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BSR Conference 2014: Collaboration in Action, Human Rights in the Technology Sector
With Eileen Donahoe, Director, Global Affairs, Human Rights Watch; Brad Smith, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Legal and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft Corporation; and Mark Chandler, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer, Cisco Systems Inc.
Water, Sustainable business and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
In the new Chinese international business expansion strategy Belt and Road Initative (BRI), Chinas’ textile industry and water policy faces a paradox, needing to expand business and develop more sustainable practises on national and global level. WWF expects increased environmental pressure on water in all BRI related areas. National policy changes supported by BRI will grow China’s big business connections, for example it may have impact on H&M supply chain. As water stewardship champions are raising the bar on industry transformation and work in collective action with decision makers, we examine the opportunities for harnessing BRI for global impact reduction.
Hennes & Mauritz / World Wide Fund for Nature
LBLV Latest Economic News for June 27, 2019
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The main economic news for Thursday, June 27:
1. Bitcoin moves towards $14,000 amid crypto euphoria
The world’s No.1 cryptocurrency rose to its highest level in about 17 months on Wednesday, extending its rally to nearly 60% in June so far. According to FactSet data, Bitcoin hit an intraday high at $13,680 on CME Group Inc. Digital token prices on CoinDesk also were surging above $13,000. But prices tumbled more than $1,700 in a matter of minutes Wednesday, after Coinbase’s website apparently crashed. The site was back online Wednesday evening, and prices were last around $12,400. Market value of cryptocurrency king, created back in 2009, was $237 billion. It means that Bitcoin’s value now represents 62.6% of all digital currencies tracked by data site CoinMarketCap.com.
Bitcoin showed significant rise from December level at $3,194.96, climbing 319% to this moment.
2. H&M surges after cut its store expansion plan
Shares of Hennes & Mauritz AB, Swedish clothing retailer, rose as much as 10% Thursday morning in Stockholm after company moved to cut its store expansion plan and reduce discounts while pledging more investment in e-commerce. H&M lowered its net store-opening target for this year by 26% to 130, which is lower than adding 400 or more stores in recent years. Company’s inventory rose 11% in the second quarter to exceed 40 billion kronor ($4.4 billion), which is almost a fifth of annual sales. Pretax profit dropped 1.3%, missing analysts’ estimates.
Swedish clothing retailer has been investing into e-commerce, adding online sales in Mexico, Thailand, Indonesia and Egypt this year.
3. Stocks up, safe havens lower ahead G20 summit
European stocks edged higher, while U.S. equity futures and Asian shares rose on growing optimism United States and China will declare another truce in their trade war at a presidential meeting on Saturday. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 0.2%, driven by H&M gains. Equity benchmarks in Tokyo and Hong Kong posted increase of more than 1%. Seoul to Shanghai stocks also surged ahead of the G-20 meeting in Japan. Futures on the U.S. S&P 500 Index advanced 0.5%. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 0.6% to $59.00 a barrel, the largest fall in more than a week, while gold dipped 0.4% to $1,403.58 an ounce. The yield on 10-year Treasuries increased two basis points to 2.06%, the highest in more than a week.
4. New protests stir Hong Kong, activists rely on G20
Hong Kong was plunged into chaos again on Thursday as protesters rallied outside the justice secretary’s offices, blocking roads and forcing workers to leave in the latest unrest to rock the city over an extradition bill that has now been suspended.
Millions have thronged the streets in the past three weeks to demand that the bill, which would allow criminal suspects to be sent to the mainland for trial in courts controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, be scrapped altogether. The demonstrators have seized on this week’s G20 summit of world leaders in Japan to appeal for Hong Kong’s plight to be put on the agenda, a move certain to rile Beijing, which has vowed not to tolerate such discussion.
Top 16 Richest People Under 35 All Over The World 2017
Top 16 Richest People Under 35 All Over The World 2017
Top 16 Richest People Under 35
Some of the biggest achievers in the world have started their modest journeys at a very early age. The elderly crop of billionaires had to strive their way into success. But in today’s “instant coffee” age, one just needs an idea to click to be a billionaire. Here are some of the success stories of people under the age bracket of thirty, and have already made it big.
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1. Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American born internet entrepreneur and has a net worth of US $35.7 billion. He is a co-founder of Facebook. Presently Zuckerberg is the chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc. and as of 2013 his personal wealth is estimated to be US$16.8 billion. He became a billionaire at just 23 years of age. He was also named among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
2. Dustin Moskovitz
Dustin Moskovitz is one of the co-founder of Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg. He has a net worth of $9.9 billion. In 2008, he co-founded Asana with Justin Rosenstein. Dustin's Billionaire status is because of his 7.7% share from Facebook. Dustin attended Harvard University as an economics major before moving in with Zuckerberg at Palo Alto.
