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...
Electric vehicle adoption: no longer an ‘if’, just a ‘when’
BV 's RICHARD THOMAS reports from Day Two of the EV Summit 2020
"OUR AIR will be cleaner, our children healthier, our contribution to climate...
It’s all about power, and which kind the world really needs…
The EV Summit 2020 is in progress; BV specialist RICHARD THOMAS reports with a summary of day one
THE EV SUMMIT 2020 comes theoretically from...
Unnoticed minority shunned by employers due to misconception
Research shows that half of leaders and managers would not employ a neurodivergent person — and a similar proportion might not even know what...
Investors give a huge $100m vote of confidence in Airbnb flotation
IN THE biggest US listing of 2020, Airbnb’s first day of public trading has secured a valuation of more than $100bn, with more than...
EV News Round-up Winter 2020-21
By RICHARD THOMAS
SALES of electric vehicles rose by 43 percent last year — while overall car sales slumped by 20 percent.
The boom is on,...
Music industry rallying thanks to streaming … and back catalogues
By HAL WILLIAMS
THE MUSIC industry might be in the same Covid-shaped slump as (pretty much) all the others — but nine-figure deals are still...
It just had to happen: virtual office party coming your way
PUSH, a wellbeing and performance company, has announced an alternative to the traditional office party, with a very 2020 twist.
After a year that has...
Shareholder value eclipsed by stakeholder value, and brand purpose is king
Vaccine announcements don’t automatically signal a return to business-as-usual, argues ROSS CLUGSON
VACCINES are like buses. You wait eight months … and then two...
Covid mink stole the future of the despised fur industry
by Hal Williams
THE EUROPEAN fur industry is reeling — to the dismay of fashion victims and the relief of animal rights supporters.
Denmark's mass culling...
PPE glove manufacturer to shut half its plants as Covid hits
By Hal Williams
IN A BLEAK Covid irony, the world's largest manufacturer of personal protection latex gloves will shut 28 of its factories — because...
Unilever brands to push plant-based options as meat-free market expands
UNILEVER is planning to take a big bite of the plant-based food market.
It has an annual sales target of €1bn for foods sold through...