Social enterprise brings hope and work to people with disabilities
TWO-and-a-half million Brits are expected to be unemployed this year, and there is concern about how disabled people especially will fare in the pandemic...
Slip into something ethical, like plastic-free workwear
ECO-FRIENDLY uniforms are the next step in the bid to cut plastic use.
The plastics issue is high on the global agenda. The UK introduced...
California dreaming with Google’s HR policy
IT IS said that you are more likely to win a place at Harvard or Yale than land a job with Google. The company’s...
Fundraising innovation for charity shops during pandemic
BRITAIN’S charity shops are facing revenue losses of up to £28m for each month of lockdown, according to the Charity Retail Association.
Vintage Cash Cow...
Three takeaways from the 2017 Business and Climate Summit
The latest Business and Climate Summit in New Delhi was historic in several ways.
From 31 August to 1 September, the third annual Business and...
OMRAN – driving Oman’s renaissance in tourism
“ACCESSIBILITY, safety, good weather, and friendly people. We have everything here,” says OMRAN CEO Peter Walichnowski, rolling out Oman's welcome mat for tourists and...
Construction industry shows evidence of a refined pallet
THE UK’s first pallet-reuse scheme aims to shake-up the movement of building materials.
The Pallet LOOP — claiming circular economy and carbon-zero benefits — is...
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...
Starting a business? It’s about location, location, and location
NATIONAL performance indicators for 28 European countries, including GDP, unemployment rate, and practicality have revealed the best places to start a business.
The UK’s strong...
Rolls-Royce forced to cut more than 4,000 jobs in major reorganisation
Despite pre-tax profit turnaround over 2016, aerospace manufacturing giant says it must trim middle-management positions
ICONIC British engineering firm Rolls-Royce is cutting 4,600 jobs over...
