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ArcelorMittal announces investment of €300 million in Mardyck, France, to produce electrical steels for industry and electromobility
ArcelorMittal has announced an investment of more than €300m, with the support of the French government, to create a new production unit for electrical steels at its Mardyck site in the north of France. This investment will create more than 100 direct jobs. With this new unit, which will specialise in the production of electrical …
Many companies and governments to continue business with Russia despite increasing sanctions on the country, says GlobalData
Amid increasing sanctions and calls for exiting or scaling back businesses in Russia by many global enterprises, some companies and countries have decided to continue their business relations with the country, finds GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company found that cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase and Binance have decided not to ban Russian users …
Accountability on coal: managing the impacts of a sector in transition
GRI launches new standard to address sustainability challenges facing coal companies Amsterdam, 15 March 2022 – How can a sector that is responsible for 30% of global carbon emissions be held to account for its impacts, including ensuring that coal companies meet growing stakeholder demands for transparency in how they align with the low-carbon transition? …
worldsteel releases updated Sustainability Charter
3 March 2022 Brussels, Belgium The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has today released its revised and expanded Sustainability Charter. The new Charter reflects the industry’s increasing focus on sustainability and its responsibility to generate positive impacts on people, our planet, and the prosperity of society. The new Charter also represents the industry’s action-oriented approach towards sustainability, …
PETA India Urges Central Government to Rescue Indian Student and His Companion Dog From War-Hit Ukraine
New Delhi – Following an appeal for help on social media by Rishabh Kaushik, an Indian student refusing to leave war-hit Ukraine without his companion dog Malibu, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India sent an urgent letter to Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala requesting that he issue an …
EARTHDAY.ORG and ClimateScience Announce Partnership for the ClimateScience Olympiad 2022
EARTHDAY.ORG and ClimateScience Announce Partnership for the ClimateScience Olympiad 2022 Washington, D.C. – EARTHDAY.ORG is pleased to announce its partnership with ClimateScience for the ClimateScience Olympiad 2022. The initiative is the brainchild of Eric Steinberger, EARTHDAY.ORG‘s Youth Ambassador in Austria and a member of the organization’s My Future My Voice initiative that has brought together …
January 2022 crude steel production
22 February 2022 Brussels, Belgium World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 155.0 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2022, a 6.1% decrease compared to January 2021. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.2 Mt in January 2022, up 3.3% on January 2021. Asia and Oceania produced …
The case for impact-focused reporting is as clear as black-and-white
By Eelco van der Enden, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Last month saw the annual letter to CEOs from BlackRock’s Larry Fink land in our inboxes. It includes some very positive, indeed admirable, language around the need for responsible business practices. To quote Mr. Fink, “a company must create value for and be valued …
“I wish to be a torchbearer of your values”
Mrinalini Bondyopadhyay (Daughter of Srikumar Bondyopadhyay, the financial journalist, who is no more to hold her hand, writes he may not have prepared her for his early departure, but he has been an experience sharing dad — an invaluable beacon for life) Wikihow should really have a tutorial on how to start writing about the person, who …