Deep Oil: Unlocking the Poles
The arrival of peak oil — the point in time when global oil production peaks and begins to forever decline — has loomed for...
Covid-19 loan schemes ‘a debt, not a grant’ cautions UK Finance
UK BUSINESSES are pessimistic about their growth potential once the COVID-19 crisis passes.
A survey of 1,200 firms has found that the pandemic has negatively...
‘Pay-as-you-throw’: a solution to cut waste?
GOVERNMENTS should consider a combination of incentives and penalties to cut the volume of waste going to landfill.
That’s according to Chris Williams, founder and...
Out with the Old: Pope Francis
At an age when most people would gratefully embrace retirement, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the CEO of a high-profile global organisation facing major challenges....
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...
EV News Round-up Summer 2019
By RICHARD THOMAS
IT HAS been a busy year for electric vehicle manufacturers.
Tesla’s Model Y, an SUV based on the Model 3, has been spotted...
Could matching EU quotas improve UK gender diversity?
By FRANCESCA ANOJA
FROM June 2026, all 27 EU member states will have to enforce mandatory quotas that ensure at least 40 percent of non-executive...
Job fears as UK’s Carillion collapses
UK construction giant Carillion is heading into liquidation, putting thousands of jobs under threat.
Talks between the firm, its lenders and the government failed to...
SANGU DELLE (CEO Golden Palm Investments): Entrepreneurial capitalism with a conscience
LIKE many successful businessmen, Sangu Delle’s career as a relentless money spinner began in the school playground. Unlike his contemporaries, for whom a pop-up...
UK firms jumping into LOOP to cut construction waste
UK COMPANIES are signing the Pallet LOOP’s charter to explore how a circular-economy pallet scheme could benefit business, the environment, and the construction industry.
Every...
