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...
UNCDF “What Did We Learn?” Series: UNCDF MicroLead Expansion Innovations Reaching...
Increasing the capacity of financial institutions to provide low-balance savings accounts and reach low-income clients in developing countries with technology-driven products has become an...
Black Friday: brawls, stampedes and security staff on full alert…
By Hal Williams
BLACK Friday… it’s here again. The term was first used in America, with annual sales starting the day after Thanksgiving sparking shopaholic...
Cooking up a storm with Spanish disaster-relief chef Jose Andres
COMBINING his skills as a chef and entrepreneur, Jose Andres is on a mission to cook for the many, instead of the privileged few.
By...
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...
Big Issue Invest puts £40m into social enterprises
BIG ISSUE Invest (BII) has launched its 2020-2021 Impact Report. The social investment arm of The Big Issue supported 184 social enterprises across the UK...
SDG12: We’re responsible for the mess; are we responsible about consumption?
BV’s JASON AGNEW takes a closer look at UN SDG12: Responsible consumption and production
SDG12: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION
WITH the current global population standing at...
Rising energy prices worry SME owners — price-hikes coming
A SURVEY of 1,000 British SMEs indicates that rising fuel and energy costs are the greatest threats to survival in 2022.
Half — 49 percent...
Engineering firm funds research into lasting flexible work systems
BUILDING and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has funded a study using first-person accounts to provide employers with “more than stats” on the subject of...
Mo Ibrahim: Cleaning Up a Continent
Engineer, academic, expert, innovator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist: Mohammed Ibrahim is a rich and successful man who now applies his vast resources to fight corruption...
