Business

Short-Term Earnings Goals Drive More Pollution, Especially for Green Companies

October 9, 2022

Finance

Yale SOM’s Frank Zhang and Jacob Thomas suspected that firms might increase their pollution when they’re struggling to meet earnings targets—and in new research, they and their co-authors found that indeed they do. What surprised them was who was most likely to engage in this pattern: the firms with a history of environmental responsibility.

Sensory Supermarket event to help businesses make public spaces more inclusive for autistic people

British Reporter — Researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Reading – in

by British Reporter

August 15, 2022

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Wellness programs help employees and their companies

Workers reported better health while their organizations saw the benefits.Most Americans now

by British Reporter

May 27, 2022

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Do success stories cause false beliefs about success?

Dime-a-dozen explanations of what makes companies successful are not new—these narratives have

by British Reporter

February 12, 2022

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Business

Board members feel their role is to support CEOs or fire them

Modern board members report little change in role despite Sarbanes-Oxley reforms. In the last two decades, federal regulations have tried to build more corporate oversight into the roles of corporate boards of directors. There’s just one problem: it’s not a job board members

by British Reporter

November 22, 2021

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Business

How has net financing for UK businesses changed during the pandemic?

The FINANCIAL — UK businesses have weathered the pandemic by raising finance from banks, financial markets and government schemes. Now, many have begun to repay their loans. Since March 2020, UK businesses have raised around £77 billion of net additional financing from

by British Reporter

November 18, 2021

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Finance

There is a rising global elite, but (yet) without a common goal

British Reporter — Are people like Jeff Bezos from Amazon, Sheryl Sandberg from Facebook and Jack Ma from Alibaba part of a global power elite who make decisions about our future world? According to University of Amsterdam, Diliara Valeeva analysed 200 million corporations

by British Reporter

November 7, 2021

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Business

Companies failing to act on ESG issues risk losing investors, finds new PwC survey

British Reporter — Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors increasingly drive investment strategies, and new research from PwC finds ESG has now become a make-or-break consideration for leading investors globally. Almost half of investors surveyed, 49%, express willingness to divest from companies that

by British Reporter

November 4, 2021

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Business

Business leaders working together to end the pandemic

British Reporter — More than 700,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic — that’s 1 in 500 people. Everyone is desperate for the pandemic to end.

by British Reporter

November 3, 2021

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Business

Just one in 10 UK small businesses worried about debt – but concerns linger over future growth

British Reporter — Vast majority of UK business content with current levels of debt. Profit squeeze seen as biggest barrier to future growth. Third of businesses would not contact their bank if worried about finances, according to Lloyds Bank.

by British Reporter

October 30, 2021

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Business

Healthy and Tasty: Healthy Beverages Company Offers Kombucha, Healthy Alternative of Soft Drinks

Fizzy and fruity, refreshing and healthy fermented tea of Kombucha is already available for the Georgian customers with three flavors – raspberries, basil, and Marakuia.

by British Reporter

October 28, 2021

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Business

The business of sports reckons with domestic violence off the field

Wharton’s Americus Reed and Abraham J. Wyner explain how athletes’ endorsement contracts might be more relevant than their sports performance, and how all are at stake when allegations of misconduct arise.

by British Reporter

October 15, 2021

6 mins read

Business

PUMA moves its supply chain ‘Forever Faster’ through TradeLens notifications

British Reporter — PUMA’s ‘Forever Faster’ mission continuously earns it a place at the forefront of sports innovation, fashion and design. It leads to firsts from the athletes they sponsor, like Usain Bolt and Neymar Jr, and leads to firsts in other

by British Reporter

September 13, 2021

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Business

Pfizer to Acquire Trillium Therapeutics Inc

British Reporter — Pfizer Inc and Trillium Therapeutics Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Trillium, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer. Under the terms

by British Reporter

August 23, 2021

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