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‘Pay-as-you-throw’: a solution to cut waste?

GOVERNMENTS should consider a combination of incentives and penalties to cut the volume of waste going to landfill. That’s according to Chris Williams, founder and...
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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...
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‘A pro-enterprise pioneer’ – CBI Scotland Annual Dinner

Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, outlined reasons why overseas firms should continue investing in the country at the CBI Scotland Annual Dinner this evening (Thursday). Attending...

Daniel Hashim (Founder, Carbon Sponge Solutions): Small is beautiful

BOFFIN-turned-businessman Daniel Hashim is carving out a name for himself by getting nanotechnology out of the research laboratory and into the industrial marketplace. Dr Hashim’s...
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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...
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How to build a global marketing strategy

SOME of the most recognisable brands — think Airbnb and Coca-Cola — owe their success to a global marketing strategy. In the age of the...
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Burger and a Coke? Fast food and fizzy drink changes ahead

McDonald’s and Coca-Cola usher in new ideas to pep-up, perk-up and slim-down the customers in the queue By HAL WILLIAMS JUNK food has come a long...
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G7 Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Employment focuses on the...

ILO head calls on global community to ensure "that the great transformations underway in the world of work are shaped to create the decent...
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Corporate Punishment

The UK government has pledged to crack down on ‘bad’ boardroom behaviour. But how far can it go? And will the corporate world fall...
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Five major business wins to celebrate in West Midlands

A STRING of international companies moving to the West Midlands has put the region top of the UK’s overseas investment chart — for five...