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The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders steps up and calls on G7 and other world leaders to accelerate a just transitionBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--We need bold action now for a just transitionWith the ongoing challenge of the COVID pandemic, it is easy to forget that climate change is an immediate and growing threat to pe...
LafargeHolcim: Shareholders Support All Proposals at 2021 Annual General Meeting Regulatory News: LafargeHolcim (Paris:LHN) shareholders approved all of the Board of Directors' proposals at the Annual General Meeting that took place in Zug today. Due to health and safety concerns and in line with the current rules of the Swiss authorities, shareholders could not attend the meeting in person. All legal proceedings were carried out as required. Shareholders were able to exercise their voting rights through the independent proxy Dr. Sabine Burkhalter Kaimakliotis of Voser Attorneys at Law, who r...
Advertisement LafargeHolcim shareholders have approved all of the Board of Directors’ proposals at the Annual General Meeting that took place in Zug. Due to health and safety concerns and in line with the current rules of the Swiss authorities, shareholders could not attend the meeting in person. All legal proceedings were carried out as required. Shareholders were able to exercise their voting rights through the independent proxy Dr. Sabine Burkhalter Kaimakliotis of Voser Attorneys at Law, who represented 367 478 010 nominal shares resulting in 59.66% of the share capital of the company. ...
Siemens Smart Infrastructure plans to transform its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, into a carbon neutral location by 2023. It will renovate an existing building from May 2021 onwards and has earmarked about €63m (CHF 70 million) for the refurbishment. Globally, Siemens wants to become carbon neutral by 2030, highlighting companies’ responsibility towards driving decarbonization. Its goal is to have all of its production facilities and buildings worldwide achieve a net zero- carbon footprint by 2030. “Sustainability is top of our agenda when it comes to the technology we sup...
Davos Agenda: What you need to know about the global economy In May, the world’s top risk professionals identified “prolonged recession of the global economy” as the most feared risk of COVID-19. This was followed by other economic risks: a surge in bankruptcies and wave of industry consolidation, failure of industries or sectors in certain economies to properly recover, high levels of structural unemployment, and weakening of fiscal positions in major economies, among other significant concerns. With the COVID-19 fallout compounded by the trade tensions, inequality and geopolitical con...