The EU is building a regulatory framework to encourage investors to be more aware of the impact of their business on the environment. The Romanian Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament reached today a preliminary agreement on a proposal creating a new category of financial benchmarksaimed at giving greater information on an investment portfolio’s carbon footprint. The transition to a low-carbon, sustainable economy requires us to rethink how we do business, where we invest our money. Thanks to today’s agreement, it will be easier for investors to select climate-conscious projects, infrastructure and technologies, so as to re-orient capital flows…
Author: Loknath Das
BSA the Software Alliance is offering rewards of up to Bt1 million for confidential reports about companies using unlicensed industrial software in Thailand. Eligible are informants who report companies using illegal and unlicensed versions of software published by Altium, Autodesk, Aveva, Dassault Systemes, CNC Mastercam, Siemens PLM and Trimble, the owner of Tekla software, among other brands. “While some companies follow the law and invest in legal and secure industrial software, too many companies continue to break the rules when using industrial software,” says senior director Tarun Sawney. “In Thailand and across Asia, we are focused on ensuring there is…
Srei Equipment Finance Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Srei Infrastructure FinanceNSE 0.54 %, has tied up with state-owned Syndicate BankNSE 0.45 % to jointly provide financing for construction and farm equipment. Under the arrangement, Syndicate Bank would leverage on its low-cost funds and co-lend equipment loans with Srei Equipment at a mutually agreed rate, a company statement said on Thursday. The arrangement had been done under the aegis of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular dated September 21, 2018, that permits banks to engage with non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to co-originate loans for the creation of priority sector assets, the statement added. iQuippo, a…
Self-funding your own business can be an empowering experience, but because there’s no guidebook, it also requires constant experimentation. That’s part of the reason why I’m sharing what I’ve learned as a self-funded entrepreneur. (You can explore my previous articles about product design, manufacturing, email marketing and more here.) Today, we’re diving into the world of social media marketing. Here are a few best practices to help you grow your following, create advocates and drive traffic to your site. Don’t Buy Followers You want to get as many eyes as possible on your social posts, but you also want to make sure…
School districts in Tampa Bay and across the state are looking to buy a new batch of textbooks to last the next few years, a routine task that rarely attracts much attention. But this year is proving different after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he wants to eliminate any vestige of the Common Core standards from Florida’s school system. Textbooks are based on the standards, which the state adopted with minor changes in 2010. The state Department of Education has pushed back its calendar for textbook adoptions in a nod to the governor’s initiative, a move that has left school district…
SINGAPORE – The push to get Singaporeans to learn for life will see the Ministry of Education (MOE) add a third thrust to its efforts to improve the education system. It will add to previously announced initiatives, which include a move to reduce the exam load and the setting up of an inter-agency taskforce to help children from disadvantaged homes, Education Minister Ong Ye Kung said on the sidelines of a community visit to Sengkang Central on Sunday (Feb 17). “It will be a significant thrust… and a multi-year effort which would significantly improve the education system,” he said, adding that more…
Many black pupils in England are having their education dumbed down after being wrongly identified as having one of a range special needs, a study says. The study found black Caribbean pupils were twice as likely to be identified as having social, emotional and mental health needs as white British pupils. The Oxford University team could not explain the “substantial over-representation” of this group. It urged schools to check if discipline policies caused a systematic bias. Previous research has looked towards cultural differences, teacher racism and ineffective classroom management as part of the answer. Prof Steve Strand analysed data on six million…
As Global Head of Social for [m]PLATFORM (part of GroupM), Kieley’s focus is in streamlining operations, disseminating thought leadership, training, best practices, and advocating on behalf of client interests with key publishing partners. She is the lead subject matter expert within social for GroupM clients. In her current role she evangelizes an audience first approach to integrated planning and buying. Before the global expansion of her role, Kieley had been the US Head of Social. Through her efforts and focus of applying media rigor to social media billings grew significantly YoY. Kieley originally joined the GroupM family via the MetaVision…
There is one reason, and one reason only, to be excited about the final series of Game of Thrones. To watch all manner of epic dragon battles? To see who wins in a generations-long contest of good against evil? No. You are only excited about Game of Thronesbecause you want to see what happens to Ser Pounce the cat. Because the world of Game of Thrones is craven and bloodthirsty, isn’t it? It’s a quagmire of violence and busted ethics. Everyone in Game of Thrones, even the ones we side with, are warped and broken and monstrous. But not Ser Pounce.…
Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson (13) defends as Portland Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard (0) works for a shot-attempt in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Dallas, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)ASSOCIATED PRESS In case anyone doubted that the Portland Trail Blazers are just not a good road team, they made a convincing argument on their own behalf Sunday afternoon, when they lost 102-101 to the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center. The Blazers blew a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter, when they had their worst quarter of the season. They scored just nine points in the…