Money management executives are particularly excited about an emerging markets-related ESG opportunity. There has been an evolution in the impact opportunity set within emerging markets, said Simon Cooke, London-based emerging markets portfolio manager at Insight Investment, which had £213.8 billion ($257.8 billion) in fixed-income assets under management as of Dec. 31. Emerging markets impact-related bond issuance has grown over recent years, he said, to account for 30% of total corporate supply last year, up from 20% in 2021 and 10% in 2020. In 2019, that proportion was roughly 5%, Mr. Cooke said. That means there’s an opportunity set of more than $200 billion from issuers across 30 countries that specifically target social and environmental projects, “making your money do good rather than just (achieving) financial returns,” Mr. Cooke said. Including hard currency sovereigns, the opportunity set is more than $250 billion, he added. Emerging markets are particularly attractive, he added, with a “greenium” of about 10 basis points every year. “What this means is we think that, in emerging markets today … there’s an incredible opportunity to generate both financial returns and positive impact over the next three to five years, in a way that wasn’t there three to […]

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The term “global village” refers to the idea that the world has become interconnected and interdependent due to advancements in communication and technology, allowing people to communicate and interact as if they were part of a single, small community. This is undoubtedly the future that current trends point to; we are still far from being an egalitarian global community with equal access to telecom infrastructure. However, while many see this as a stumbling block, it represents a significant opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs) to invest and become pioneers in some telecom fields. Not to mention unlock new markets that offer additional revenue streams and long-term growth opportunities. The Problem of Poor Telecom Infrastructure in Developing Countries In this digital age, Poor telecom infrastructure can significantly impact economic development and quality of life for citizens in developing countries. The socio-economic effects are felt not only at the individual level but on a macro-scale with implications for the overall development of the country or region: Slowed economic growth: Adequate telecom infrastructure is essential for modern business practices, including e-commerce and remote work, which are key drivers of economic growth. Poor telecom infrastructure can limit the growth of businesses, making it […]

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People watched as Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill making Juneteenth a state holiday on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Minnesota Capitol. Earlier this month, Black community leaders and lawmakers packed the governor’s reception room. After years of seeing their bills hit a wall at the Capitol, they looked on as Gov. Tim Walz signed into law proposals to outlaw discrimination based on a person’s hair and make Juneteenth — the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. were emancipated — a state holiday. For many, it was a long-awaited step. And just an introduction of what the next few months could hold. “This is no landing space. This is a launching place,” Reverend Alfred Babington-Johnson, president of the Stairstep Foundation, said. “This is a journey just beginning.” MPR News is Member Supported What does that mean? The news, analysis and community conversation found here is funded by donations from individuals. Make a gift of any amount during the Winter Member Drive to support this resource for everyone. After the COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd laid bare stark racial inequities in Minnesota when it comes to income, home ownership, health outcomes, safety and academic opportunities, […]

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The soccer-specific stadium seats 22,500 and is part of a 31-acre development. St. Louis City SC lived up to its name with the construction of its $458 million campus, which ensures the team’s entire footprint lies with St. Louis’ Downtown West neighborhood. The project, much of which was built during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, includes the club’s soccer-specific stadium, as well as a training facility. “The fact that we play, train and all of our staff will work in the city is, for lack of a better term, very on brand and authentic to everything we’re trying to do,” said St. Louis City Chief Revenue Officer Dennis Moore. The 31-acre development is anchored by Citypark, a 22,500-seat soccer-specific stadium designed by HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects that features an open and transparent design that provides fans inside with vistas of St. Louis landmarks and those outside a glimpse of the pitch. St. Louis-based health care services provider Centene initially purchased naming rights for an undisclosed amount. Last fall, however, the company reversed course in a move that Moore attributed to the company’s leadership changes in 2022. While the team is interested in bringing on a new […]

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Source: Shutterstock Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Farfetch Limited ( NYSE:FTCH ) by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today’s value. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Believe it or not, it’s not too difficult to follow, as you’ll see from our example! We generally believe that a company’s value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. Anyone interested in learning a bit more about intrinsic value should have a read of the Simply Wall St analysis model . Step By Step Through The Calculation We use what is known as a 2-stage model, which simply means we have two different periods of growth rates for the company’s cash flows. Generally the first stage is higher growth, and the second stage is a lower growth phase. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren’t available we extrapolate the […]

