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EU APPROVES EUROPEAN CAPITAL MARKETS UNION LAWS, BUT DEEP CAPITAL POOLS AWAIT
The European Union (EU) has been busy chiselling the regulatory edifice of its much-vaunted European Capital Markets Union (CMU), but this growing legal framework has yet to deliver the deep capital pools that its framers envisaged.
Indeed, speaking at the European Banking Congress, in Frankfurt, on November 17, European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde, bemoaned the lack of available EU capital (1):
“Today, European start-ups attract less than half the funding of their US counterparts, while the volume of investments in scale-ups in the United States is more than four times greater than in Europe,” she stressed.…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – ISSB COLLECTS 400 SUPPORTERS AS IT LAYS CLAIM TO GLOBAL BASELINE FOR SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING
More than 400 organisations from 64 jurisdictions have signed a declaration, committing themselves to advancing the adoption or use of the ISSB’s S2 climate impact reporting standard as the climate global baseline. This came on December 4, during the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP28) meeting in Dubai.…
SCOTLAND HANDBOOK OFFERS UNIVERSITIES PRACTICAL COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE ON INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY INTO LEARNING
There is no formal blueprint telling universities and colleges how they can encourage skills and practices promoting sustainability, as the world grapples with an ever more demanding impacts from climate change. However, a team of experts in the UK has developed a thoughtful set of guidance, designed to aid higher education institutions in weaving sustainability into their coursework, research and operations.…
PARTS MAKERS WORLDWIDE FACE LOSS OF BUSINESS DURING TRANSITION TO EVs
Auto parts manufacturers worldwide are assessing the impact on their businesses of the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) from internal combustion engines (ICE), given EVs need fewer components, reducing demand. Most assessments say that there are about 20 moving parts in an electric engine, compared to 2,000 in an ICE (1).…
IRAN SANCTIONS EVASION PERSISTS AS UN-BASED NUCLEAR RESTRICTIONS LAPSE
Implementing international sanctions is never easy, but the sanctions regime on Iran is highly complex, buffeted by shifting diplomatic stances. With its Security Council ally Russia relying on Iranian military and technology supplies for it to pursue its invasion of Ukraine, time-limited UN restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme officially lapsed on October 18.…
MONEY LAUNDERING RISKS INCREASING, SAYS BASEL INSTITUTE
The risks of money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) are increasing globally, according to the 2023 edition of the Basel AML Index (1), mainly through a “concerning” drop in the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems, indicated by Basel Institute on Governance analysis of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) data.…
ESQUEL’S INTEGRAL EVENT EXPLORES SUSTAINABLE FASHION
Hong Kong-based shirtmaker Esquel has been developing natural dyes to boost its sustainability, seeking similar quality colours and fastness to dyes based on artificial finishing chemicals. These innovations were explained during the company’s annual Esquel Integral Conversation event, tis year held on October 26, as usual in Guilin, southern Chinaat Esquel’s Integral Sustainable Development Garden.…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – BRAZIL LEADS WAY IN WRITING ISSB STANDARD INTO NATIONAL LAW
Latin America’s largest economy, Brazil, has confirmed plans to make International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) reporting standards mandatory from January 2026, having already authorised voluntary use by public companies and investment funds from 2024. The country’s finance ministry and its securities regulator the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) have confirmed the move under CVM resolution 193.…
ESI ROBOTICS DEVELOPS ROBOTIC SOLUTION FOR SEWING
The Portuguese automation machinery manufacturer ESI Robotics is working to launch in 2025 an innovative robot for sewing, which its co-founder Gil Sousa believes will be a game changer for the textile sector.
The firm, whose initials stand for ‘Engineering, Solutions and Innovation’ and which works on research and development, industrial automation, robotics and mechanical solutions, has 40 workers, and is based in the northern city of Vila Nova de Famalicão, a textile manufacturing hub.…
AL AIN UNIVERSITY PAVES THE WAY FOR MORE QUALITY EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN UAE
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) private Al Ain University (AAU), located in the oasis city with the same name, is leading the way on sustainable development among local universities, through initiatives to boost quality education and global and national partnerships.
AAU, in Abu Dhabi emirate, on the Oman border, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was considered the best UAE university in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings#!/length/25/locations/ARE/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc…