The learning landscape is evolving at pace.
The Changing Learning Landscape: Why AI Needs a Human Touch
The learning landscape is evolving at pace.
Ignore the noise pollution: Three charts that support the investment case for EVs
Over the last 18 months, you might have noticed the rhetoric surrounding electric vehicles (EVs) as a dying technology with some describing them as “the end of the road,” or at a “dead end” as they “run out of power” – a “massive disappointment” even. As usual with disruptive innovation, the facts contradict the headlines. According to the EV data reported…
Carbon accounting models overestimate Scope 3 emissions by up to 2,480%
Traditional carbon accounting models are missing the mark on Scope 3 emissions estimation by up to 2,480%, according to analysis by climate intelligence firm Carbon Responsible. This has implications for asset valuation, regulatory and fiduciary compliance, asset selection and SBTi target validation, the firm said. Carbon Responsible’s study compared Environmentally Extended Input Output (EEIO) estimates to Ada, its AI-powered emissions…
Parmenion adds five funds to ESG portfolios
Parmenion Investment Management has added five funds to its ESG portfolios. Among the changes, Parmenion has added the Schroder Global Sustainable Value fund to its Sustainable Growth product, while Sparinvest Ethical Global Value has been initiated into the firm’s Ethical Growth solution. The funds both invest in companies that are ESG leaders with a deep value bias, which Parmenion noted…
Women over 55 most likely to miss work due to mental health
Women aged 55 and over are most affected by mental health-related absenteeism in the UK, research has found this Mental Health Awareness Week. The study by online therapy service Man Confidence shines a spotlight on emotional wellbeing in the workplace. See also: CCLA’s Browne on mental health: Awareness is increasing but the gap is widening Experts from Man Confidence analysed…
Ares in Talks to Acquire $2.2 Billion Stake in Eni’s Renewables, Power and EV Charging Business Plenitude
Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with alternative asset management firm Ares’ alternative credit arm for the sale of a 20% stake in Eni’s renewables, retail and EV charging company Plenitude. Eni said that the stake would be acquired at an equity value of the company between €9.8 and €10.2 billion (USD$2.2 – $2.3…
Nuclear Startup Realta Raises $36 Million to Commercialize Fusion Energy Tech
Nuclear energy technology startup Realta Fusion announced that it has raised $36 million in a Series A financing round, with proceeds aimed at bringing its modular magnetic mirror fusion energy technology closer to commercialization. Founded in 2022, Wisconsin-based Realta provides technology aimed at enabling the development of the lowest capital and least complex path to commercially competitive fusion energy. The…