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Oil majors’ transition plans face conflicting demands

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INTERNATIONAL

The US majors were less aggressive in their decarbonisation plans and performed better in 2022; their European counterparts are now looking to do the same.

US corporate gender diversity is improving very slowly

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US

However, above-trend retirement rates among older white-collar male employees because of the pandemic, the tightness of labour markets for professionals and stakeholder pressures…

ESG push will help improve diversity in US companies

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UNITED STATES

Policy, disclosure requirements and stakeholder pressures, particularly from investors, push them in that direction. The exception is diversity and inclusion, which form part of…

Winter Olympic boycott increases corporate pressures

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UNITED STATES

The US-led diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in February will increase the pressure on US companies to decide whether China or the United States is their more valuable…

West Africa anti-piracy push faces cooperation hurdles

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WEST AFRICA

This comes amid continued piracy and attacks against vessels, the apparent ineffectiveness of current operational mechanisms and frustration and mutual mistrust between local…

Myanmar junta grows more comfortable diplomatically

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MYANMAR

He held talks with his junta-appointed counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on the sidelines of the seventh foreign ministers’ meeting of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) mechanism…

West African cocoa sustainability demands will grow

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WEST AFRICA

Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…

Firms’ net-zero plans are key to meeting climate goals

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INTERNATIONAL

To achieve the 2015 Paris agreement climate targets, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be net-zero by 2050. While the Paris agreement was a commitment by governments, businesses…

Farmer protests will disrupt EU trade relations

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EU

Potential deals with Mercosur and Australia are already in doubt, partly due to agricultural sensitivities, and other projected agreements, for example with Thailand, could also…

South Africa's Eskom faces formidable reform tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

The appointment follows Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan's reconstitution of the Eskom board in January, aimed at restoring credible governance to the utility, which…