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UniCredit joins net-zero banking alliance to cut carbon emissions
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit said on Wednesday it had joined the Net-zero Banking alliance (NZBA), a group of banks committed to aligning lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emission...
Oct 20, 2021
Rio Tinto plans $7.5 billion spend to halve carbon emissions by 2030
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto announced on Wednesday a $7.5 billion plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030, a reduction three times greater than its previous target. Th...
Oct 20, 2021
‘They’ll have to pay’: Malaysia chip crunch triggers new era in supply deals
By Liz Lee KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian electronics firms central to the supply of basic chips that drive the world's cars, smartphones and home devices say big-name customers are beating on the...
Oct 20, 2021
Nestle raises full year sales outlook to 6-7% organic growth this year
ZURICH (Reuters) -Nestle raised its sales guidance on Wednesday, saying it now expects full year organic growth of 6-7% after strong retail sales and a recovery in out-of-home food consumption pushed ...
Oct 20, 2021
Roche raises 2021 outlook as COVID-19 tests continue powering sales
(Reuters) - Roche raised its 2021 sales forecast on Wednesday after the Swiss drugmaker posted an 8% rise in nine-month revenues, powered by demand for COVID-19 tests and strength in the overall busin...
Oct 20, 2021
ASML posts better-than-expected Q3 net income of $2 billion amid chip shortage
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to computer chip makers, on Wednesday reported slightly better-than-expected third quarter net income of 1.7 billion euros ($1.98 billion), amid s...
Oct 20, 2021
Exclusive: EQT seeks 4 billion euros for Polman-advised impact-driven fund
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish private equity firm EQT is looking to raise 4 billion euros ($4.64 billion) for a fund aiming to create a positive environmental and social impact at its por...
Oct 20, 2021
Nearly half of FTSE 100 companies have no net-zero target, Arabesque says
LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of the 100 biggest companies listed on Britain's FTSE Index have no net-zero target at all and just 23 have a scientifically approved plan, according to ESG investment r...
Oct 20, 2021
AI can see through you: CEOs’ language under machine microscope
By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Executives, beware! You could become your own worst enemy. CEOs and other managers are increasingly under the microscope as some investors use artificial intelligenc...
Oct 20, 2021
Norway’s AutoStore valued at $12 billion, country’s biggest IPO in two decades
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore said on Wednesday it had priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 31 Norwegian crowns per share, the top of its target range, valuing the company ...
Oct 19, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
