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‘Be autonomous, earn your living, be free:’ Veolia’s CEO on the family legacy that shaped her decisive leadership
Veolia’s CEO reflects on how the ground-breaking women in her family unlocked her career ambitions, why she wishes she had trusted her instincts earlier and why reframing our mindset is key to tackling global sustainability challenges. Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia, credits her pioneering family for shaping her confidence and career choices. “I come from a […]
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Andrea Rossi: Why M&G’s CEO believes Europe’s best days are ahead
M&G’s CEO shares how his multicultural roots shaped his leadership style, reflects on pivotal roles at GE and AXA and the lessons learned from launching a firm just before COVID. Source
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Allbirds, H&M and Zara use recycled yarns from this Virginia startup that’s backed by Patagonia
Fast fashion is a major environmental offender, requiring massive water consumption, and producing high carbon emissions and pollution. It also leads to a surge in microplastic and textile waste. One result has been a boom in thrifting. But recycling old clothing into new items presents a much bigger challenge. The fashion industry accounts for anywhere […]
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COP30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels
COP30 President Andre Correa do Lago attends the plenary session at the UN Climate Change Conference, in Belem, Brazil, on Nov. 22, 2025. Adriano Machado | Reuters Brazil’s COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming but that omitted any mention of […]
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A cold gold rush? The race for the Arctic’s critical minerals is heating up
Traditional painted houses overlooking sea ice in the Old Nuuk district near the Sermitsiaq mountain in Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A global scramble to exploit the Arctic’s untapped resources appears to be kicking into overdrive. In a push to break China’s mineral dominance, countries around the […]
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Tom Steyer is running for California governor as a populist billionaire
Tom Steyer, co-chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, speaks during the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Monday, March 6, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Billionaire businessman and activist Tom Steyer, who once self-financed an unsuccessful White House campaign and spent his own money advocating for President Donald Trump’s impeachment, has launched his bid […]
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Data centers are concentrated in these states. Here’s what’s happening to electricity prices
Electricity prices are surging, voters are growing angry, and the artificial intelligence industry’s data centers are increasingly a target for blame with U.S. mid-term elections on the horizon. Residential utility bills rose 6% on average nationwide in August compared with the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The […]
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Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 battery systems due to overheating, fire risk
Tesla’s Powerwall 2 Source: Tesla Tesla is recalling around 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2, a backup battery for residential use, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission disclosure out Thursday. “The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can result in […]
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COP30 gets underway in Brazil — and a Trump-shaped hole is hanging over the climate summit
The COP30 logo is seen in front of the central building ahead of the COP30 Brazil Amazonia 2025 on November 3, 2025 in Belem, Brazil. Wagner Meier | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.N. climate talks get underway in Brazil on Monday, with delegations from almost every country set to convene on the outskirts […]
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At least two dead as Super Typhoon Fung-wong nears landfall in the Philippines
A satellite image shows Storm Fung-Wong, which has intensified into a typhoon, according to the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, over the Philippine Sea on Nov. 7, 2025, in this screengrab from video. Csu/cira & Jma/jaxa | Via Reuters At least two people died in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Fung-wong lashed central […]
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