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MIT team engineers yeast to be more tolerant to toxic byproducts, boosting biofuels production; “tolerance module” In the US, ethanol production is limited in large part by its reliance on corn, which isn’t grown in large enough quantities to make up a significant portion of US fuel needs. To try to expand biofuels’ potential impact, a team of MIT engineers has now found a way to expand the use of a wider range of nonfood feedstocks to produce such fuels. At the moment, cellulosic biomass feedstocks such as straw and woody plants are difficult to use for biofuel production because th...

The fight for drivers’ rights heads to New York Supreme Court Drivers for rideshare company Via claim it has refused to enter into arbitration to settle their employment status 0 447 5 minutes read A lawsuit in New York claims that rideshare company Via has refused to pay for and enter arbitration with drivers who believe they are employees and not independent contractors. (Photo: Via) A new suit in New York claims that rideshare companies Via Transportation and its black car-owned Flatiron Transit (collectively Via) have refused to settle disputes with drivers through arbitration...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has hired Felix Lam as head of investment stewardship for Asia ex-Japan, a newly created position in which he will help steer the company’s stewardship approach in the region. Based in Hong Kong, he reports to Jennifer Wu, the global head of sustainable investing, the asset manager says in a statement on January 20. It says he will be responsible for advancing the company’s regional stewardship approach “by leading corporate engagement as well as overseeing proxy voting and stewardship reporting”. Lam was previously head of power, energy and materials rese...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management appointed a new head of investment stewardship for Asia ex-Japan.

Before that, he was head of materials and China property research at Daiwa Capital Markets. Harden’s role would be focused on applying data science and machine learning techniques towards environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and materiality research and China ESG initiatives. He was appointed last November and was previously a data scientist on JPMAM’s trading research team. Since joining the firm in 2011, he has held several roles managing data analytics.  “Felix brings extensive expertise in equity research and ESG engagement, particularly in Greater China companies; he wi...