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Fintech & Ecommerce

ESG Book LEO Transforms Sustainability Reporting for Corporates and Finance

ESG Book has introduced the LEO cloud solution, designed specifically for financial institutions and corporates to meet sustainability due diligence and disclosure requirements.

Finance & Economics

Fragile States Urge for Climate Financing

Countries affected by both climate change-induced hazards and military conflicts that cause humanitarian crises have joined their efforts to urge global leaders to accelerate targeted climate financing.

Fintech & Ecommerce

CaixaBank Empowers Businesses With New Carbon Footprint Measurement Tool

A new carbon footprint verification service from CaixaBank enables customers to verify their Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions across different sectors.

Finance & Economics

Gender Pay Gap Still an Issue in U.S.

As Women’s History Month progresses in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the gender pay gap, which hasn’t been shrinking much in the last few years.

Society & Lifestyle

How U.S. Withdrawal From Paris Agreement Affects Green Tech

With the new Administration, one of the largest and most economically developed countries in the world – the United States of America or simply the U.S. – has changed its stance on many global issues. Ecology is, unfortunately, one of them. Let’s take a closer look at the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from the […]

Society & Lifestyle

Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition Sets Foot in Yunnan, China

The global collaborative environmental initiative by Mastercard has established a brand new site in China to help restore local biodiversity and natural resources.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Best Crowdfunding Platforms for Sustainable Projects

Although sustainability is at the top of the agenda for many global countries, initiatives promoting sustainable practices and technologies are not always favoured by institutional investors. Whether they lack clear statistical justification of the innovation utility or lack impact scale, reasons for the lack of funding might be different but the outcome is the same […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs Refuse to Roll Back Diversity Programs Despite Anti-DEI Activist Pressure

Despite increasing pressure from anti-DEI activists fueled by recent political shifts, several financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, have chosen to maintain or even strengthen their DEI programs.

Science & Technology

How AI Transforms Climate Risk Management

The recent tragedy of the LA fires once again highlighted the importance of effective climate risk management on many levels. Two heads might be better than one in designing such global and critical solutions, and perhaps human capabilities in CRM might be significantly enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI). 

News

Barclays Estimates AI Could Triple US Data-Centre Usage by 2030

Barclays’ recent report projects that data-centre usage will likely triple due to the rapid AI growth by 2030. The firm’s estimates are notably higher than the current sustainable consensus, raising questions about the potential implications of AI development for global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Science & Technology

Top Apps to Offset Your Carbon Footprint

Businesses and individuals increasingly search for tools to offset their carbon footprint and improve their environmental impact. If you don’t know where to start, these helpful apps will guide you through the whole process, making the transition to sustainability easy and effective.

Articles

Female-Led Fintech: Top Apps Addressing Gender-Specific Issues 

While the progress of gender equality in the world is unquestionable, a larger part of the global unbanked population is female, with the divide being more prominent in developing economies. However, select fintech startups focus on narrowing this gap, addressing gender-specific financial challenges with their tech-driven solutions.

News

CIMB and Gentari to Drive Green Mobility and Facilitate Decarbonisation

Malaysia’s clean energy solutions provider Gentari has teamed up with the local bank CIMB Group Holdings Berhad to promote green mobility and decarbonise the value chain across the ASEAN region.

Fintech & Ecommerce

UPI Sees Growing Adoption in Rural India

Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is slowly but steadily emerging as the preferred method of financial transactions in rural and semi-urban India, according to a recent report.

News

La Banque Postale to Finance Energy Renovations With New Impact Card

La Banque Postale, collaborating with WWF France, has become the first traditional bank in France to introduce an impact credit card aimed at supporting energy renovations for sustainability-focused homeowners.

News

ADB Partners Mastercard to Boost Financing for MSMEs

ADB and Mastercard share a common goal to foster inclusive economic growth, particularly in developing economies where MSMEs are the backbone of the business ecosystem.