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A comparison of standardized ESG scores of the 25 largest companies in the world shows significant differences between ESG score providers in many cases. While there was broad agreement in some cases - for example, with semiconductor manufacturers Taiwan Semiconductor and NVIDIA - other cases saw significant divergence. Electric car manufacturer Tesla is a good case in point: MSCI had the equivalent score of around 64 out of 100 (indicating the company is slightly above average); Sustainalytics rated the company an equivalent of 43 (slightly below average); and S&P gave an ESG score of 15 (well below average). A similar story could be seen with major companies such as Apple, Tencent and Berkshire Hathaway.
A July 2021 report identified the volume of non-fungible token (NFT) sales on Ethereum between the first quarter of 2020 and the second quarter of 2021. According to the study, the global NFT sales volume peaked in the first quarter of 2020, with around 637 thousand NFTs sold on Ethereum. In contrast, the third quarter of 2020 was the least active period for NFT sales, with only 170 thousand tokens being sold. Overall, while secondary sales were predominant in the first half of 2020, primary sales were more popular in the first half of 2021.
In September 2021, social video app TikTok reported 1 billion monthly active users worldwide, representing a 45 percent growth compared to the previously reported figure of 689 million MAU in July 2020. TikTok is one of the biggest social networks worldwide.
Through four funding rounds, online grocery delivery company Gorillas has managed to raise 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. The most recent Series C funding round raised roughly 950 million U.S. dollars. Gorillas is a German online grocery delivery company that is expanding throughout Europe at a rapid pace.
Chinese sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) managed assets reaching more than three trillion U.S. dollars as of October 2021, which is more than double as much than Norway - the country with the second highest assets under management of SWFs. Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world - Norges Bank Investment Management - but two out of the four largest sovereign wealth funds in the world are Chinese: China Investment Corporation and State Administration of Foreign Exchanges.
In 2021, electricity prices in the European Union (EU) have soared, the combination of a myriad of factors, including increased heating demand due to cold winters, a rise in natural gas and coal prices, and a drop in wind power generation due to lack of wind. In July that year, most countries in the EU experienced a 18-month-long record in wholesale prices. Ireland recorded the highest figure in the region, at 143.47 euros per megawatt hour.
The import value from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative to China in 2020 amounted to 3.94 trillion yuan, decreasing slightly from 4.01 trillion yuan in the previous year. Belt and Road Initiative, also known as One Belt One Road, was an infrastructural development strategy adopted by China. Nowadays, a total of 140 countries has signed the initiative.
On October 14, 2021, auction house Sotheby's sold Banky's "Love is in the Bin" for 18.58 million British pounds, making it the most expensive artwork by the English-based street artist sold at auction to date. The work, previously known as "Girl with Balloon", gained notoriety for self-shredding during an auction in 2018, just after being sold for one billion British pounds. This record was formerly held by Banksy's "Game Changer", which fetched nearly 17 million British pounds at a Christie's auction on March 23, 2021, exactly a year after the national lockdown in the United Kingdom. Its sales were entirely donated to the UK's National Health Service (NHS).
In September 2021, the average wholesale electricity price in Germany stood at some 128.3 euros per megawatt hour, the highest figure reported in the period of consideration. This was a month-over-month increase of 55 percent. In comparison to the same month of the previous year, prices rose by almost 85 euros per megawatt hour. In 2021, electricity prices in the European Union (EU) have soared, the combination of a myriad of factors, including increased heating demand due to cold winters, a rise in natural gas and coal prices, and a drop in wind power generation due to lack of wind.
The announced monthly minimum wage in Russia as of January 1, 2022 amounted to 13,617 Russian rubles, or over 190 U.S. dollars. Thus, the minimum salary would increase by 825 Russian rubles compared to the previous year. The minimum wage in the country is calculated at 42 percent of the median wage.
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