Kraft de-dyes, Zaslav’s fake pay drop, Amazon’s hour of SAF, Whirlpool finds a woman

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1. Kraft Heinz to remove artificial dyes from U.S. products by end of 2027

1. SEC Drops Proposed Anti-Greenwashing Fund Disclosure Rules

1. Initially launched by the SEC in 2022, the proposed “Enhanced Disclosures by Certain Investment Advisers and Investment Companies About Environmental, Social, and Governance Investment Practices” rule was designed by the Commission to address the lack of clear rules communicating the ESG attributes of an increasing number of funds marketing themselves using terms such as “green” or “sustainable.”

2. At the time, the Commission said that the lack of consistent and comparable data “makes it difficult for investors to make better informed investment decisions that are in line with their ESG investment goals,” and “may lead to potential greenwashing.”

1. Peru’s Climate Education Revolution: A Blueprint for Global Action

1. On World Environment Day 2025, the Government of Peru launched a national initiative to embed climate and environmental education into the country’s school system.

2. This move sets an example for the rest of the world and shows how education can and should be a central part of a country’s climate strategy

3. President Dina Ercilia Boluarte led the announcement of a formal agreement between the Ministry of the Environment (MINAM) and the Ministry of Education (MINEDU).

1. Warner Bros. Discovery Reworks CEO Pay, Reducing David Zaslav’s Massive Compensation

1. If Zaslav hits 100% of his operational and financial goals in the first year after the split, his target pay will be $16.5mn, compared with $37mn in the current contract. If he hits 200% of the targets, it will be as high as $30mn, the company said on Monday.

2. However, the bulk of Zaslav’s future pay will be based on stock options after shareholders rebuked a model based on free cash flow generation.

1. The securities filing made late on Monday said the beleaguered media boss would receive about 24mn in WBD shares that could be purchased for the current $10.16 price.

2. If the share price were to double, the package could eventually be worth nearly $250mn.

1. Bank unveils green loans plan to unlock trillions for climate finance

1. An innovative plan to use public money to back renewable energy loans in the developing world could liberate cash from the private sector for urgently needed climate finance.

2. The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), who developed the proposals, believes the plan could drive tens of billions of new investment in the fledgling green economy in poorer countries within a few years, and could provide the bulk of the $1.3tn in annual climate finance promised to the developing world by 2035.

1. Amazon Buys More than 9 Million Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel for Cargo Flights

1. Venice locals protesting Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding: 'No space for Bezos'

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1. MI6 Names Its First Female Chief, Career Spy Blaise Metreweli

1. first woman to lead Britain’s foreign intelligence service in the agency’s 116-year history "C"; most recently the director general of technology and innovation "Q"

1. Whirlpool Corporation Welcomes Judith Buckner to Board of Directors

1. only 4th woman on 13-member board with -12% gender influence gap; President of Reynolds Cooking & Baking; other leadership roles including Director of Manufacturing, Plant Manager, Director of Engineering and New Product Development and Vice President of Operations and Engineering. Degree in Chemical Engineering; Whirlpool board knowledge dominated (27%) by Economics and Accounting

1. Lynn Good Elected to Morgan Stanley Board of Directors

1. longest-tenured Boeing director (2015-)

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1. Trump's $499 smartphone will likely be made in China

1. The Trump Organization’s newly-announced smartphone will likely be made in China, experts say, despite claims that the device will be manufactured in the U.S.

1. Her Boss Has Been Spelling The Company Name Wrong For Over A Year, So She Anonymously Reports Him To The Board Of Directors

1. General Mills CEO Harmening: ‘We don’t sell Cheerios in the morning and then think about sustainability in the afternoon’

1. Companies Bragging About Their AI Furious as Job Applicants Use AI During Interviews

1. Fu Yu’s independent directors resign, leaving CEO as only one on board

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1. Half of company directors think their board is of no value to the business

1. Almost half (46 percent) of company directors in the US and UK think their boards do not add enough value to their organisation, according to the Board Value Index from Board Intelligence. The Board Value Index is based on responses from more than 200 executive and non-executive directors from companies with over $50 million in turnover across the UK and US. Almost a third (31 percent) of directors surveyed said that their board adds no value at all, with half of that group believing their board is actively holding their organisation back.