On Thursday, ahead of its upcoming shareholder meeting, BlackRock said it would more than double the number of companies it engages with over climate-related issues to more than 1,000 while laying out stronger goals on other fronts for portfolio firms… Read More ›
Sustainability
Japan’s ruling aims to incentivize green investments
With Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga strategically placing carbon neutrality at the centre of the country’s economic recovery plan, the country’s ruling party has called for extending tax breaks on low-emission vehicles as well as incentivize green investments, showed a… Read More ›
With Eyes On A Quick Post-Brexit Trade Deal, UK Abandons EU Tariffs On Boeing
Tariffs imposed of the United States based plane maker Boeing have been dropped by the United Kingdom in the hope that it will be able to secure a trade agreement with the US faster after Brexit. This move by the… Read More ›
People’s Vaccine Alliance Claims Cvoid-19 Vaccines Being Hoarded By Rich Countries
A coalition of campaigning bodies has warned that it is likely that people from poor countries will miss out on a Covid-19 vaccine because the richer countries are hoarding doses of the vaccines. Only one in 10 people will be… Read More ›
Food Delivery Industry Boosted By The Pandemic To Face Reality Check Soon
The global food delivery industry was seen to be facing a reckoning at the beginning of 2020 after the industry raised and lost billions of dollars for years. After losing its foothold on the market, Grubhub, one of the pioneers… Read More ›
New Onetime Tax On The Superrich Imposed In Argentina To Fight Covid-19
In order to generate more money in the form of taxes to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, a new tax on the wealthiest people of the country has been passed by Argentina. According to this new tax, money that would be… Read More ›
Japan weighs options to resume tourism from spring
According to a report from Japanese media house Asahi, the government is weighing its options to resume the inflow of tourists on a limited basis, from spring; the development comes in the wake of Japan preparing to host the delayed… Read More ›
US Jobs Growth Stalls In November With Addition Of Just 245,000 Jobs
A slowdown in new jobs in November was recorded in the United States with the economy adding just 245,000 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, showed data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Compared to the expectations… Read More ›
Denmark Will Permanently Stop All New Oil And Gas Exploration To Fight Climate Change
Denmark has set a plan to stop extracting fossil fuels by 2050 and will end all exploration projects for new oil and gas in the North Sea. It latest licensing round will also be cancelled by the government in which… Read More ›
Japanese government weighing options to create $19 billion environment-friendly investment fund: Govt Sources
According to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, the Japanese government is weighing its options to create a ($9.63 billion to $19.27 billion (1 trillion to 2 trillion yen) fund to promote investment in environment-friendly… Read More ›