Exclusive: HSBC says clients must have plan to exit coal by end-2023
Europe’s leading banker to corporate Asia, laid out its long-awaited policy on financing thermal coal on Tuesday, and said it expected all its clients to have a plan in place to exit the fossil fuel by the end of 2023.
Uber looking to sell Didi, China market has little transparency, CEO says
Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) is looking to sell stakes in non-strategic assets including its holding in Beijing-based Didi Global Inc (DIDI.N), its CEO said on Tuesday, who also described the China market as a tough one with little transparency.
How companies can lower the bar in sustainability bond binge
Companies are selling a record number of bonds with penalties attached if they fail to meet environmental and social targets, but there’s a catch – some goals are so soft that firms can actually take their foot off the gas.
Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds
The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world’s leading disclosure platform, jumped by nearly 40% over the last year as investors and policymakers pressured boards, data seen by Reuters showed.
Exclusive: U.S. lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel’s NSO, spyware firms
A group of U.S. lawmakers is asking the Treasury Department and State Department to sanction Israeli spyware firm NSO Group and three other foreign surveillance companies they say helped authoritarian governments commit human rights abuses.
From China to Best Buy: Gaming controllers hit bumps on way to U.S. consumers
Fraser Townley eyes two gaping holes in one side of a pallet one of his workers just pulled out of the orange Hapag-Lloyd shipping container that arrived here at his warehouse from China one recent chilly morning.
U.S. airlines to defend $54 billion COVID-19 government lifeline
Major U.S. airlines Wednesday will defend a $54 billion COVID-19 government lifeline even as they face operational challenges and work to speed hiring to address rising demand.
German chip chemical supplier to spend $1 bln in U.S., pairs with Palantir on supply chain data
A German supplier of chemicals and materials used in making semiconductors said on Tuesday that it is investing $1 billion in its U.S. operations and forming a joint venture with data analytics firm Palantir Technologies (PLTR.N) to solve chip industry supply chain problems.
Dubai leads major Gulf bourses higher as Omicron fears ease
Most stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday, on receding worries about the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant, with the Dubai index outperforming the region.
Exclusive: Uber in talks with Mideast unit over outside investment – sources
Uber Technologies (UBER.N) is in talks with the management of its Middle East unit Careem to bring outside investors into the business, four sources familiar with the matter said.