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DevOps.com is now providing a weekly DevOps jobs report through which opportunities for DevOps professionals will be highlighted as part of an effort to better serve our audience. Our goal in these challenging economic times is to make it easier for DevOps professionals to advance their careers. Of course, the pool of available DevOps talent is still relatively constrained, so when one DevOps professional takes on a new role it tends to create an opportunity for others. The five job postings shared this week are selected based on the company looking to hire, the vertical industry segment and, naturally, the pay scale being offered. We’re also committed to providing additional insights into the state of the DevOps job market. In the meantime, for your consideration: Monster.com AppZen San Jose, California Software Engineer $165,000 to $190,000 Indeed.com Safeway Pleasanton, California Lead DevOps Engineer $147,500 to $206,600 Dice.com Amazee Global Ventures, Inc. Broomfield, Colorado DevOps Engineer $140,000 to $150,000 SimplyHired WEX, Inc. Remote DevOps Engineer $127,000 to $169,000 LinkedIn Apple Newport Beach, California Site Reliability Engineer/DevOps $115,000 to $177,000

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Are Musk’s Twitter actions a speed bump for Tesla? New York CNN — After Sarah Oh lost her job as a human rights advisor at Twitter late last year in the first round of layoffs following Elon Musk’s chaotic acquisition of the company, she decided to join a friend in building a rival service. With Gabor Cselle, who previously worked at Twitter and Google, she launched T2 , currently available in beta. Like Twitter, it offers a social feed of posts with 280-character limits. But the key selling point, according to Oh, is its focus on safety. “We really do want to create an experience that allows people to share what they want to share without fearing risk of things like abuse and harassment, and we feel like we’re really well positioned to deliver on that,” Oh told CNN. More than half of Twitter’s top 1,000 advertisers stopped spending on platform, data show In the months since Musk completed his takeover, a small but growing number of services have launched or gained traction by appealing to users who are uncomfortable with the billionaire’s decisions to slash Twitter’s staff , rethink content moderation policies and reinstate numerous incendiary accounts that […]

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As precision farming technology continues to grow in importance for the ag industry, so do the semi-annual Plugfest events organized by the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) . Held every spring and fall, alternatively in the United States and in Europe, AEF Plugfests bring together representatives from dozens of ag equipment manufacturers to test the compatibility of their product offerings against each other. AEM is sponsoring the 2023 Spring Plugfest set for March 8-10 in conjunction with Commodity Classic at the Orange County Convention Center West Concourse in Orlando, Florida. Plugfest registration automatically includes admittance to the Commodity Classic show. Interested in participating in the next event? The Spring 2023 AEF Plugfest is still accepting registrations for participants and visitors. In addition to bringing together engineers to assess tractor-implement compatibility between a variety of different brands (so as to ensure there are no problems or glitches for consumers trying to match the products up in the field), Plugfests also offer opportunities for networking between industry professionals. Real-time adjustments are often made by Plugfest participants to ensure product compatibility, while other situations require more work back at the company to complete any necessary changes. “It’s really amazing to see agricultural […]

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Commentary The FBI recently established the National Incident-Based Reporting System, which requires states to provide more detailed and nuanced information about their local communities. This will make national trends easier to analyze Mary Moriarty’s election as Hennepin County Attorney is a chance to reinvigorate criminal justice reform in our largest county after decades of paralysis — and not just because of her background as a defense attorney. She will arrive in office at a key moment in the history of criminal justice reform because of the remarkable number of people using data in new and interesting ways to make communities safer. Many discussions around the need for criminal justice reform emerge from data, revealing, for instance, a drastic increase in U.S. prison populations that began in the 1970s. The data places this issue beyond debate with a single graph. The stark data has supported bipartisan reform efforts to lower the prison population. Journalists have found powerful ways to use this growing appreciation of data. About ten years ago , the Washington Post began collecting data around police-involved shootings, which has grown into the most rigorous and comprehensive dataset of police shootings in the country, revealing the FBI’s count was […]

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​ CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 13, 2022) — The City of Charlotte and the Arts and Culture Advisory Board are accepting new grant requests from Charlotte-Mecklenburg artists and arts and culture groups to receive Opportunity Fund support for near-term projects and initiatives. Applicants can request up to $30,000 by submitting a letter of intent , and must meet eligibility requirements. The deadline to submit a request is March 31. Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements will be contacted to submit a full proposal. The grants are available through the Opportunity Fund, a flexible and innovative mechanism of the Infusion Fund , which is a public-private partnership of the city, Foundation For The Carolinas and private donors to stabilize the Charlotte-Mecklenburg arts and culture sector through June 2024 while planning for a more sustainable cultural future. A total of $325,000 is available in this new grant cycle. Grants will be awarded in late June and distributed by early July. When awarded by the Arts and Culture Advisory Board, they will bring the total of the Opportunity Fund’s timely investments to more than $925,000 in fiscal year 2023 alone (July 2022 to June 2023). The advisory board first tested the Opportunity Fund […]

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