Contactless payments boost for Big Issue sellers
THE BIG Issue Group (TBIG) has equipped 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology.
It is fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors...
Six highlights from the final day of #10WCC
The 10th World Chambers Congress concluded in Sydney today. The last day featured plenary sessions on leadership, the world of tomorrow and the 4th...
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...
Électricité de France (EDF): Thinking Big and Outside the Box
Determined to become the world’s largest supplier of renewable energy, Électricité de France (EDF) in July took an 80% stake in Hong Kong-based wind...
4 ways business is stepping up to meet global climate goals
Non-state actors like businesses are essential to meeting the ambitious goals outlined in the Paris Agreement. A panel discussion at the recent ECOCITY World...
SDG4: Gender imbalance and poverty traps on the road towards equal...
BV’s JASON AGNEW continues his series on the United Nations’ Social Development Goals. In this issue, he dissects and discusses SDG4.
SDG4: QUALITY EDUCATION
NELSON Mandela...
SDG2: From zero-sum to just plain zero: no hunger is vital
BV’s JASON AGNEW continues his look at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
SDG2: Zero hunger
ALL THE United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals have a certain level...
Europe and Central Asia Region Sees Stronger Growth, Amidst Rise in...
Warsaw, October 19, 2017 – Economic growth for the Europe and Central Asia region will reach 2.2% in 2017, according to the World Bank’s latest...
The tides they are a-changing
EVER since the Romans constructed sophisticated tide mills across the high maritime ranges of a conquered Britain, the modern world has been trying to...
Black Mass — not as creepy as it sounds…
UK firms extract vital minerals from solid mixture of metals and impurities in ‘game-changer’ for EVs
A BRITISH deep-tech company focused on sustainable mineral extraction...
