Business Day - Summit for action on AI in Paris - FA

Business Day - Summit for action on AI in Paris - FA

Public policy, business excellence, digital transformation, corporate governance, stakeholder management, Mathieu Weill attends the opening of Business Day - Summit for action on artificial intelligence at Station F in Paris on February 11, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

Business Day - Summit for action on AI in Paris - FA

Business Day - Summit for action on AI in Paris - FA

Public policy, business excellence, digital transformation, corporate governance, stakeholder management, Mathieu Weill speaks during the opening of Business Day - Summit for action on artificial intelligence at Station F in Paris on February 11, 2025. Photo by Firas Abdullah/ABACAPRESS.COM

COP28 president-designate highlights need for unity in climate actions

STORY: COP28 president-designate highlights need for unity in climate actions DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of CERAweek 2. various of photos of COP28 UAE President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber delivering speech STORYLINE: COP28 UAE President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber on Monday highlighted the need for unity and solidarity in tackling the energy trilemma and fighting the climate change. "This is a global challenge that calls for global solutions from every stakeholder acting in unity and solidarity," he said in a keynote address at the CERAWeek, an influential global energy forum kicking off in the U.S. city of Houston on Monday. "Let's unite a divided world with a COP of solidarity, a COP of action and a COP for all. All of us need to be pulling in the same direction. Because there is more energy in unity than division," he told the delegates. The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nation

"Coordination, cohesion are critical" in preparing for coming global risks -- WEF managing director

STORY: "Coordination, cohesion are critical" in preparing for coming global risks -- WEF managing director DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Global Risks Report 2023 released by the World Economic Forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAADIA ZAHIDI, WEF managing director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAADIA ZAHIDI, WEF managing director 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAADIA ZAHIDI, WEF managing director STORYLINE: Facing short-term risks like the soaring cost of living and long-term ones as climate change, countries need to work together to avoid "resource rivalries" and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach, the World Economic Forum (WEF) managing director has said. Saadia Zahidi told Xinhua in a video interview after the WEF released its Global Risks Report 2023 on Wednesday. According to the report, conflict and geo-economic tensions have triggered a series of deeply interconnected global risks, with the cost of living crisis being the most s

Seibu shareholders meeting

Seibu shareholders meeting

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Combination photo shows Louis Foster (L), senior managing director of U.S. private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP, and Takashi Goto, president of Seibu Holdings Inc., speaking to reporters after Seibu's shareholders meeting in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 25, 2013. Seibu shareholders voted down a slate of directors proposed by Cerberus, its largest stakeholder.

Seibu shareholders meeting

Seibu shareholders meeting

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Louis Foster, senior managing director of U.S. private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP, speaks with reporters after Seibu Holdings Inc.'s shareholders meeting in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 25, 2013. Seibu shareholders voted down a slate of directors proposed by Cerberus, its largest stakeholder.

Seibu shareholders meeting

Seibu shareholders meeting

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Takashi Goto, president of Seibu Holdings Inc., speaks to reporters after Seibu's shareholders meeting in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 25, 2013. Seibu shareholders voted down a slate of directors proposed by Cerberus Capital Management LP, its largest stakeholder.

Seibu shareholders meeting

Seibu shareholders meeting

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Louis Foster, senior managing director of U.S. private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP, leaves after Seibu Holdings Inc.'s shareholders meeting in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 25, 2013. Seibu shareholders voted down a slate of directors proposed by Cerberus, its largest stakeholder.

Seibu shareholders meeting

Seibu shareholders meeting

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Louis Foster, senior managing director of U.S. private equity fund Cerberus Capital Management LP, enters the venue for Seibu Holdings Inc.'s shareholders meeting in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on June 25, 2013. Seibu shareholders voted down a slate of directors proposed by Cerberus, its largest stakeholder.

Zoellick urges growing China to be world stakeholder

Zoellick urges growing China to be world stakeholder

BEIJING, China - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick speaks at a press conference after a series of meetings with Chinese officials in Beijing on Aug. 2. Zoellick said he encouraged China to become more of a ''stakeholder'' in the world as its rapid development increases its international influence. (Pool photo)

South African minister urges developed countries to uphold commitment to climate aid

STORY: South African minister urges developed countries to uphold commitment to climate aid DATELINE: Oct. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:59 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of consultation meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CRISPIAN OLIVER, Executive director of the Presidential Climate Commission STORYLINE: A South African official on Wednesday urged developed countries to uphold their commitment to providing developing countries with 100 billion Rand (5.57 billion U.S. dollars) in climate aid to assist them in making the switch from coal to cleaner energy. South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Barbara Creecy made the statement at the national stakeholder meeting about South Africa's stance at COP27 on climate change. This commitment was made during COP15 in Copenhagen in 2009. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BARBARA CREECY, South African Mini

Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria

STORY: Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event with speakers addressing audience 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE LETSIKE, Co-Chairperson of SANAC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THEMBISILE XULU, CEO of SANAC STORYLINE: The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on Wednesday facilitated the signing of the new Global Fund grant worth over 8.8 billion rands for the next three-year HIV and TB response cycle at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) offices in Pretoria. The grant is administered at the country level through a structure known as the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (GF-CCM). The GF-CCM is a multi-stakeholder structure mandated by the Global Fund to oversee grant implementation, which includes government, civil society, development partners, and private sector repr

South Africa's coal mine's decarbonization efforts

STORY: South Africa's coal mine's decarbonization efforts DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Cape Town CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1.various of the mine pit and media personnel on site 2.various of coal plant and activities 3.various of presentations 4.SOUNDBITE (English): FILOMAINE SWANEPOEL, Senior Specialist, Environment, Grootegeluk Mine 5.SOUNDBITE (English): MZILA MTHENJANE, Executive Head of Stakeholder Affairs, Exxaro Group STORYLINE: The Grootegeluk Mine, a flagship coal mine owned by Exxaro Resources in South Africa, is gearing up for decarbonization. The coal mine company has introduced its efforts in increasing carbon efficiency while reducing emissions as a lead-up to the fourth South African Investment Conference taking place on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (English): FILOMAINE SWANEPOEL, Senior Specialist, Environment, Grootegeluk Mine "Today we spoke about how Grootegeluk is contributing to the zero-carbon drive and decarbonization in Exxaro. As one of the larger producers of emis

Zoellick urges growing China to be world stakeholder

Zoellick urges growing China to be world stakeholder

BEIJING, China - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick speaks at a press conference after a series of meetings with Chinese officials in Beijing on Aug. 2. Zoellick said he encouraged China to become more of a ''stakeholder'' in the world as its rapid development increases its international influence. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)