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London Stock Exchange guidance for CSR/ ESG/ Sustainability reporting
Once, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues were a concern only among asset owners, asset managers, banks, brokers and investment consultants. Today, however, investors routinely consider ... -
Exposure to air pollution can harm cognitive intelligence
According to a new US-Chinese study of 20,000 people of both sexes in China, . The study, which included researchers from Beijing’s Peking University and Yale University ... -
Using blockchain to promote supply chain transparency
What is blockchain? Blockchain is an emerging technology for authenticated data communication between different parties in a supply chain, without the intervention of a trusted central ... -
Updated GRI Standard on water and effluents: Companies should report impacts across their value chains
Even though access to freshwater is an essential human right recognised by the United Nations, millions of people around the globe have to deal with water ... -
UN Secretary General: Climate change is moving faster than we are
, says UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The defining issue of our era For Mr Guterres, climate change is the “defining issue” of our era, but ... -
Organic solar cells can produce cheaper electricity and can provide an almost limitless energy supply
“According to a new study by Chinese researchers, . So far, manufacturers used silicon to make solar panels, as this material was the most efficient at ... -
We are running out of resources to sustain life
According to a recent publication by HSBC, the world spent its entire natural resources budget for 2018, by 1 August. In 1970, these resources – as ... -
“Hothouse Earth”: The Earth is at risk of becoming uninhabitable due to global warming
According to a new study by an international team of scientists, even if the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the 2015 Paris Agreement are achieved, ...
