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ArcelorMittal S.A.: ArcelorMittal publishes its 2023 Integrated Annual Review

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tisdag, april 23, 2024

The EU Taxonomy report where we are reporting “substantial contribution” to climate change mitigation for revenues, capex and opex for the first time.

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  • The EU Taxonomy report where we are reporting “substantial contribution” to climate change mitigation for revenues, capex and opex for the first time.
  • “I recognise that for most people reading the IAR we have published today, safety is likely the most important issue on the agenda.
  • In December 2023, we launched a comprehensive independent safety audit that is expected to deliver findings in the latter part of the year.
  • We have to work purposefully to ensure that we continue to attract the best and brightest talent into our company.

SmartRecruiters Unveils Feature Rich April 2024 Release

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torsdag, april 25, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartRecruiters , a leader in enterprise talent acquisition software, today announced its latest product release, packed with innovative features designed to streamline the recruitment process and empower hiring teams.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartRecruiters , a leader in enterprise talent acquisition software, today announced its latest product release, packed with innovative features designed to streamline the recruitment process and empower hiring teams.
  • This April, users can explore new functionalities within the SmartRecruiters' platform, including advanced AI capabilities, improved integration options, and significant user interface enhancements.
  • This integration is a step towards more advanced workflow capabilities, ensuring efficient communication and task management within recruitment teams.
  • For more information on SmartRecruiters and its latest product release, visit the What's New page .

Finastra integrates AI ESG scoring into trade and supply chain finance offering with TradeSun

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tisdag, april 16, 2024

LONDON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Finastra today announced that it has integrated AI-powered ESG (environmental, social and governance) scoring capabilities into its working capital solution, Trade Innovation. The integration, with CoriolisESG by TradeSun, enables users to book and manage trade and supply chain finance with the added benefit of automated insights into ESG scoring. This results in greater understanding of the sustainability of trade and helps organizations to better monitor and manage their impact.    

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  • The integration, with CoriolisESG by TradeSun, enables users to book and manage trade and supply chain finance with the added benefit of automated insights into ESG scoring.
  • This results in greater understanding of the sustainability of trade and helps organizations to better monitor and manage their impact.
  • Captured information provides insight into international business activity, risk assessment, regulation compliance, geopolitical risk, due diligence, and supply chain analysis.
  • This unique trade digitization product has ESG assessment built-in, offered in line with the ICC Principles for Sustainable Trade, Wave 2, Pilot Program.

Finastra integrates AI ESG scoring into trade and supply chain finance offering with TradeSun

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tisdag, april 16, 2024

LONDON, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Finastra today announced that it has integrated AI-powered ESG (environmental, social and governance) scoring capabilities into its working capital solution, Trade Innovation. The integration, with CoriolisESG by TradeSun, enables users to book and manage trade and supply chain finance with the added benefit of automated insights into ESG scoring. This results in greater understanding of the sustainability of trade and helps organizations to better monitor and manage their impact.    

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  • The integration, with CoriolisESG by TradeSun, enables users to book and manage trade and supply chain finance with the added benefit of automated insights into ESG scoring.
  • This results in greater understanding of the sustainability of trade and helps organizations to better monitor and manage their impact.
  • Captured information provides insight into international business activity, risk assessment, regulation compliance, geopolitical risk, due diligence, and supply chain analysis.
  • This unique trade digitization product has ESG assessment built-in, offered in line with the ICC Principles for Sustainable Trade, Wave 2, Pilot Program.

S&P Global Ratings named "External Assessment Provider of the year" at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards

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onsdag, april 10, 2024

LONDON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings is delighted to have won the External Assessment Provider of the year award at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards.

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  • LONDON, April 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Ratings is delighted to have won the External Assessment Provider of the year award at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt Awards.
  • The independent judging panel made up of global investors awarded the External Assessment Provider of the year category to S&P Global Ratings, noting its "breadth and depth of assessment is very impressive."
  • In the updated analytical approach, S&P Global Ratings outlines its process for providing SPOs, defines an S&P Global Ratings Shade of Green and explains how it is assigned to environmental projects.
  • They are not credit ratings, do not consider credit quality, and do not factor into S&P Global Ratings' credit ratings.

