradenews.com The first quarter always sets the pace for the rest of the year and if the last few months are anything to go by then the market should prepare itself for a steady boil.…

Caisse races toward sustainability targets but says company data to measure emissions from investments is still lacking

theglobeandmail.com The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is reaching its targets to cut carbon emissions from its $434-billion investment portfolio years ahead of schedule, but much of…

Nasdaq Launches Futures on the OMX Sweden Small Cap 30 ESG Responsible Index™

benzinga.com STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq NDAQ today announced the launch of Nasdaq futures on the OMX Sweden Small Cap 30 ESG Responsible Index™ OMXSS…

Marketers Are Still Juggling ESG and Scrutiny

wsj.com Marketers are attempting to sidestep political brawls over concepts like brand purpose, ESG and diversity by softening language and avoiding related messages, but they…

Canadian banks caught in ESG backlash from U.S. state officials

theglobeandmail.com Two Canadian banks are in the crosshairs of an anti-ESG U.S. state treasurer, who has boycotted one for a purported stand against fossil fuels and given another a pass for…

Wall Street Favorites: 3 Social Media Stocks With Strong Buy Ratings for April 2024

investorplace.com In a twist, social media stocks rebound with ad boosts and Trump Media's buzz Due to a hawkish Federal Reserve, social media stocks lost value last year as businesses…

Column: Bowing to business and the right wing, the SEC issues a pathetically watered-down climate disclosure rule

latimes.com Lake Mead is shrinking, due to a long drought influenced by global warming. The white bands and the islets show where its historical water level has receded. Corporate…

Complying With California's New Climate Disclosure Rules

dealbreaker.com In October 2023, California enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act (VCMDA) — AB 1305. AB 1305 has lurked in the background of flashier climate disclosure…

Opening Bell: 3.7.24

dealbreaker.com Dollar slips as Powell says Fed "not far" from confidence needed to cut rates [Reuters via Yahoo!]"We are waiting to become more confident that inflation is moving…

Have McKinsey and its consulting rivals got too big?

economist.com AN ANONYMOUS MEMO briefly circled the web in March. The authors, who claimed to be former partners at McKinsey, rebuked the illustrious strategy consultancy for its pursuit…

Can MSCI drag private markets out of the shadows?

economist.com Henry Fernandez was once a counter-revolutionary. The man who over three decades has built MSCI, a provider of stockmarket indices, into a standard bearer of financial…

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selects Locus Technologies Cloud Software for GHG Management

benzinga.com MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Locus Technologies, the leading Environmental Health and safety (EHS) Compliance and Environmental, Social, and…

Dundee Precious Metals Delivers Strong First Quarter Gold Production; Announces Timing of First Quarter Financial Results

benzinga.com TORONTO, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. DPM ("DPM" or "the Company") announced preliminary production results from both of its mines for the…

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