When big sports events expand, like FIFA’s 2026 World Cup matches across North America, their climate footprint expands too
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.
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Who was the first pirate? – Yandel R., age 11, Lakewood Ranch, Florida
GAS-photo/ShutterstockHouse prices continued to rise across Australia in June, recent data shows. Nationally, prices have risen about 38% in the past five years.
Demonstrators march outside the U.S. Capitol during the Poor People's Campaign rally at the National Mall in Washington on June 23, 2018. AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaAmerica has never been richer.
The U.S. is the only advanced economy that doesn't legally mandate a minimum number of vacation days. Comstock Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images“My dedication was questioned.”
“Managers or upper management have looked down upon taking time off.”
“People think that maybe you’re not as invested in the job, that you’re shirking your duties or something.”
Like hundreds of large European companies, the Veolia group has given itself a corporate purpose. ShutterstockOn April 24th, Veolia’s shareholders voted by more than 99% to inscribe the company’s corporate purpose into its bylaws.
Tax policy changes can influence how much Americans donate. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe multitrillion-dollar bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will change how the U.S.
If performance management is not implemented properly, it can demotivate and drive out employees. PeopleImages.comYuri A/ShutterstockWho said that an organization’s main resource and true competitive advantage lies in its employees, their talent or their motivation? After all, maybe your real goal is to empty out your offices, permanently discourage your staff and methodically sabotage your human capital.
The world experienced over 60 armed conflicts in 2024, a “historically high” number according to scholars in the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. Consequently, the risks faced by multinational companies (MNCs) operating in conflict-torn regions, especially the Middle East and North Africa, have significantly intensified.