Pioneering new Global Climate Finance Centre in Abu Dhabi to accelerate global climate finance and market design, delivering COP28 legacy New knowledge hub to house world-leading research, advisory and skills academy to pioneer new forms of climate finance and establish Abu Dhabi as a leading global marketplace Nine global founding members confirm membership including ADGM, ADQ, BlackRock, CIFF, GFANZ, HSBC, Masdar, Ninety […]
Read & Discuss »Diane Lopez, vice president and general counsel since 2019 and deputy general counsel for eight years before that, today announced plans to retire after 30 years of service to the University. She will step down at the end of February. Eileen Finan, a University Attorney since 1997, will serve as interim general counsel during the […]
Read & Discuss »Asian Americans are increasingly prominent in American popular culture, from the Oscar-sweeping “Everything Everywhere All at Once” to the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” featuring a Pakistani superhero. But is inclusion and commercial success good enough? How do these cultural representations deal with themes such as identity, migration, and other sociopolitical issues? How do Asian American […]
Read & Discuss »Following the introduction of new uniforms in 2016, American Airlines flight attendants began experiencing rashes, headaches, and breathing problems. One American Airlines flight attendant, Tracey Silver-Charan, told The Washington Post: “My eyes looked like I was in a boxing match. My eyes were swollen. I would get bronchitis and laryngitis, and I recorded it and […]
Read & Discuss »By 2025 nearly half of South Africa’s population suffer from food insecurity, with 48.96% of the population potentially not having enough to eat. Provincially, Limpopo will suffer the worst food insecurity with 54% of the population not sure about where their next meal will come from. Although in the Western Cape and Gauteng the numbers […]
Read & Discuss »Promotes working with diverse suppliers as the company moves toward $300 million spend with diverse suppliers by 2025 Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently held its first ever Supplier Diversity Summit at its headquarters in Orange, Connecticut as part of the company’s 2023 Diversity Week. The event proactively connected diverse suppliers […]
Read & Discuss »The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has honored Trina Solar with the title of Decarbonisation Leader for its achievements in low-carbon transition and climate change mitigation. The company received the award at the 2023 Sustainable Business Awards conference and ceremony in Shanghai on Sept 6. The award recognises Trina Solar’s exceptional decarbonisation performance at a business operations level and is a […]
Read & Discuss »50 organizations granted a total of $25 million to pilot or expand catalytic solutions to improve food security globally Citi Foundation announced the grant recipients of its first-ever Global Innovation Challenge, a new model to identify and provide philanthropic support to community organizations that are developing innovative solutions to social and economic challenges facing low-income […]
Read & Discuss »2% of jet fuel must be sustainable as of 2025, and 70% by 2050 Hydrogen and fuel produced from used cooking oil considered green EU eco label for flights from 2025 MEPs approved a new law to increase the uptake of sustainable fuels, such as advanced biofuels or hydrogen, in the aviation sector. The RefuelEU […]
Read & Discuss »The UK’s largest single climate funding commitment boosts GCF’s second replenishment and global climate action The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has welcomed the UK government’s announcement of a USD $2billion (£1.62 billion) pledge for its second replenishment (GCF-2). The announcement was made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi […]
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