Company climate disclosures jump in 2021 as board pressure builds
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – The number of companies sharing climate data with CDP, the world..
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Lancia to mimic Mercedes in pursuit of a future inside Stellantis
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s Lancia will pursue profitability over volume to secure a long-term home in the 14 ..
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Oil gains as investors see limited Omicron impact on demand
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices extended their rally on Monday as investor appetite improved amid growing relief the Omic..
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Organisations Facing Greater Risk of Ransomware Cyberattacks This Festive Season as More Workers Shop on Company-Owned Devices
New research from Menlo Security reveals that 80 per cent of workers in the UK and US. are concerned about personal data being stolen ..
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AB Foods says Primark trading ahead of expectations
LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods said on Friday trading to date at its Primark fashion business had been ahead of expectatio..
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Nestle sale of L’Oreal shares pleases investors on both sides
By Gwénaëlle Barzic and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Nestle and L’Oreal rose on Wednesday after the Swiss food grou..
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Are you inside IR35? – the latest guide for freelance contractors
New tax rules for freelance contractors and their clients came into force in April 2021. IR35, or ‘off-payroll working rules’, have ca..
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COP A LOOK AT THE NEW MOXY GLASGOW SEC HOTEL
MOXY GLASGOW SEC, UK – November 23, 2021 – Moxy Hotels, Marriott International’s experiential hotel brand, announces the opening of Mo..
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SHARES SCHEME GIVES FULL OPENCAST TEAM A STAKE IN FUTURE BUSINESS SUCCESS
Independent technology consultancy Opencast has launched a radical new share options scheme to give its entire team a stake in the fut..
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China Nov export growth slows but imports accelerate
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports growth lost steam in November, pressured by a strong yuan, weakening demand and higher costs,..
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UBS gives Hong Kong staff COVID quarantine cash -memo
HONG KONG (Reuters) – UBS Group AG has offered its Hong Kong staff up to HK$2000 ($256.45) a day to help cover mandatory hotel q..
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AB InBev aims for core profit growth of 4% to 8% over medium term
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev set a target under its new leadership on Monday of delivering core profit growth of be..
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Swiss chocolate makers focus on incomes to end child labour
By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss chocolate makers Barry Callebaut and Lindt & Spruengli said improving cocoa far..
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Allianz aims for 5-7% annual EPS growth for 2022-24
BERLIN (Reuters) – Allianz raised its targets for shareholder returns for 2022-24 on Friday, aiming for 5-7% annual growth in ea..
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SSE and Equinor to proceed with $4 billion Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm
OSLO (Reuters) – British utility SSE and Norwegian energy company Equinor have secured financing to proceed with the constructio..
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Prioritising D&I in recruitment is just putting the cart before the horse, says Tomas Coulter, Co-founder, Talos360.
Tomas Coulter is the co-founder of Talos360 and was one of the hosts at this year’s CIPD Conference’s ‘Big Questions Live ..
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Professionals are not seeking an optimal work-life balance but an optimal busyness
Professionals are not striving to create a balanced work-life, instead they are addicted to busyness, finds new research by emlyon bus..
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Being promoted may actually cause you to experience ‘managerial blues’
For some, being promoted can actually lead to ‘managerial blues’, finds new research from NEOMA Business School. The research was con..
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A glimpse into 2022: How can contact centres plan ahead?
The year 2021 was one of adjustment. New challenges emerged and contact centres learned many lessons. Dave Hoekstra at Calabrio reflec..
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Britain on track for record Black Friday sales
(Adds dropped word in paragraph 4) By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain looks to be on track for record sales over the Blac..
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Analysis-Visa’s Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle
By David Henry and Matt Scuffham NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s latest spat with Visa shows big retailers, armed wi..
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Businesses are spending one whole year of an employee’s time interviewing graduate candidates
1,900 hours a year are spent on average by firms interviewing for graduate roles An average of five candidates are interviewed per gr..
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Over a third of small business owners are still not comfortable using cloud services
New research has revealed how small business owners in the US feel about using public, private and hybridcloud services. In 2022, the ..
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Trust Deficit Leaving Diversity Data Untapped in UK and Ireland – Research
Myth of ‘employee hesitancy’ to share, especially among minority groups, challenged by new research Trust, communication and culture ..
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Forget-Me-Not: Science Reveals the Secrets of Print Marketing
By: Oliver Assonga Let’s close our eyes and travel back to a couple of months ago. Your friend is on holiday and has sent you a joyful..
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Britain’s Tesco increases dominance with 12-week sales rise – NielsenIQ
LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer, was the only one of the country’s big four grocers to grow sal..
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Volvo Car considers opening third plant in Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) -Volvo Cars is considering building a third plant in Europe in order to boost its production capacity beyond 1.2 mill..
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Trump reaches $375M deal to sell DC hotel – WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump’s family hotel company has reached a deal to sell the rights to its W..
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Oil prices slide amid fears of supply boost, weaker demand
By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices skidded on Monday, under pressure from expectations of higher supplies ..
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Check Point Software Launches Mind to Make Cybersecurity Knowledge and Skills Accessible to All
With programs from over 200 global training partners, the portal is a platform for users to learn from the masters of the industry to ..
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Siemens CEO watching the share price of Siemens Energy – CEO
ZURICH (Reuters) – Siemens continues to monitor the stock price of Siemens Energy, the power generation business it spun off las..
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Generali’s 9-month profit beats expectations, has 1 billion euros left for potential M&A
MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s top insurer Generali beat market expectations with its nine-month results on Thursday as its life and a..
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EV maker Rivian prices IPO above range to raise over $11.9 billion
By Echo Wang and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Amazon-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker Rivian sold shares in its initial public of..
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Smartphone maker Xiaomi switches China playbook with eye toward EV showrooms
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp is revamping its playbook in its home country by openi..
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Volkswagen plans farewell to legendary Santana model in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Volkswagen plans to stop making Santana cars in China, bidding farewell after over three decades to its firs..
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TSMC, Sony to invest $7 billion for new Japanese chip plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Tuesday it would build a $7 billion chip plant in Japan w..
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Greenpeace Germany sues Volkswagen over carbon emissions targets
BERLIN (Reuters) -Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in a German court, the N..
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