Seeking Virtue in Finance
From the publisher: Since the Global Financial Crisis, a surge of interest in the use of finance as a tool to address social and economic problems suggests the potential for …
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Deutsche Bank says tax remote workers to rebuild COVID economy
The COVID-19 crisis is worsening inequality around the world as people fortunate enough to work remotely continue to earn a pay cheque while millions of others lose their livelihoods or risk their …
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Government funds five ‘state of the art’ circular economy R&D centres
Innovation centres in London, Loughborough and Exeter secure £22.5m to develop waste-cutting techniques for textiles, metals, electronics, construction and chemicals. Several state-of-the-art circular economy research and innovation centres are to …
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In Brazil, Women Candidates Find Strength in Numbers
On Nov. 15, Brazilians will head to the polls for the first round of municipal elections. In the city of Rio de Janeiro, voters who choose the candidate identified by …
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Universal income gains traction on the right
When structural economic change, a global pandemic and “culture wars” collide, the effects are potentially transformative. Leftists and libertarians share an interest in new solutions, but not where they should …
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Global food system emissions alone threaten warming beyond 1.5°C – but we can act now to stop it
How people grow food and the way we use the land is an important, though often overlooked, contributor to climate change. While most people recognise the role of burning fossil …
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India’s Women Bear the Burden of Unpaid Work – With Costs to Themselves and the Economy
India’s first-ever time use survey finds that women continue to do over one more hour of work every day than men. The report highlights the rampant “time poverty” experienced by women when …
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As the EU votes to ‘massacre nature’, rainforest communities find a trailblazing way to protect it
The EU parliament came under fire recently for approving a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that critics say will “massacre nature”. But after the EU voted to sign nature’s “death sentence”, rainforest communities …
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Indian pharma is being squeezed – and it’s bad news for drug access in developing countries
India’s pharmaceutical industry is renowned for selling medicines to the world at reasonable prices, especially developing countries. This has helped Africa in its fight against HIV/Aids, for instance. Such endeavours have earned …
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Glaring skills gap risks undermining green recovery, businesses warn
The UK desperately needs a new low carbon skills strategy that embeds sustainability across the national curriculum, teacher training and, apprenticeships, as the glaring deficit in green skills is threatening…
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