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...Just 3 per cent of the 257 resolutions on environmental and social issues it examined last year won majority support, driven in part by a drop-off in backing from US asset managers....
...As franchise owners are forced to overwork, the chains are turning to automation, including robot floor cleaners and screen avatars that are remotely operated....
...The company said it expected full-year pre-tax profits to be “well ahead” of last year’s $3.5bn....
...This is worth the attention of anyone tracking the energy transition, because it highlights one of the key areas of job disruption around the shift to cleaner power....
...It declined to challenge Amazon’s $3.9bn acquisition of healthcare chain One Medical....
...While regulations set a floor for building construction, tenants are also demanding cleaner abodes. Citigroup last year started a retrofit of its Canary Wharf skyscraper....
...If the EPA takes action accordingly, Halff said, companies could be charged an annual $3.3bn in methane fees when the system kicks in next year....
...Meanwhile, our #techAsia newsletter says the development of at least one of this year’s new iPhones is falling behind schedule. 3....
...Employers are obliged to automatically enrol those identified as eligible workers into a pension and contribute a minimum of 3 per cent of their pensionable salary towards their retirement fund....
...After all, Kern says, “people don’t put pictures of their vacuum cleaner on their refrigerator but of their favourite trip to Italy or Singapore or Thailand.”...
...Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler said petrol and diesel models were a “cash machine” that would help fund the transition to cleaner transport....
...So you might not think the Big Four audit firms would be in a position to champion the movement pointing business in a cleaner, more stakeholder-friendly, more trustworthy direction. Think again....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on October 30 2021. ©2021 Nikkei Inc....
...Nio, China’s leading challenger to Tesla, is the latest to warn of problems. 3....
...“[It affects] those doing check-in, maintenance, cleaners, local grocers. This is a huge network and a very important part of [Lisbon’s] economy.”...
...If we look down its top holdings there are hefty bets on Tesla (10.8 per cent), Amazon (7.3 per cent), Alibaba (6.3 per cent), Tencent (6.2 per cent), and Meituan (4.3 per cent) — five holdings that add...
...Techcrunch looks at the $3,300 Thom Browne edition connected to the American fashion designer....
...There were three major acquisitions in the industry last year, with Vice Media buying Refinery29, Vox Media buying New York Media and GroupNine Media Inc. buying PopSugar....
...A demo video showed it turning on TVs and various smart home devices and included interacting with a robot vacuum cleaner and a real-life dog....
...Dyson cancels electric car project Vacuum cleaner maker Dyson is having to suck it up over its foiled plans to build an electric car....
...This time the impact is broader and, in a worst-case scenario, could result in a slimmed down version of Dubai Inc....
...The argument for electric vehicles in big cities is clear: fewer particulates and cleaner air....
...Ms Mercado’s lawyers said in a filing she helped train new janitors but had no other additional duties: “Ms Mercado is a cleaner.”...
...About 8.3 billion tons of plastic has been produced since the 1950s, but research shows that only 9 per cent has been recycled....
...Only when Google went public in 2004 did the world learn that on the strength of these new operations Google’s revenues had increased by 3,590 per cent....
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