Bonds: Growing need for retail green bonds

“Currently, the average retail investor may find it more difficult to invest directly in green bonds. They tend to be marketed to institutional investors that are able to deploy larger amounts of capital. But that does not mean there are no options. We are currently seeing more sustainable funds — which may be a mix…

“Currently, the average retail investor may find it more difficult to invest directly in green bonds. They tend to be marketed to institutional investors that are able to deploy larger amounts of capital. But that does not mean there are no options. We are currently seeing more sustainable funds — which may be a mix of green bonds, socially responsible equities and private equities — but we think more is needed,” he adds.

Source: www.theedgemarkets.com

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AI Weekly: For self-driving cars, the path to public acceptance is transparency and an abundance of caution

A majority of the public is fearful of self-driving cars, polls show. To allay those fears, startups and automakers would do well to remain transparent.

A majority of the public is fearful of self-driving cars, polls show. To allay those fears, startups and automakers would do well to remain transparent.

Source: venturebeat.com

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Financial news: China Remains Largest Country-source of Green Bonds, with $30 Billion Issuances in 2017

With monetary policy and lending rules expected to tighten across the Chinese economy in 2018, BNEF expects green bonds will become a more popular tool for raising capital this year.

With monetary policy and lending rules expected to tighten across the Chinese economy in 2018, BNEF expects green bonds will become a more popular tool for raising capital this year.

Source: about.bnef.com

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Just Gave the Green Light to CRISPR’d Food

For nearly two years now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been quietly giving the go-ahead to a handful of crops that have been genetically engineered using CRISPR. Editing the DNA of people and animals may be controversial, but when it comes to plants, the agency has taken the stance that as long as the…

For nearly two years now, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been quietly giving the go-ahead to a handful of crops that have been genetically engineered using CRISPR. Editing the DNA of people and animals may be controversial, but when it comes to plants, the agency has taken the stance that as long as the gene-edited plants don’t include any foreign genetic material, CRISPR’d crops aren’t subject to special regulation.

Source: gizmodo.com

AI Benchmark rates smartphones’ neural network performance

AI Benchmark is a new app for Android devices that compares hardware-accelerated neural network performance across a host of computer vision tasks.

AI Benchmark is a new app for Android devices that compares hardware-accelerated neural network performance across a host of computer vision tasks.

Source: venturebeat.com

Emerging markets are reaching out and reigning in – Supply Chain Management Review

Leading industry analysts observe that there’s a host of new technologies opening up fresh emerging market opportunities for U.S. shippers. How to properly harness these solutions and third-party partners now becomes the chief challenge.

Leading industry analysts observe that there’s a host of new technologies opening up fresh emerging market opportunities for U.S. shippers. How to properly harness these solutions and third-party partners now becomes the chief challenge.

Source: www.scmr.com

News on SCM: Traction Control System Market supply chain relationship, development trends, …

The report provides the Traction Control System market analysis for the international markets, including current trends, development patterns, competitive analysis, and the development status of the key geographies. Manufacturing processes, cost structures, and development policies and plans are also discussed in this report. The report also describes the Traction Control System market cost figures, price,…

The report provides the Traction Control System market analysis for the international markets, including current trends, development patterns, competitive analysis, and the development status of the key geographies. Manufacturing processes, cost structures, and development policies and plans are also discussed in this report. The report also describes the Traction Control System market cost figures, price, value, volume, consumption, import/export rate, supply and demand analysis, gross margins, and revenue information..

Source: managementjournal24.com

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4 Signs an Executive Isn’t Ready for Coaching

One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. But he was struggling to get along with his executive team. Finally, several board directors suggested he should seek out a coach. After multiple sessions, he had shared little information about himself, and we were no closer to figuring…

One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. But he was struggling to get along with his executive team. Finally, several board directors suggested he should seek out a coach. After multiple sessions, he had shared little information about himself, and we were no closer to figuring out the root of the problem. Stymied, we suggested that we observe the next executive team meeting.

Source: hbr.org

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News: Tempest 4000 review – Atari’s hypnotic but rough-edged tunnel shooter | GamesBeat

Review Though what’s here is decidedly imperfect, it’s still worth playing. The visuals remain compelling, the music is as powerful today as when it was released, and the task of clearing baddies from webs continues to be challenging — and generally quite fun.

Review Though what’s here is decidedly imperfect, it’s still worth playing. The visuals remain compelling, the music is as powerful today as when it was released, and the task of clearing baddies from webs continues to be challenging — and generally quite fun.

Source: venturebeat.com

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”La voix, c’est la nouvelle interface utilisateur”

Quels sont les métiers de Quantmetry?  Jérémy Harroch. Nous réalisons de l’ingénierie en Big Data et en intelligence artificielle sur quatre axes : la connaissance client, là où l’IA permet de proposer le bon produit, à la bonne personne, au bon moment, par le bon véhicule, de distribution ou de communication ; la détection de la…

Quels sont les métiers de Quantmetry?  Jérémy Harroch. Nous réalisons de l’ingénierie en Big Data et en intelligence artificielle sur quatre axes : la connaissance client, là où l’IA permet de proposer le bon produit, à la bonne personne, au bon moment, par le bon véhicule, de distribution ou de communication ; la détection de la fraude 

Source: www.pointsdevente.fr

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