By the end of the decade, an increasing number of automakers will have switched to selling exclusively electric cars (EVs), according to Nissan Motor Co., which announced that all of its new European models will be totally electric. “There is no turning back now,” Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida said in a statement. One of the…
According to a new KPMG analysis released on Tuesday, 75% of companies worldwide are not prepared to have their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data evaluated externally months before new requirements take effect. In order to replace a patchwork of voluntary private sector practises for listed firms to make climate-related disclosures, stricter European Union, U.S.,…
Lego has given up on its most publicised attempt to replace plastics derived from oil with other materials after discovering that the new substance increased carbon emissions, illustrating the difficult trade-offs that businesses must make in the pursuit of sustainability. The largest toy manufacturer in the world revealed two years ago that it had tested…
An interior ministry spokesman of the Taliban government of Afghanistan told Reuters that the Taliban are developing a large-scale camera surveillance network for Afghan cities that may involve adapting an American plan before their 2021 withdrawal. This development comes as authorities work to supplement the thousands of cameras already positioned throughout the capital, Kabul. The Taliban…
According to three sources with firsthand knowledge of the situation, Spinneys Dubai LLC, the grocery chain’s franchisee in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, plans to go public in the second quarter of 2024. According to the individuals, who asked to remain anonymous since the preparations are private, Rothschild & Co. was retained by Albwardy…
According to the New York Times on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Labour has launched investigations into Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms to find out if migrant children were employed to clean slaughterhouses. The investigations were started by the Labour Department after a New York Times Magazine article this week revealed that migrant youngsters were…
As the automaker ramps up its electrification campaign to catch up to rivals like Tesla and BYD, Nikkei has discovered that Toyota Motor expects to treble electric vehicle output in 2025 from its 2024 plan. The manufacturer informed key component vendors of its intentions to increase the output of electric vehicles under the Toyota and…
The U.S. Commerce Department is releasing final regulations on Friday to stop China and other nations that are considered to be a threat to American national security from using subsidies for semiconductor manufacture. Before the Biden administration can start distributing $39 billion in subsidies for semiconductor production, the regulation must be passed. $52.7 billion is…
Rupert Murdoch has resigned from his position as chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corporation, capping a career spanning more than seven decades during which he built a media empire that stretched from Australia to the United States. The firms said on Thursday that Lachlan Murdoch, his son, will continue to serve as chairman and…
As it moves ahead with plans to produce electric vehicles locally, the Indian steel-to-energy business JSW is in preliminary discussions with Korea’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) about jointly manufacturing batteries in India, two people told Reuters. One of the sources with firsthand knowledge of the conversations claimed that JSW met with senior LGES officials in…
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