Mexico – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 USMCA Might Miss ESG Goals as Mexico Rebuffs Renewable Energy /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/ /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=16978 USMCA is supposed to improve on NAFTA when it comes to ESG criteria, but actions by the Mexican government are likely to curb renewable power and bolster pollution.  The government’s moves are likely to halt investment in Mexico’s renewable sector and leave projects that are already underway in limbo.  While the new pact might eventually […]

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]]> /usmca-might-miss-esg-goals-as-mexico-rebuffs-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 Robot Invasion’s Surge Slowed in U.S. Last Year as Manufacturing Lagged /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/ /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 20:29:00 +0000 /?p=14860 Robots are still coming — though their advance has lost a bit of steam. The number of robots installed by companies in the U.S. dropped last year for the time since 2015, according to data from the Association for Advancing Automation that was seen by Reuters. Fewer robots were bought as American manufacturing slowed, a […]

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]]> /robot-invasions-surge-slowed-in-u-s-last-year-as-manufacturing-lagged/feed/ 0 Peter Thiel-Backed VC firm Invests in Mexican Neobank Albo as Demand Rises for Services for Unbanked /peter-thiel-backed-vc-firm-invests-in-mexican-neobank-albo-as-demand-rises-for-services-for-unbanked/ /peter-thiel-backed-vc-firm-invests-in-mexican-neobank-albo-as-demand-rises-for-services-for-unbanked/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2019 21:09:29 +0000 /?p=14231 Mexican challenger bank Albo nabbed an investment from Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel, in the latest indication that the government’s push for financial inclusion places Mexico among the most attractive locations in Latin America for fintech investors.  Albo offers online banking services to the country’s large unbanked population, and permits customers to open an account online […]

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]]> /peter-thiel-backed-vc-firm-invests-in-mexican-neobank-albo-as-demand-rises-for-services-for-unbanked/feed/ 0 At the UN, Cities See Themselves in Vanguard of Solving Climate Crisis /at-the-un-cities-see-themselves-in-vanguard-of-solving-climate-crisis/ /at-the-un-cities-see-themselves-in-vanguard-of-solving-climate-crisis/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:20:10 +0000 /?p=12476 Key Takeaway: Science for 1.5C Cities, a side-event held in UN’s basement last week, showcased the potential of new approach to climate change: letting cities take the lead. Inside of a rock underneath Turku, a city of 330,000 in Finland, lies a wastewater treatment plant and heat-pump system that turns rubbish into energy. It generates […]

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