SEC Takes First Step Toward Standardized ESG Disclosures for Funds and Investment Advisers
29 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentI. Executive Summary On 25 May 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed amendments to existing rules and reporting forms1 (the Proposed Amendments) designed to promote consistent, comparable, and reliable information for investors concerning the incorporation of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investment funds and strategies. […]
Read MoreDelaware Jury Awards US$334 Million in DNA Sequencing Patent Trial
28 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentBackground This month, a Delaware federal jury determined that Illumina, Inc. (Illumina) willfully infringed two DNA sequencing patents owned by Complete Genomics, Inc. (CGI), while also invalidating three Illumina patents that CGI was accused of infringing in counterclaims. In so doing, the jury awarded CGI US$333.8 million in damages.1 Analysis […]
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Weathering a ‘Perfect Storm’ of Cascading Crises
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentWe must silence the guns. All countries must work together to curb rising food and energy prices that have been spurred on by the war in Ukraine, making sure that essential goods are delivered to those most in need first, not those most willing to pay the higher price. Credit: […]
Read MoreTrump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN)
27 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentTrump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) May 27, 2022 May 8, 2022 pfowlkes Fri, 05/27/2022 – 12:00 Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later (CNN) United States of America China In […]
Read MoreUNHCR deeply concerned by renewed violence displacing thousands in North Kivu, DR Congo
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Democratic Republic of the Congo Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The latest wave of violence has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes in search of safety in different parts of the province, some 7,000 have also reportedly crossed over to neighbouring Uganda in the past […]
Read MorePlastic waste poses a grave threat to India’s wild elephants
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentPhoto: Pixabay/wal_172619 Asian elephants weigh up to 4 tons and spend most of their time in the wild foraging. They consume up to 170kg of vegetation every day, yet increasingly they also swallow plastic items along with disposed food they find in trash heaps and elsewhere. Just how much plastic […]
Read MoreVietnam is one of the world’s biggest executioners, right groups say
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCalifornia Supreme Court Raises the Stakes (Again) on Meal and Rest Break Law by Adding Derivative Penalties
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentHighlights of Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. Premium pay – the additional hour of pay non-exempt employees are entitled to if their employer fails to provide them with timely, full, and uninterrupted meal and rest periods – constitutes wages for purposes of pay stubs and timing of payment at […]
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What We Know About Mass School Shootings in the US – and the Gunmen Who Carry Them Out
Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentAround 4000 high school students walked out of school and marched to the Minnesota capitol to demand that legislators make changes to gun control laws. 2018-03-07 This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Give attribution to: Fibonacci Blue By External SourceMay 26 2022 (IPS) When the Columbine High […]
Read MoreEthiopia: Fistula cases have soared as a result of conflict, says the Medical Director of Hamlin Fistula Center in Tigray
26 Mei 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 CommentCountry: Ethiopia Source: United Nations Population Fund In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80% of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down.
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