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Governments must meet investor expectations for climate change and sustainability | New times
The month of November 2021 focused us on a subject that is not only immediate but critical for the survival of future generations.
If the challenges of climate change are not recognized and accepted, the consequences will…
SmartBank Expands Presence in Nashville, Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - SmartBank, a subsidiary of SmartFinancial, Inc. (“SmartFinancial” or the “Company”; NASDAQ: SMBK), has announced the hiring of three experienced banking professionals, responsible sales…
The European Investment Bank strengthens its engagement in Africa
During his first official visit to Africa since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer and Vice President Thomas Östros today officially inaugurated the EIB's new hub in Nairobi with…
Climate change activists target ANZ branches across the country, four accused
STENT KEVINExtinction Rebellion graffiti on ANZ bank in Lambton Quay briefly closed the bank while it was being cleaned up.A protest group said the degradation of an international bank's assets was a response to the institution's alleged…
Regulatory hand on Corporate America – New England In-House
The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good and difficult for them to do bad.
- Gladstone
In writing this column, I have reviewed recent government actions and noticed a clear theme: The…
Big Business and Climate Change – Craig Anderson
One thing that has become clear during the debate on how to respond to climate change is that prioritizing profit over the environment, or ignoring social consequences, is not only morally unacceptable, it is is more and more difficult.…
More American Adults Without Children Now Say They Never Plan To Have Children | Pew Research…
Birth rate in the United States abandoned during COVID-19 pandemic amid the dual health and economic crisis, providing evidence for early epidemic predictions that economic uncertainty could trigger a baby explosion. This continued the…
Balancing accessibility and quality in the financing of Blue Dot Network infrastructures
Author: John Taishu Pitt, Georgetown UniversityWhile the US-led Bretton Woods institutions have supported infrastructure projects since the 1940s, there have been critical in recent years, that the United States has not adequately responded…
Will the EU stop its investment bank from hiding a third of its loans?
The European Investment Bank, the EU's parent bank, has just released a shocking new draft of its transparency policy that would allow it to continue to keep a third of its loans secret and hide decision-making from the government. public…
Prime Minister’s climate capitalism won’t work without a price on carbon
Scott Morrison has suggested that “active” capitalism is the answer to climate change. And the Prime Minister is right - but only if he is prepared to reward companies that take initiative with the right set of incentives.Some companies…