Shutterstock/Artem AvetisyanStay at home. That was the stark rule imposed in countries around the world when the dangers of COVID-19 became fully understood. Only “key workers” whose physical presence at the workplace was deemed crucial were supposed to go to work.
Shopping bags are getting heavier – on your wallet. AP Photo/Mark LennihanConsumer prices soared in October 2021 and are now up 6.2% from a year earlier – higher than most economists’ estimates and the fastest increase in more than three decades.
Actions today affect the world these young people will live in. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty ImagesHumans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better.
US tech company's search for the right result proves fruitless. viewimageGoogle is being fined €2.4 billion (£2.1 billion) for hindering competition in the EU after a 2017 decision has been upheld on appeal by the general court of the European Union.
Financial services company Allianz, sponsors of Bayern Munich, are one of 2021's top performing ESG – environmentally responsible – companies. Anahtiris/ShutterstockOne thing becoming clear during the debate over how to respond to climate change is that prioritising profit at the expense of the environment, or disregarding the social consequences, is not just morally unacceptable, it is increasingly difficult.
'The customer is always real.' Octus_PhotographyI regularly fly with KLM from Minneapolis to New Delhi, and always stop over in Amsterdam. I am frequently in Minneapolis for research and this is my route to go home to take a break from work. I have done the journey so many times that I know almost all the shops at Schiphol inside out. However, one time in summer 2019, the predictability was broken when I missed my connecting flight to New Delhi.
Low-wage workers march in Washington on Aug. 2, 2021. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesMichael Chase works two jobs in southeast Ohio: one as a hotel night clerk and one as retail support – sorting through donations, setting new merchandise out, cleaning – at a nonprofit.
Congress has asked many questions of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg but has done little to regulate Facebook. AP Photo/Jacquelyn MartinFacebook may have changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms, but that won’t end its troubles - nor efforts to rein in the social media company’s business practices.
Musk hasn't clearly landed on a philanthropic mission yet. picture alliance/Getty ImagesElon Musk hinted on Oct. 31, 2021, perhaps jokingly, that he might be willing to donate US$6 billion of his fortune to pay for hunger relief.
Environmental, social and governance problems in a company's supply chain can be hard for investors to track. KDP via Getty ImagesIf you own stocks, chances are good you have heard the term ESG.