Packback Announces Strategic Investment from PSG Equity

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torsdag, mars 21, 2024

Packback, whose AI-enabled writing and discussion platform has helped empower more than 1.5 million students to be fearlessly curious and express their unique voices, today announced a strategic growth investment from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth.

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  • Packback, whose AI-enabled writing and discussion platform has helped empower more than 1.5 million students to be fearlessly curious and express their unique voices, today announced a strategic growth investment from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth.
  • “For over six years, Packback has developed AI models to promote student success and lighten the administrative burden on educators.
  • As our market demonstrates an urgent need, Packback is poised to help meet this demand, bolstered by PSG's support.
  • Goodwin Law served as legal advisor and Raymond James acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Packback.

Lirvana Labs Raises $5.3M to Bolster its Flagship Yeti Confetti™ Kids App, An AI Learning Platform for Children

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torsdag, april 4, 2024

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lirvana Labs, creator of the Yeti Confetti Kids app which provides an AI-powered personalized learning companion for preschool to elementary grade children, today announced it has raised $5.3M in early-stage financing led by Kapor Capital III, Transcend Capital Partners II, and Chingona Ventures. Lirvana Labs will use this funding to expand its flagship product, Yeti Confetti Kids app, focusing on how large language models (LLMs) and generative AI capabilities can be harnessed to deliver personalized learning opportunities for globally diverse environments. Lirvana Labs will also use the funds to pursue efficacy studies with leading research institutions plus further its partnerships with pilot schools and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

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  • Lirvana Labs will use this funding to expand its flagship product, Yeti Confetti Kids app, focusing on how large language models (LLMs) and generative AI capabilities can be harnessed to deliver personalized learning opportunities for globally diverse environments.
  • Since the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become integral to every child's education as schools and parents embrace technology's evolving role.
  • Lirvana Labs' Yeti Confetti Kids harnesses AI and cognitive research to act as a versatile educational companion, while also empowering parents and teachers with actionable insights into each child's cognitive, social and emotional development.
  • To learn more about Lirvana Labs and Yeti Confetti Kids, please visit yeticonfettikids.com .

Business as usual: bank climate commitments, lending, and engagement

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tisdag, april 2, 2024
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    Bloomberg Expands Sustainable Index Offering with New Green Tilted Fixed Income Indices

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    onsdag, december 6, 2023

    NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg's flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury and Corporate Indices.

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    • NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg today announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg's flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury and Corporate Indices.
    • The "tilted" indices incorporate research from Bloomberg's ESG and fixed income data teams and offer investors an opportunity to incorporate and increase exposure to sustainable products while maintaining similar characteristics of the parent benchmark.
    • The year-to-date return for the Bloomberg Global Aggregate 20% Green Bond Index is 0.75% above that of the parent benchmark, the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, showcasing the opportunity for additional returns for investors with an appetite for sustainability-focused investment.
    • With Bloomberg's expanded offering, clients have more choices than ever to increase their weighting of green bonds while maintaining the fixed income exposure they expect with the flagship indices.

    AqVerium - World's 1st Digital Water Bank partners with Frost & Sullivan, UK to develop the world's 1st "Blue Taxonomy" for collective global Water Stewardship

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    torsdag, november 9, 2023

    "Blue Taxonomy" the first of its kind entails the classification and categorization of various aspects related to water use & efficiency, economic & social aspects of water resources, water management, water financing, and water markets.

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    • "Blue Taxonomy" the first of its kind entails the classification and categorization of various aspects related to water use & efficiency, economic & social aspects of water resources, water management, water financing, and water markets.
    • The Taxonomy provides a framework for organizing and understanding the complex economic, environmental & social dimensions of water.
    • It not only provides drinking water and wastewater services to the global population but also supplies the industrial and agricultural sectors.
    • We aim to standardize protocols across water footprint assessment, water use & efficiency, water pricing, water financing, water credits & derivatives and may more aspects to bring uniformity and much needed transparency in the water circular economy.