Big brewers plan more savings in 2010
Heineken NV and Carlsberg A/S, the world's third and fourth biggest brewers, have promised more cost-cutting to support margins, with no sign of challenges easing in 2010Last year the industry suffered from recession-hit consumers buying less beer, particularly in mature North American and European markets, but brewers managed to push through price increases and squee... Read More
Irreversible recalls
Global recalls in the auto industryToyota Motor Corp has announced the recall of nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst saf... Read More
Statoil told to deposit income in Nigeria dispute
26/02/2010 |
A Nigerian court has ordered Norway's Statoil to deposit its share of income from a big offshore oilfield until a dispute is resolved with a local consultant who says he has not be...
The future of trash collection
21/12/2009 |
Dan Lewis talks to Jonas Törnblom, Director Marketing and Communication for Envac Group about radical urban solutions...
Strategically responsible
21/12/2009 |
At KBC, being a responsible player means being aware of the real needs of our community of stakeholders and exerting our best efforts to meet them, while keeping a strong competiti...
Winners and wastelands
21/12/2009 | Paul Carrel
Eastern Germany's economy is closing the gap with the West, but is suffering from high unemployment and the emigration of its young people...
Desperate measures
21/08/2009 |
Employers globally are demanding more innovative and flexible employee benefits packages while providers demonstrate even greater value for money. Margrit Schmid, CEO of Corporate ...
Car crash for car industry?
21/08/2009 |
When one of the world's leading car manufacturers is forced into bankruptcy, it does not take a genius to realise that the industry is in trouble. So far, most other major manufact...
Government and new governance
| Jeremy Moon
Jeremy Moon, Professor and Director, International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School, explores the linkage between CSR and governm...
Credit headwind
21/08/2009 | Paul Carrel
News headlines speak of recovery but for Hannes Hesse, managing director of Germany's VDMA engineering association, financing is still a big problem...
BA shares fly higher with 'pay cuts'
30/06/2009 | TNE
As thousands of BA staff volunteer for unpaid work, the airline's share price has rocketed. But jobs have still been cut and a huge loss reported, so what does this all mean for th...
Stimulus package
01/06/2009 | TNE
It did not take long for the world financial crisis to affect the world's oldest profession in Germany. In one of the few countries where prostitution is legal, and unusually trans...
Moving up the ladder
18/11/2008 | Megan Sheridan
Megan Sheridan of Purdue University shows how taking the initiative and making the effort when it comes to your own education can reap dividends for your career...
Negotiate your way to success
18/11/2008 | David Dalton
Karrass negotiating seminars have been attended by more than a million professionals around the world, and bring real financial benefits for big and small companies...
Nottingham leads the way
18/08/2008 | TNE
The University of Nottingham is producing new generations of highly sought-after business graduates and some of the most important research in the field of CSR...
Betting on a bright future
18/08/2008 | TNE
Some companies are leading the way in the new global company with high growth and global expansion; gaming company Intralot is one of those enterprises...
Training for gain
18/08/2008 | TNE
Over the past 100 years, ESSEC Business School has built up a reputation as a centre of academic excellence and today features as one of the most international of management school...
The hottest ticket in town
05/03/2008 | Michael McCaw
Put the world's most powerful men and women in one room and what do you get? The New Economy looks ahead to this year's World Economic Forum...
Tough on corruption?
11/06/2007 | TNE
The UK used to claim it was at the forefront of efforts to tackle international corruption, but not any more...
Outsourcing meets corporate governance
11/06/2007 | TNE
As the outsourcing industry becomes increasingly competitive, the question of which provider to choose, and how to engage them, is becoming key...
Telling a story
08/06/2007 | TNE
The financial information that companies publish is only a limited performance account, so narrative reporting is extremely important, but is it accurate?...
Climate for change
08/06/2007 | TNE
Canada has lost its cherished position as the best place in the world to do business. Could the government's action plan put it back on top?...
Controversy mounts in EU over fall-out from biofuel
12/02/2010 |
Fresh controversy is mounting within the EU over biofuels and their unintended impact on tropical fo...
55 nations set 2020 carbon goals since Copenhagen
02/02/2010 |
Fifty-five nations accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have set natio...
Internet companies voice alarm over Italian law
26/01/2010 |
Internet companies and civil liberty groups have voiced alarm over a proposed Italian law which woul...
IEA sees world oil use in 2010 highest since 2007
15/01/2010 |
Global oil demand this year will reach the highest level since 2007, with rising consumption led by ...
