Cybersecurity Norms: An Exclusive Executive Roundtable on Addressing Digital Challenges
Category: AmCham News
Chaired by AmCham and hosted by Microsoft, key public and private stakeholders met with both Anniken Krutnes, Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Liga Rozentale, Director of EU Government Affairs Cyber for Microsoft Europe.
In her unique role as one of 25 Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), Ambassador Krutnes presented Norway’s position on cyber diplomacy at the UN level. “There is no international treaty on cyberspace, nor is one needed. In our opinion, international law applies to cyberspace.”
MoreCBS: Starbucks wants to serve more coffee in reusable cups, offer more plant-based foods
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Starbucks says it wants to cut its carbon, waste and water use by 50% within a decade. To reach those goals, CEO Kevin Johnson said the coffee chain will limit single-use plastics and add plant-based foods. The company is testing ways to encourage consumers to use reusable cups and utensils, as well as meat alternatives […]
MoreAmCham Financial Forum – January 2020
Category: Accounting / Financial
AmCham welcomed financial leads from Accenture, AIG, GIEK, Harvey Nash, IBM, Kluge, KPMG, Manpower, OSM Aviation, Pfizer, Sonitor, TGI Friday’s, and Verizon to Raise Gruppen‘s downtown Oslo offices for the first AmCham Financial Forum of 2020.
MoreCBS: Starbucks wants to serve more coffee in reusable cups, offer more plant-based foods
Starbucks says it wants to cut its carbon, waste and water use by 50% within a decade. To reach those goals, CEO Kevin Johnson said the coffee chain will limit single-use plastics and add plant-based foods. The company is testing ways to encourage consumers to use reusable cups and utensils, as well as meat alternatives […]
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Forbes: Who Are The 100 Most Sustainable Companies Of 2020?
A ranking of the organizations doing the most to embrace sustainable business practices was revealed Tuesday at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Compiled by Canadian research firm Corporate Knights since 2005, the Global 100 list ranks corporations with revenue in excess of $1 billion based on key metrics of sustainability, among them carbon […]
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Bloomberg: Norway PM Loses Majority Coalition After Populist Partner Quits
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg lost her majority coalition after her main ally quit the government to protest the repatriation of a woman who’d joined Islamic State. The prime minister, who leads the Conservative Party, will continue to run a minority coalition without the anti-immigration Progress Party. Though she avoided a total government collapse, Solberg […]
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