3. Eduardo Saverin
Eduardo Luiz Saverin is an investor and internet entrepreneur from Brazil and has a net worth of $2.2 billion. Saverin is also one of the co-founders of Facebook, alongside Mark Zuckerberg. Due to the law suit he filed against Zuckerberg, he owns just about 5% of Facebook's shares and has a net worth of $2.2 billion. He has also invested in startups such as Qwiki and Jumio.
4. Scott Duncan
Scott Duncan is the sole son of Lee Ellis and Dan Duncan who co-founded Enterprise Products Partners LP and has a net worth of $5.1 billion. After his father passed away at the age of 77, he inherited $3.1B. Duncan was the first American billionaire to not pay estate taxes, due to a temporary loophole in the estate tax law. As of 2013, his net worth is $5.1 billion.
5. Yang Huiyan
The richest woman in Asia with a net worth of $5.1 billion USD and she is major shareholder the company “Country Garden Holdings”, which is a popular real estate development company across the world. Yang Guoqiang, her father, established the company and 70% of the shares were transferred to her in the year 2007.
6. Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes is the first female self-made billionaire showing way for many women across the world. She is the CEO of a blood testing company “Theranos”, which was founded in the year 2003. It became very popular and her net worth grew to $4.5 billion.
7. Nathan Blecharczyk
The Computer Science graduate from Harvard University is another self-made billionaire with a net worth of $3.3 billion. His source of wealth is “Airbnb”, for which he is the co-founder. Nathan is also the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for Airbnb.
8. Brian Chesky
Another billionaire associated with the Airbnb, Brian Chesky is the co-founder of Airbnb. In 2015, he is listed in “100 most influential people of 2015” (Time’s) and his net worth is $3.3 billion. He is the CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the company.
9. Thomas Persson
Tom is the youngest billionaire of Europe with active involvement in the film industry. However, his net worth of $2.9 billion is due to the H&M Hennes & Mauritz fashion stores located in 61 countries. He is the heir to the fast-fashion company which employs more than 132,000 people.
10. Albert von Thurn und Taxis
Albert belongs to German aristocrat. He was been listed as the world's youngest billionaire since his father's death in 1990. He has a net worth of $1.5 billion. His mother also has been popular in the media and she was pivotal in controlling his father's wealth till Albert came off legal age to manage it. His two older sisters are Maria Theresia and Elisabeth.11. Drew Houston
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Copenhagen (Danish: København [købm̩ˈhɑwˀn] (listen)) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark. As of July 2018, the city has a population of 777,218 (616,098 in Copenhagen Municipality, 103,914 in Frederiksberg Municipality, 43,005 in Tårnby Municipality, and 14,201 in Dragør Municipality). It forms the core of the wider urban area of Copenhagen (population 1,627,705) and the Copenhagen metropolitan area (population 2,057,737). Copenhagen is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences and armed forces. After suffering from the effects of plague and fire in the 18th century, the city underwent a period of redevelopment. This included construction of the prestigious district of Frederiksstaden and founding of such cultural institutions as the Royal Theatre and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. After further disasters in the early 19th century when Horatio Nelson attacked the Dano-Norwegian fleet and bombarded the city, rebuilding during the Danish Golden Age brought a Neoclassical look to Copenhagen's architecture. Later, following the Second World War, the Finger Plan fostered the development of housing and businesses along the five urban railway routes stretching out from the city centre.
Since the turn of the 21st century, Copenhagen has seen strong urban and cultural development, facilitated by investment in its institutions and infrastructure. The city is the cultural, economic and governmental centre of Denmark; it is one of the major financial centres of Northern Europe with the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Copenhagen's economy has seen rapid developments in the service sector, especially through initiatives in information technology, pharmaceuticals and clean technology. Since the completion of the Øresund Bridge, Copenhagen has become increasingly integrated with the Swedish province of Scania and its largest city, Malmö, forming the Øresund Region. With a number of bridges connecting the various districts, the cityscape is characterised by parks, promenades and waterfronts. Copenhagen's landmarks such as Tivoli Gardens, The Little Mermaid statue, the Amalienborg and Christiansborg palaces, Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Frederik's Church, and many museums, restaurants and nightclubs are significant tourist attractions. The largest lake of Denmark, Arresø, lies around 27 miles (43 kilometers) northwest of the City Hall Square.
Copenhagen is home to the University of Copenhagen, the Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen Business School and the IT University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen, founded in 1479, is the oldest university in Denmark. Copenhagen is home to the FC København and Brøndby football clubs. The annual Copenhagen Marathon was established in 1980. Copenhagen is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in the world.
The Copenhagen Metro launched in 2002 serves central Copenhagen while the Copenhagen S-train and Lokaltog (private railway) and the Coast Line network serves and connects central Copenhagen to outlying boroughs. To relieve traffic congestion, which is partly the result of increased traffic because of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link road and rail construction is planned because the narrow 9-9.5 mile isthmus between Roskilde Fjord and Køge Bugt (Køge Bay) forms a traffic bottleneck. The Copenhagen-Ringsted Line will relieve traffic congestion in the corridor between Roskilde and Copenhagen.
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