World Bank boosts financial aid to countries fighting climate change
Plan includes better-adapted homes, schools and infrastructure, plus investment in “climate-smart” agriculture and water management
THE World Bank Group has announced a new set of...
Juan Valdez: Marketing Coffee and a Country for Nearly 60 Years
Juan Valdez, a moustachioed campesino has been featured in advertisements for Colombian coffee since 1958. He is a familiar face throughout the Americas and...
Big ideas to nurture little UK businesses
IT’S SMALL Business Advice Week, a time for SMEs to consult with advisers about the best direction for their business journey.
The British Business Bank...
ESG integration boost for Blackrock’s DC strategy
US INVESTMENT company BlackRock’s UK Defined Contribution (DC) default strategy, LifePath, is moving to the next phase of ESG integration.
The move will increase LifePath UK’s ESG exposure,...
World Bank Group: Are Stars Aligning for Clean-Energy Financing?
One of the biggest bangs on the opening day of the Paris COP21 climate summit was without doubt the dual announcements by the Breakthrough...
The most precious resource of them all in short supply for...
Resource-rich country is plagued by shortage of safe water supplies
INDIA — the world’s seventh biggest economy — boasts impressive reserves of 87 natural resources, but one...
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Clash Foretold
In November, a Chinese billionaire – one not yet clipped and cuffed at the order of President Xi Ping – acquired Amedeo Modigliani’s Reclining...
Caring for people, looking for growth — wisdom from Tamer Group
INITIATIVES from Tamer Group are panning out in all sorts of positive ways. Its three-year plan to incorporate business-relevant WEF Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics — targeting...
Awards, inclusive policies, ESG and philanthropy attract talent: Report
MONEY isn’t always the biggest lure when people search for their dream jobs, research shows.
Nearly half of adults canvassed — 46 percent — say...




































