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The Jianjiang River, the local "mother river" that runs through Tianzhu County of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in southwest Chinas Guizhou Province, was once a bother for locals as river blockages often caused heavy flooding and its pungent water was full of litter all year round.   Environmental cleanup efforts had fallen short over the years as the county government, which has an annual fiscal revenue of less than 1 billion yuan (about 155 million U.S. dollars), could ...

[co-author: Theodora Okocha] Environmental, Social and Governance ( ESG) is currently at the forefront of discussions around trade and export finance, yet its application in this field is still unclear. At a time where a lot of money is moving from traditional financing into sustainable financing, market participants want to know how ESG can be implemented (and documented) into their transactions in a meaningful way. In this blog post, we consider some of the key ways in which ESG has impacted ...

BDN represents another chapter for US leadership to address global needs and safeguard the international system from predatory behavior.

/PRNewswire/ -- Highlights The Serrote copper-gold mine and processing plant completed construction ahead of schedule and under budget Demonstrates Appians...

Standard Bank commits to adopt climate strategy in 2022 News24 Standard Bank says it will adopt a climate strategy. The strategy will also set targets to reduce the banks exposure to fossil fuel assets. These will be published in the next annual reporting cycle, in the first half of 2022. Standard Bank has committed itself to publish a climate strategy in the next Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures Report (TCFD). The bank, which is the largest lender in the continent, has been ...

Image: Alamy The concept of socially responsible investing is believed to have existed since 1500 BC, with an account in the Pentateuch—the first five books of the Bible believed to have been written then by Moses. The books refer to a Jewish concept called Tzedek wherein owners had not only rights but also responsibilities in how holdings were used, one of which was to prevent any immediate and potential harm. The next reference is dated 609-632 CE, with Riba, one of the governing principles...

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What Are They? The Equator Principles (EPs) are agreed upon by the 112 global financial institutions of the Equator Principles Association. They are minimum standards for due diligence and...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On October 1, 2020, the fourth edition of the Equator Principles came into effect. This fourth edition expands the scope of infrastructure projects that are captured by the principles and creates additional obligations for participating financial institutions and their borrowers. Here are six key items to be aware of today regarding Equator Principles IV... Please see full Article below for more information. Brussels | Century City |...

Horizonte Minerals PLC Announces Vermelho ESIA Contract Awarded to Ramboll LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / April 28, 2021 / Horizonte Minerals Plc, (AIM:HZM)(TSX:HZM) (Horizonte or the Company) the nickel company focused in Brazil, is pleased to announce that it has awarded the contract for the Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Companys 100% owned nickel cobalt Vermelho project (Vermelho or the Project) to Ramboll. Ramboll is a leading global consultancy firm with 300 offices wo...