Special Report: Changing The Message
Sex sells – that’s been the overriding message for businesses keen to advertise their services almost since commercial advertising was invented. But are consumers...
Putting a ‘muzzle’ on capitalism needn’t be a complex challenge
JOEL BAKAN, a jazz musician and Columbia professor, argues that the culture of capitalism is one of selfishness that needs the curb of a...
A Synchrotron for Africa: Scientists Unite Behind Proposed Project
With the Zimbabwe dollar now relegated to history, the country’s resilient, albeit battered, economy is once again lubricated by a stable currency. Emerging from...
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...
Engineering firm funds research into lasting flexible work systems
BUILDING and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has funded a study using first-person accounts to provide employers with “more than stats” on the subject of...
EV News Round-up Summer 2021
By RICHARD THOMAS
EV SALES in the US grew by 95 percent between January and April, compared with a 36 percent increase in the overall...
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...
Climate fight heats up as giants step into the ring
By Hal Williams
THE GREENING of the planet has stepped up a pace, with the European Investment Bank phasing out funding for fossil fuel projects...
SDG8: From Luddites to the Mumbai exodus: workers labouring without love
JASON AGNEW reports on SDG8 — decent work and economic growth — in his ongoing series for BV
SDG8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
On March...
Keeping roads safe and open – and the via truly global!
Globalvia literally lives up to its name — an international organisation dedicated to roads and rail infrastructure
IT'S EASY to tout an environmentally friendly approach...





































