Lucy Letby investigation: UK corporate manslaughter cases tend to be complex and can take years to reach a finding: Police have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation at the Chester hospital that employed Lucy Letby, a former nurse recently convicted of murdering seven babies in the hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016. Corporate manslaughter charges …
How changing banks’ corporate social responsibility reporting could prevent future financial failures: A company's internal structure can provide protection from external events. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the failure of the biggest US lender since the 2008 global financial crisis – has created waves across the global banking system. The …
South Africa’s corporate whistleblowers don’t get enough protection: what needs to change: Shutterstock Corporate misconduct is difficult to detect and prove. This is because it is often hidden by a complicated web of transactions, misleading corporate records and convoluted company group structures. This is why corporate whistleblowers whose positions give them an inside track on …
Why craft beer fosters better communities than its corporate competitors: Craft beer now represents 13.1% of overall sales of beer in the US. Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock Craft beer is big business. In 2021, craft beer sales in the US (the biggest beer market by sales) totaled US$ 26.8 billion (£22 billion) and represented 13.1% of …
The rise of corporate landlords: how they are swallowing city centres like Manchester one block of flats at a time: The housing prospects for young people in the UK were completely changed by the global financial crisis of 2007-09. While the government largely succeeded in rescuing the banks and the housing market, it created an …
How the 2022 World Cup has highlighted the complexities of corporate activism: Mix and Match Studio/Shutterstock Nations and players, and even a number of French cities have criticised Fifa’s decision to award the 2022 men’s football World Cup hosting duties to Qatar. But when a company does the same, it can run the risk of …
Corruption in South Africa: new book lifts the lid on who profits – and their corporate enablers: Wikimedia Commons The new book The Unaccountables: The Powerful Politicians and Corporations who Profit from Impunity is welcome for the way it contextualises corruption. It shows how politicians and bureaucrats could not implement corruption without their corporate and …
Why COP27 should be the last of these pointless corporate love-ins: It’s a glorious afternoon at a luxury resort in Egypt, with six swimming pools leading to a lovely little stretch of beach on the Red Sea. A salsa aquatic class in one of the pools has several enthusiastic participants. Elsewhere, guests are lounging on …
The plastic crisis has deep corporate roots: to protect our planet, they need to be exposed: Plastic pollution is a growing global problem. Shutterstock This spring, I taught a new undergraduate course in environmental sociology. Most of my students took the course because they were curious to see what their desire to live more sustainably …
To stay in the game directors need to rewire corporate missions and bring new faces to the table: Getty images In the first ever case of its kind, ClientEarth – a UK-based organisation that works with NGOS to fight legal battles on environmental issues – is taking Shell’s board of directors to court for failing …
Corporate sanctions against Russia indicate a new level of social responsibility: The war in Ukraine has resulted in many of the world’s biggest companies deciding to stop doing business with Russia. McDonald’s, IKEA, Apple are just some of the well known corporations making a stand. But why have they done this? After all, a famous …
Why big firms are rarely toppled by corporate scandals – new research: Shutterstock/Donatas Dabravolskas Everyone makes mistakes. And that includes the world’s biggest companies, which are reliably prone to gaffes, errors of judgment and wrongdoing. Some of these moments could even be labelled as corporate scandals – the kind of incident which shoves firms into …
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South Africa in the news: Lawmakers press US corporate sponsors of Beijing Winter Olympics, saying diplomatic boycott on Games is not enough: There is growing anger in Washington towards giant American corporations that have paid billions to sponsor the Games and stayed silent on China’s human rights record.: “South Africa” – BingNews LA County Moved …
South Africa in the news: G-20 endorses global corporate minimum tax at Rome summit: The move by the Group of 20 summit in Rome was hailed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen as benefiting American businesses and workers. G-20 finance ministers in July had already agreed on a …: “South Africa” – BingNews Beauden …
South Africa in the news: LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Risk-on trade as corporate earnings cheered: A solid start to earnings season in the US helped to foster confidence at the end of the week, with the FTSE 100 on Friday trading around its best levels since the pandemic began. The FTSE 100 index …: “South Africa” …
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Why corporate reforms falter: some insights from Kenya: Getty Images Socioeconomic development in African countries, along with other developing countries, is held back by many constraints. These include an insufficiently skilled workforce, poor infrastructure, and inadequate capital to finance public goods and services. This is also true for some African countries with abundant natural resources. …