New ICC business guide demystifies international trade agreements
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the world business organisation, has released the first volume of Business Guide to Trade and Investment, a nuts...
More investments and surveillance needed to curb misuse of antimicrobials in...
Addressing the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) challenge requires a stronger collaborative effort across sectors
New York, 21 September 2017 - A stronger global effort, including larger investments...
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...
Masks, dreams and the modern pursuit of wisdom
By MANFRED KETS DE VRIES
The day after becoming the CEO of a company facing turbulent times, David had a dream.
While walking on a beach...
ILO Global Commission homes in on key opportunities and challenges surrounding...
The Global Commission on the Future of Work wrapped up its first meeting on Sunday 22 October following an in-depth discussion of the main forces shaping...
Grit and gumption are key to ‘innovation nation’
‘Innovative’ is the word that binds together some of the UK’s greats, from James Dyson to George Bernard Shaw. JULIAN BIRKINSHAW, of the London Business School,...
Workers hot and bothered by raging summer weather
GETTING hot under the collar? Not surprising, this summer — and maximum workplace temperatures are a hotly contested topic in Britain.
There are no clear...
UK sows seeds for farming breakthroughs
INNOVATIVE agricultural projects are in line for £30m in UK government funding.
In a push for sustainable food production, a fund has been set up...
Research report analyses ransomware attack patterns
AN IT security company has released a threat research report on ransomware between August 2021 and July 2022.
Ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than...
Too darned hot… how our inner thermostat affects behaviour
Could good air-conditioning be the key to better customer service?
IN THE summer of 2010, Moscow experienced its worst heat wave in centuries. Air-conditioning and...





































