WednesdayOct 09, 2024 11:15 am

Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSX.V: BAY) (OTCQB: ATBHF) Releases Updated Report on Storm Copper Project Drilling Program

“The first deep drill hole of the year adds another success to the 2024 exploration program at Storm,” said Aston Bay CEO. So far this year, the drilling program has completed a total of 128 RC drill holes and 14 diamond drill holes at Storm and Tempest, exceeding the planned target. Data obtained from these drill holes will be “fed back into the model,” providing additional refinement to targeting for even better copper intercepts at depth. Accelerated drilling at the Storm Copper Project has discovered Cyclone-style copper mineralization at depth and confirmed the prospectivity of the Central Graben area, reported Aston…

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WednesdayOct 09, 2024 10:00 am

JPMorgan Executive Says US Backlash Against ESG Is Exaggerated

An executive at JPMorgan recently stated that the backlash against issues related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) in the United States was overstated. Chuka Umunna, the company’s global head of sustainable solutions, explained during an Energy Transition conference that the weaponization of the term “ESG” and the backlash that followed had little effect on the growing green economy of the U.S. He added that while some investors and companies didn’t discuss sustainability as much, they were still moving money in a way similar to their peers in Europe. Umunna noted that investors in the U.S. may not have been…

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MondayOct 07, 2024 10:00 am

Business Schools Could Soon Need to Add ESG Training to Accounting Programs

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards have become increasingly popular in the business world and particularly when it comes to investments. Given its popularity, there is a need for the standards to be understood by current as well as future leaders in business and accounting professions. A good way to ensure that this is done is to incorporate these principles into accounting courses, a move that aligns learners with what is happening in the real world. Experts hold the opinion that evolving sustainability standards, an increase in ESG-related regulations, and more public companies using ESG reports help motivate the aforementioned…

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FridayOct 04, 2024 10:00 am

EU Takes Action to Combat Noncompliance with ESG Transposition by Member States

The European Commission has taken several steps to address issues with the transposition of directives that were recently introduced in the European Union across member states. In a statement, the commission argued that the absence of national measures hindered the harmonized compliance and implementation of various laws under the European Union. Below, we look at some of the areas the commission has touched on. Corporate Sustainable Reporting The Corporate Sustainability Reporting directive is yet to be fully adopted by 17 member states, including Spain, Germany and Belgium. The commission explained that sustainability reporting was important for the promotion of trust…

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WednesdayOct 02, 2024 10:00 am

ESG Investors Getting Spooked by Power Hunger of Big Tech’s AI Programs

The power demands of advanced computing and artificial intelligence (AI) companies have begun raising concerns among some investors regarding whether this field should be represented as greatly as it is in sustainable funds. Already, asset managers in charge of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds worth hundreds of billions have been calling out big tech firms such as Alphabet and Microsoft on the impact their operations have on the environment. Six fund executives in the United States and Europe have revealed that they are closely examining the environmental impact of AI on the environment. This comes after major tech companies…

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