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Paul Polman's rallying cry for courageous leaders

GreenBiz

Governments already have spent $12 trillion to $13 trillion just to stabilize global economies ravaged by COVID-19. Many of these same governments are devising ways to reconstruct global economies by spending back better, addressing climate change and inequality along the way. Spend back better. Leadership. GreenBiz 21.

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The G7 Summit 2022 Is Coming. Here's Why All Global Citizens Should Be Paying Attention

3BL Media

In the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis , finance ministers from six of the world’s leading economies — France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US — formalized talks they had been having about the state of the global economy and international politics. The G7 is a formidable global policy forum.

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Inogen Alliance Presence at COP28: Panel Discussion Side Event, 4 December in the Blue Zone

3BL Media

This event will delve into the means and examples of how to access funding by GCF and the critical role of ESG principles in shaping investment decisions and financial mechanisms to combat climate change and foster a more sustainable global economy.

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Two Pillars for a Sustainable Dialogue

Chris Hall

During lockdown, the global economy was disrupted so severely that it triggered a shift in mindset among business leaders to recognise the importance of ESG issues in creating a more resilient future. “ When I attended COP25 (Madrid) in 2019, there was talk of the climate crisis, but there was not a lot of urgency,” she says.

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Russia SWIFT Ban Still Being Finalised; China Urges Dialogue

Chris Hall

Some countries, including Poland, had pushed for more banks to be included in the SWIFT ban, but there are concerns that the consequences could spill over into the global economy, especially when it comes to energy supplies. Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank, as well as Gazprombank, was spared. Korean banks had about US$1.47

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Driven by a Mission to Engage

Chris Hall

Gallup data describes the phenomenon of ‘quiet quitting’, estimating that over half of the US workforce is engaged in this behaviour, with low employee engagement costing the global economy US$8.8

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Here we go again: Ontario’s reckless nuclear gamble

Corporate Knights

per year and top 35,000 MW by 2014, 50% above its 1989 level. Peak demand in 2014 was lower than it was in 1989. Ontario Hydro was forecasting peak demand would grow at 2.5% The plan was withdrawn before environmental assessment hearings were even convened and the proposed power plants were never built. It was 2005.