IFC: Corporate Governance Practices in the European Union
For the first time, European Commission Directive 2006/46/EC required all listed companies to produce a corporate governance statement in their annual report to shareholders....
Swede Electric Dreams
Is Volvo’s bid to become all-electric the shrewdest business move of the year, or a cynical ploy to capitalise on the world’s mounting affection...
The bottle of Hastings
The driving force behind the success of Netflix.
IF he didn’t have a healthy fear of the uncompromising wrath of his wife, Reed Hastings' net...
Fairy tale cruises have all the angles covered
Disney ships offer eco-friendly initiatives as well as traditional magic
OK, SO you’ve seen Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2, 3 and 4. You’ve set...
Dr Bernard Kourchner: Activist of Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian, activist, doctor, and politician: Bernard Kouchner is an outspoken advocate for the duty of states to intervene in other countries in order to...
Heiki Paakkinen: Can Penguins Rule the Waves?
The energy trilemma – how to generate affordable, secure, and low carbon electricity – constitutes a struggle for most countries. There is an imperative...
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...
SANGU DELLE (CEO Golden Palm Investments): Entrepreneurial capitalism with a conscience
LIKE many successful businessmen, Sangu Delle’s career as a relentless money spinner began in the school playground. Unlike his contemporaries, for whom a pop-up...
Clean? Check. Cool? Check. But e-vehicles have poke too
Hot new electric wheels offer more than just zero emissions – the latest offerings have some serious grunt, too
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE TIMES are changing,...
EV News Round-up Spring 2020
By RICHARD THOMAS
APART from range anxiety, the main reservation about electric vehicles (EVs) has been the question of whether they are actually "greener" than...
