Makeup break-up as Revlon files for bankruptcy
AFTER 90 years in business, cosmetics giant Revlon is filing for bankruptcy in the US.
The company had been brought down by a combination of...
Cathay Pacific losing altitude
Once held up as a benchmark of luxury long-haul air travel, the company’s determination not to jump on the low fair bandwagon looks like...
Down-under dream sours for backpackers and migrants
Exploitation of international students and backpackers in Australia is endemic, a study by two universities has found. Fiona McGill and Wendy Frew report
One third of...
Sustainable Business: Renaissance beckons for the age of the tram
As the world turns its back on the internal combustion engine, the electrification of public transport and the movement of goods starts to gather...
Changes and optimism in the engine room of UK economy
SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) are in the news with optimistic projections for Britain’s export trade – despite Brexit – and BNP Paribas appointing...
Science-Based Emissions Targets: A New Foundation for Corporate Climate Action
Corporate emissions-reduction targets have become commonplace. In 2014, 80% of companies that reported their emissions to CDP, an international NGO that holds the largest...
Sessions Market cooks up an incentive to beat chef shortage
SESSIONS Market has launched a chef incentive and recruitment scheme to boost an industry hard-hit by the Covid pandemic.
Founder Dan Warne, previously MD at...
The UN’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI): A Pioneering Global Framework...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues—also known as sustainability issues—are posing a shared risk to the insurance industry, business, government, and society at large,...
A Butterfly without Excuses: Progress Stalled
The ways of the world are quite often more straightforward than they at first glance appear to be. Whatever happens has a cause that...
ILO calls for new strategies to help SMEs get loans
Bank loans can help firms improve job quality and productivity, but are often difficult to get for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Consequently, policy-makers...
