Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda
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Business fights back as Republican state lawmakers push anti-ESG agenda

So far 99 anti-ESG bills filed in 2023 vs 39 in 2022Goals include protecting fossil fuel investments, firearmsBusinesses, pension investors pushing backUtah’s Republican Treasurer says ESG part of “Satan’s plan”April 22 (Reuters) – U.S. political battles over corporate sustainability are turning hotter this spring as aggressive Republican statehouse efforts face increasing pushback from businesses and… […]

How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years
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How the U.S. Clean Air Act lets closed coal plants keep polluting for years

April 22 (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and incentives in the U.S. Clean Air Act.But the facility’s legacy of smog pollution continued long after it closed.That’s because… […]

Brexit tensions risk igniting Northern Ireland’s loyalist tempers
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Brexit tensions risk igniting Northern Ireland’s loyalist tempers

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Russia’s war is creating corporate winners and losers
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Russia’s war is creating corporate winners and losers

MOST MULTINATIONAL companies can live without Russian customers. Living without Russian commodities would be much harder. On March 15th the European Commission announced new economic constraints on Russia, including a ban on exports of European luxury items and cars—the definition of an essential good is, after all, in the eye of the oligarch. But the… […]

Champions League final tests spirit of two tough adversaries
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Champions League final tests spirit of two tough adversaries

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Utility shut-offs loom after pandemic freezes expire for US households
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Utility shut-offs loom after pandemic freezes expire for US households

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NRA puts its political power on show in Texas after school shooting
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NRA puts its political power on show in Texas after school shooting

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More Customers Sue Hertz After Being Arrested at Gunpoint for Driving Their Rental Cars
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More Customers Sue Hertz After Being Arrested at Gunpoint for Driving Their Rental Cars

Five Hertz customers brought suit in Delaware Superior Court this week, alleging that the company’s poor inventory management led to them being arrested at gunpoint–sometimes minutes after picking up their rental cars. One of the plaintiffs is a 13-year-old girl held at gunpoint while on vacation with her father. The suit claims these arrests result from Hertz’s… […]

3 ways Panasonic embraces a customer-centric approach using technology
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3 ways Panasonic embraces a customer-centric approach using technology

Successful marketers embraced a customer-centric approach long before the pandemic. But changes over the last two years have impacted what customers expect from experiences, and marketers need to use every technology they can in order not to leave their customers behind. “The way we engage has changed significantly over the past few years,” said Brian… […]