Universities team-up to launch investment fund
TWELVE leading UK universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, have joined forces to create an investment fund.
The 10-year, multi-million-pound Impact 12 fund will support social...
Cathay Pacific losing altitude
Once held up as a benchmark of luxury long-haul air travel, the company’s determination not to jump on the low fair bandwagon looks like...
Innovative firms are more competitive and create more jobs
The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook 2017: Sustainable Enterprises and Jobs, released earlier this month shows innovative companies tend to be more productive, create...
SMEs hamstrung by Apprenticeship Levy limitations
AS THE UK celebrates National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2022, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) urges levy-paying recruitment firms and SMEs to make...
Thames Estuary plan for green development and jobs in south-east UK
THE UK government is backing the Thames Estuary as Britain’s biggest growth opportunity.
With the claimed potential to create 1.5m jobs and add value of...
Grim UN report shows half-a-billion people struggling to find work
ALMOST half-a-billion people around the world battle to find sufficient paid work, a UN report on employment and social trends shows.
The World Employment and Social...
Mahindra Group: Indian corporate giant proves that ethics and success ‘are...
In a world where the public at large is increasingly disenchanted and sceptical of corporate business models, the Mahindra Group proves that following business...
Rise and rise of the budget supermarket
Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...
International students flock to US university to unlock potential – and...
MIT, with its reputation for academic rigor and innovation, attracts graduate students from around the world. It can be worthwhile, it can be fun,...
Eighth InterEcoForum held in Spain with full UN backing
THE InterEcoForum's eighth annual event addressing the theme of Water For Sustainable Development, supported by the United Nations and its agencies, was held recently...
