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This year marks the 30th anniversary of KBC Asset Management’s first Responsible Investing fund. Having recently been honoured ‘Most Sustainable Investment Company’ by World Finance, the company’s CEO ...
It’s amazing what a difference a couple of dots can make to a bank’s image. As today’s post-meltdown banks rush to remind nervous clients of their stability, one of the global banking giants has gone ...
Despite inauspicious beginnings, Indra Nooyi’s business acumen has pushed her to become one of the leading figures in the global food and beverage industry PepsiCo's product range has rapidly expanded ...
Argentina’s new president faces a formidable task in fixing his country’s economy. Tom Bailey takes a look at exactly how the South American nation found itself in its current condition Supporters of ...
Zara’s highly responsive supply chain places it at the forefront of fast fashion. The store’s unique processes mean that competitors will find it difficult to replicate its success Zara's fast and ...
Perhaps more than any other, the Vatican Bank should be expected to maintain the highest of moral standards in the way it conducts its business. However, despite its saintly links, the bank that acts ...
Plastic continues to fill the world’s oceans at an astonishing rate, inflicting major environmental damage. The cost is not merely to the natural world though, as the economic impact of this man-made ...
Ursula Burns made history as the first African American woman to lead a Fortune 500 company when she became CEO of Xerox in 2009. Her journey from a tough childhood in public housing to the top of ...
Move over, millennials: Gen Z is here, and is ready to spend. Generation Z – or those born between the years of 1997 and 2012, for the uninitiated – now account for a staggering 40 percent of ...
As Europe grapples with an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, Elizabeth Matsangou argues that extending a hand of asylum is not just morally correct, but economically beneficial Refugees look on as ...
In the event of economic crisis, a country’s banking system is saved at all costs. When Iceland made the decision to go against the grain and let its banks fail, no one could have predicted the ...
In December 2014, former Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong Rafael Hui and Hong Kong property developer Thomas Kwok – one of Asia’s richest moguls – were jailed for bribery. Kwok had made ...