Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

BlackRock plans no major changes to the way it engages with companies and votes on environmental and social issues in the year ahead, despite a backlash against its stance on climate change from some U.S. Republican politicians. The world’s biggest asset manager, with oversees around $8 trillion for investors, has been challenged by some […]

The author of this op-ed poses the following question: If the big players in the intensively competitive world of consumer electronics can co-exist, then why can’t firms in the world of ESG data? The ESG movement continues, buffeted by forces such as the energy crisis, geopolitics, and economic change. So much is said and […]

Oil and gas exploration company Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas has secured all the required approvals for the acquisition of an additional interest in a block located offshore South Africa, south of recent discoveries made by oil majors Shell and TotalEnergies off Namibia. Back in June 2022, Eco disclosed that the inking of a farm-out agreement […]

On December 18, the Hague-based Azerbaijanis staged a protest and march against eco-terrorism and Armenia’s exploitation of natural resources in Azerbaijani territory, Azernews reports. The Netherlands-Azerbaijan organization organized the action to inform the general public in Europe aware of the increasing illegal exploitation of the natural resources of Azerbaijan by Armenians and the Russian peacekeeping […]

The International Post Corporation (IPC) has added Omniva to its Sustainability Measurement and Management System (SMMS) – making it the 22nd member. ‘) } // –> The system is intended to manage sustainability and reduce the collective carbon footprint of the postal industry. Through the IPC SMMS program, posts across the world have committed to […]

In a world that has become increasingly interconnected, we rely on access to real-time, robust data to complete the simplest of tasks. From checking if a product is in stock at our local store, to checking the registration number of our Uber, this so-called modern data has become the norm. The data is available instantly, […]

LG Electronics Inc.’s rendering of the Better Life for All zone at CES 2023, slated to take place in Las Vegas from Jan. 5-8, in this image provided by the company. SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. said Monday it will present its environmental, social and governance, or ESG, vision at the […]

By Dominic Chopping STOCKHOLM–Tele2 AB said Monday it has signed a 700 million euro ($741.1 million) sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, refinancing its existing EUR760 million facility dated Jan. 12, 2016. The Sweden-based telecom company said this is its first facility that is linked to sustainability targets, while the margin adjustments are conditional upon the achievement […]

Pure Storage, the data storage technology and services company, in partnership with Wakefield Research, has released a new report identifying the critical impact of IT on environmental sustainability and the challenges present in addressing the urgent and growing demands for IT to be accountable drivers of change. The new report, ‘Drivers of Change: Pure Storage […]

Why do Republicans have a problem with ESG? The acronym for environmental, social, governance principles isn’t widely known outside investment circles but is fast becoming a popular GOP talking point in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. The GOP says the nation’s top money managers are pursuing an ideological agenda at the expense of financial returns in […]