Anastasiia Barmotina, Author at Impakter

ESG News regarding global markets declining due to geopolitical tensions and U.S. tariffs, Trump threatening 200% tariffs on French wine, EU meat VAT reform cutting carbon footprint, Inpex resubmitting environmental plan for a project in Australia

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Threatens French Wine Tariffs: Trump threatened 200% tariffs after Macron rejected his Gaza “Board of Peace”...

From Stingless Bees to Sea Turtles: Species Around the World With Legal Rights

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 19, 2026

For centuries, animals have been treated as “things” or property under the law. Today, the legal status of animals and...

ESG News regarding Dimon warning that Trump’s attacks on Fed could raise inflation and rates, Venezuelan oil shipments to China setting to plunge under U.S. blockade, UK awarding offshore wind contracts to power 12m homes, 2025 being the third-hottest year on record as climate science faces political pushback

JPMorgan CEO Warns Trump’s Attacks on Fed Could Raise Inflation and Rates

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 14, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Dimon Warns Trump’s Fed Attacks Could Raise Inflation: JPMorgan CEO says Trump’s criticism of the Fed could...

ESG News regarding U.S. lifting more sanctions on Venezuela, Egypt securing $1.8 billion renewable energy deals, U.S. pushing G7 allies to reduce reliance on China for critical minerals, richest 1% exceeding annual carbon share in just 10 days.

U.S. Considers Lifting More Venezuela Sanctions

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 12, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates US May Lift Venezuela Sanctions to Boost Oil & IMF Aid: US could ease sanctions to support...

ESG News regarding Trump backing sanctions on Russian oil buyers, Norway’s oil and gas output declining, dog food linked to UK emissions, Trump climate treaty exit facing legal scrutiny

U.S. Targets Russian Oil Buyers with New Sanctions Bill

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 9, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Backs Sanctions on Russian Oil Buyers: A bipartisan U.S. bill would impose tariffs of up to...

News about sustainability in the publishing industry

How the Publishing Industry Addresses the Carbon Footprint of Books

byAnastasiia Barmotina

January 8, 2026

Books are ever-present in our lives: we look through picture books when we are children, study textbooks in school and...

ESG news regarding UK households navigating lower savings amid tax pressures, EU dairy products facing Chinese provisional duties, new trade deal to boost India-New Zealand commerce, Glencore acquiring majority stake in FincoEnergies

Disposable Income Falls as UK Interest Rates Drop

byAnastasiia Barmotina

December 23, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates UK Disposable Income Falls: Higher taxes reduce incomes as the saving ratio falls to 9.5% and real...

How Bad Is Vaping for the Environment?

byAnastasiia Barmotina

December 22, 2025

From lithium-linked fires and e-waste to plastic pollution, disposable vapes pose serious environmental and health risks. Tobacco smoking has been...

ESG News regarding the UK unemployment rate rising to a four-year high, oil prices drop below $60 amid Russia-Ukraine peace talks, water and wheat supplies crisis in Iraq, and Neste pushes back its climate targets

UK Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Year High

byAnastasiia Barmotina

December 16, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates UK Unemployment Hits Four-Year High: Jobless rate rises to 5.1%, with youth unemployment surging to 546,000. Oil...