Simon Jessop

Shein is finally going public, but in a far more hostile world than when the Chinese online retail giant's IPO journey began five years ago.

Europe AI data centres seek cheaper, quicker energy and land

For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside ​and socialise before dinner.

The risk of an exceptionally strong El Nino and how to adapt has shot up the agenda ​in company discussions, according to an analysis of filings and earnings calls.

Companies and financial institutions are not moving fast enough to address nature loss despite the ​growing threat it poses to profits, economic growth and global supply chains, the U.N.'s biodiversity chief told ‌Reuters.

A European Union plan to tie free pollution permits to investments in decarbonisation could enhance corporate ​accountability, investors said, despite concerns that a broader overhaul of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) may weaken incentives to cut emissions.

Multilateral development banks committed a ​record $162.5 billion ​in climate financing ⁠last year, ​a report by ​the European Union's landing arm showed ​on Monday, ​but targets for developing ‌countries ⁠could be at risk after the ​World ​Bank's ⁠decision last month to abandon ​its key ​climate ⁠goals.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday ​that climate adaptation must be treated as ​a core priority for governments, warning that ⁠urgent action is needed to close a widening ​financing gap as climate risks intensify.

MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES INCLUDING ​NESTLE, UBER URGE GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE ELECTRIFICATION CENTRAL TO ECONOMIC STRATEGY

Mayors from 40 cities, including London, Phoenix and Melbourne, have agreed to work together to curb the growing ​strain the rapid growth in data centres is placing on electricity grids, water supplies and local communities, city ‌leaders said.