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SEC’s plan to scrap shareholder proposal rule sparks criticism
Industry and legal experts told ESG Dive that the rescission proposal is likely to have ripple effects and spur more shareholder pressure elsewhere.
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Businesses sidestep AI governance policies as concerns mount
Senior AI leaders say frameworks have not been updated to accommodate the technology's specific risks, according to an EY report.
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SEC moves to officially roll back Rule 14a-8
The details of the plan to rescind the shareholder proxy proposal rule come on the heels of the SEC’s push to make quarterly reporting by public companies optional.
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Google, NASA launch AI model to map methane emissions from space
The MAPL-EMIT model, which the tech giant and space agency introduced in a scientific journal, was found to detect 50% more methane leaks than human experts.
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AI completely absent from most organizations’ ethics codes, survey finds
Additionally, fewer employees say they cite their codes of conduct or use them as a resource, according to LRN, even as workplace misconduct reports increase.
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9/11 portal reveals NYC officials concealed air quality, health risks
New York City has launched a public portal containing nearly 170,000 pages of documents detailing what city officials allegedly knew about post-9/11 environmental and health hazards.
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FedEx procures over 20M gallons of SAF for US airport operations
The global shipping giant is expanding its procurement of sustainable aviation fuel across its U.S. air network to cut emissions.
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Google deal to generate 1M carbon credits from cutting methane emissions
The deal with Mitti Labs is designed to cut the methane equivalent of 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 20 years by transitioning rice farmers to alternative agricultural practices.
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Anthropic researcher’s resignation highlights governance concerns for AI firms’ IPOs
A recent report from Morningstar lays out transparency and governance questions about planned offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.
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EPA scraps Biden-era power plant carbon rules, moves to eliminate all power-sector GHG standards
“While mayors continue to advance local initiatives to protect residents, the EPA is moving backwards,” Climate Mayors Executive Director Kate Wright says.
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Amazon invests $230M in benefits, pay for Whole Foods store employees
As the company continues to merge its operations with the specialty grocer, this next investment focuses on its frontline workers.
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Standard Chartered unveils platform to manage, decarbonize supply chain
The bank’s “Supply Net Zero” platform will provide suppliers with resources and guidance to better understand where their emissions originate from and what they can do to reduce them.