Day: 7 February 2023

‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts

Stuart Mitchell

In a detailed statement, more than two dozen UN-appointed independent human rights experts – including representatives from three different working groups and multiple Special Rapporteurs – called out chief executives by name, saying that the companies they lead “must urgently address posts and activities that advocate hatred, and constitute incitement to discrimination, in line with international standards for freedom of expression.” Tweet URL Time to change They said the new tech billionaire owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, who heads Google’s parent company Alphabet, Apple’s Tim…

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April Fool’s Day Gala with Rainer Hersch, in aid of Help Musicians

Stuart Mitchell

To celebrate April Fool’s Day, British conductor Rainer Hersch will be playing a special benefit gig for Help Musicians at the Cadogan Hall in London. During his esteemed career, Rainer has travelled the world performing as a conductor in comedy concerts and this April he brings the show to West London. Joining Rainer onstage are Help Musicians Ambassador Dame Evelyn Glennie on percussion, radio presenter Zeb Soanes as the narrator and James Oldfield as the bass-baritone. The English Chamber Orchestra and Harry the Piano will also be playing the event.  Rainer has long…

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New tech-powered service unlocks Parliament for smaller charities

Stuart Mitchell

On February 7th, 2023, a new political intelligence tool is being launched aimed at democratising lobbying in the UK. PolicyInfluence is the latest tool released by tech-powered political monitoring and information service, PolicyMogul, an online platform that delivers real-time updates on UK policymaking curated by topic area. With the launch of PolicyInfluence, charities and other organisations will have the opportunity for the first time, and for free, to have their voices heard without inundating MPs with emails.  PolicyInfluence will enable organisations to quickly identify parliamentarians and other stakeholders working in…

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MSCI’s Net-Zero Targets Approved by TheScience Based Targets initiative

Stuart Mitchell

MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced  that its enhanced net–zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targetsinitiative (SBTi). MSCI is proud to be in the first group of companies to receive approval for its net–zero targets from SBTi, a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. Henry Fernandez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at MSCI, said: “Preventing the worst impacts of a…

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Bloomberg Launches New Historically Black College Trading Challenge

Stuart Mitchell

Bloomberg for Education and Bloomberg Human Resources put the finance knowledge of more than 60 students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to the test in a new environmental, social, governance (ESG) trading challenge event. This event, called the Bloomberg and HBCU ESG Trading Challenge, is a virtual investment competition taking place entirely on the Bloomberg Terminal. Students from Clark Atlanta University, Howard University, Hampton University, Morehouse College and Morgan State University were among the first group of students to participate. Students invested $1 million virtual US dollars across…

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