Switching to natural gas can support vital early action by replacing coal and oil and their associated higher emissions while also acting as a pre-build of energy carriers for a low-carbon future. 

Moving forward, AVEVA has a strong springboard for the future long-term growth of the business, and we are optimally positioned to support customers in their digitalization journey and in creating more sustainable and resilient businesses. 

Building on the exemplary work in 2020 to help safeguard the lives and livelihoods of our colleagues and those in our local communities through our global WeCare programme, we see this donation as an opportunity to accelerate the Anglo American Foundation’s work at a critical time for so many of our stakeholders, including our planet. Creating a healthy environment and thriving communities have never been more urgent. 

The Anglo American Foundation does incredible work that makes a real and lasting difference in communities around the world. This special $100 million contribution from Anglo American will help us take the scale of what we can deliver to an entirely new level, funding more ambitious and longer term projects. 

The speed of vaccine rollout is not only a healthcare issue but is increasingly a differentiator of near-term, post pandemic economic recovery for African nations. We are acutely aware that Africa accounts for under 2 per cent of vaccines administered worldwide; we welcome Afreximbank’s efforts to tackle this and we want to use our USD 1bn facility to help. 

We know that opportunities for entrepreneurs are not equally accessible to all, and so at the heart of our company-wide inclusion and diversity initiatives is the creation of a new Pre-Accelerator that will enable us to work with really early stage founders. This change cannot happen overnight, but we are excited to help evolve the drinks world, one founder at a time. 

They are very clear-eyed about what the problems are,” she said. “The two parties are on the case. The letter still stands. 

I wouldn’t say we were overjoyed to be supporting the contents of the of the Northern Ireland protocol, but we took comfort from the fact that both sides were obliged under its terms to look for alternative arrangements 

These mandates are the culmination of our business expansion into the European loan servicing market and represent an endorsement of Oxane's proprietary technology platforms and cement Oxane's role as an innovator in the digitalisation of loan servicing and the broader private markets industry. 

Our technology-driven loan servicing solution, enabled by an experienced team of servicing experts is helping our clients adopt the digital transformation that's underway in the loan servicing industry. 

I welcome LSEG as the first exchange to commit to net zero and I look forward to following LSEG’s progress as it moves forward with these commitments to help catalyse and finance market-wide decarbonisation, including through their new transition bond segment. 

Financial markets infrastructure plays a core role in enabling the transition to a net-zero economy. The focus on incorporating sustainable investment strategies has only increased during the Covid-19 pandemic and LSEG is committed to playing a leading role. As part of our own commitment, LSEG is delighted to become a member of United Nations Climate Change ‘Race to Zero’, the first global exchange group to do so. 

Our in-building 5G and IoT services already allow manufacturing plants, research laboratories and factories to carry out critical, and often hazardous, precision work with robots. Now we are applying the same levels of accuracy to the outdoor world. 

Royal London and Police Mutual have complementary values and culture. Both are mutual and are committed to delivering the best value for their customers and members. Police Mutual plays a vital role in providing financial services and products to police officers and the armed forces. We are pleased to be able to provide the company with a secure future.